On what are we to focus as we run our race? What happens if we focus on anything else?
We are to fix our eyes on Jesus. The word is aphorao—to look away from everything else on the horizon and concentrate our gaze on one thing. Just as a runner who stops to watch the javelin throwers has no chance of winning, we cannot afford to let our focus drift to the distractions all around us. Conformity to Jesus Christ is the goal of our race, and if we fix our gaze on anything other than Him, we will grow weary and lose heart, our race will remain unfinished, and God's plan for our life will go unfulfilled.
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Source: The Basics The Basics, Unit 3, Lesson 3-1 - The Race—The Christian Life (Review q6) · Read this lesson in the book →
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