September 1, 2013
FOCUS! FOCUS! FOCUS!
Mark 8:22-25 And they came to Bethsaida. And they brought a blind man to Jesus and implored Him to touch him. 23 Taking the blind man by the hand, He brought him out of the village; and after spitting on his eyes and laying His hands on him, He asked him, “Do you see anything?” 24 And he looked up and said, “I see men, for I see them like trees, walking around.” 25 Then again He laid His hands on his eyes; and he looked intently and was restored, and began to see everything clearly.
FOCUS! FOCUS! FOCUS!
Have you ever wondered why a pigeon walks so funny? According to an interesting article in the Detroit Free Press, a pigeon walks the way it does so it can see where it’s going. Because it can’t adjust its focus as it moves, the pigeon actually has to bring its head to a complete stop between steps in order to refocus.
This is the way it walks: head forward, stop; head back, stop! In our spiritual walk with the Lord we have the same problem as the pigeon. We have a hard time seeing while we’re moving. We also need to stop between steps to refocus on where we are in relation to the things of this world and Gods will for us.
Our walk with the Lord needs to have built into it a pattern of spiritual stops. which enable us to see more clearly before moving on. The healing of the blind man was unique in that it consisted of two stages. After the first healing was performed, the man saw people as moving objects, like trees walking. That is, he could distinguish them from trees only, by their motion;
After that Christ put his hands again upon his eyes, and made him look up: and he was restored, and saw every man clearly. Sometimes we, like the blind man, need a second touch by Jesus in order to see things from His perspective. He looked at men and saw people as moving objects, like trees walking. he then looked at our Savior, Jesus Christ, and saw clearly the Son of God.
And once his eyes was fixed on Christ, his sight and focus was fully restored. “The second stage of healing was preceded by the touching of the eyes. The text does 
not say that Jesus made him look up, but rather that the man looked intently. And when he did so, he began to see all things clearly.” “When Christ is the center of your focus, everything else will come into proper perspective.”
As we begin to focus upon God, the transforming power of the Holy Spirit will begin to take shape before our eyes. (A. W. Tozer) The Wikipedia, describes FOCUS: as selectively concentrating on one aspect of the environment while ignoring other things. The Free Dictionary describe FOCUS: As A point at which rays of light or other radiation converge: Also called focal point.
As A Christian what Focal Point should mean to each of us is Jesus Christ and Him Crucified. Nothing else should define This Race or journey that each of us are on to the finish line. Remember my Friends, when each of us stand’s before God the only thing that will matter, did we have A personal Relationship, each day with our Savior.
And did we allow Our Lord and Savior to transform our character to be like His. Or did we allow the things of this world to be more important. And as Christians we can never ever loose our focus on where Christ is leading us from day to day, as we Study his Word, and seek His Spirit. And if that remains our focus Eternity, and Gods pure and holy kingdom will soon be ours.
Paul tells us in Colossians 3:2 – Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. When we as Christians remain Focused we then surrender our all to the Master. And once that happens it all becomes about trusting and having faith in a God, that has done it all for our Salvation.
Totally Surrendering and given it all to the Master is the only way to live, If we want to make heaven our home. Because nothing else matters as a Christians. Because all other pathways lead to resentment, defeat and in the and destruction.
Hebrews 12:2 tells us “fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.”So if our Goal is the kingdom of God, then we must never loose our FOCUS on Christ and what we must do to be like Him.
So my friends today. Stay focused, remain faithful, love one another and endure till the end and never forget to STUDY&PRAY
