I have a ton of things that I need to be doing right now... groceries to be put away, dishes to be washed, meals to be cooked, rooms to be cleaned, emails to be written, the list goes on...
I almost just jumped in to start knocking things out but, as I try to do every day when Timothy goes down for a nap, I took a little time to read in God's Word. Well, to be honest, I didn't sit down to read right away. I did a few other things first. Today, I was reading in Hebrews 11 - often known as the Faith Hall of Fame. I hurried through so I could get on to what I really needed to be doing (why do I always fall into that way of thinking?!). Verse 26 caught my attention, tho', when I read, "He [Moses] considered the reproach of Christ greater wealth than the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking to the reward." Moses, and all the other Bible "greats" that are mentioned in Hebrews 11 had faith, not just in the fact that God exists, but in His promise to send a Savior, Christ Jesus!
"Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, 2looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God." Hebrews 12:1,2
May I remember today, as I work my way through my list, to look to Jesus. I am so thankful that he endured the cross so that I don't have to live in condemnation. I have hope of something far greater than a completed list or a clean house.
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