LOOK

By Rick Mathes

John 1:36 (NASB) ³⁶ and he looked at Jesus as He walked, and *said, “Behold, the Lamb of God!”

Jesus said, “Look unto me and be saved,” and CH Spurgeon, my mentor did and he was saved and the rest is history. The Prince of Preachers sermons are still circling the globe at the speed of light and thousands upon thousands continue to be saved because that chubby teenager looked.

Look backwards to Christ dying. Put your face in the mud, the blood and the tears at the foot of His cross and repent. Dump all your sins and guilt there and leave them there. The sins you have, you have them because you want them because if you didn’t want them more than you do want them, you wouldn’t have them. It’s that simple! Why torture yourself by looking back at old sinful memories and destroying your joy.

Look upward to Christ pleading your case before the ultimate judge Father God. All He has to do is remind our God how much He suffered and died to atone for our sins. When Jesus said, “It is finished,” He meant it. The punishment due to u is complete in Christ’s sacrifice to His life for us. He loves us that much and He knows the Father will not refuse us as He pleads for us on our behalf.

Look inward to Christ living in you. Can you sense that the Holy Spirit dwells in you? You are His temple. You can’t do it without Him and He won’t do it without you. If your hands don’t go about His business, it won’t get done. Le the fullness of His glory shine through your eyes. When others get to know you do they get to know Him?

Look forward to Christ coming back. Stand on His promises. He said tht the gates of hell cannot prevail against you. He will never give you more than you can bear, He will always give you a way out, He will never leave nor forsake you, no one can take you out of His hands and where He is you will be.

Look to Him and you will never look away again. On the flip side, always be mindvul that He is looking at you!