Dear Faithful Reader,
You may have noticed that So I Fix My Eyes… passed its first year mark this month. As the Lord has grown this ministry by planting more seeds of inspiration and avenues to branch out in, I realized that Blogger just wasn’t able to accommodate all that the Lord was directing me into. So I’ve created a brand new website, and just finished transferring all the old posts onto it. Unfortunately, I was unable to transfer the comments.
Nevertheless, I hope you enjoy our new home and will continue to join me in purposing to “fix my eyes not on what is seen but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.”
New website: www.soifixmyeyes.com
Website navigation info: www.soifixmyeyes.com/new-website-navigation-info
Joyfully in Christ,
Christ In Me
Thursday, August 11, 2016
Tuesday, August 9, 2016
The Reason Why
As we close out our time in John 15 and move on to chapter sixteen, Jesus gives us the perfect segue as He continues to impart life-giving teaching to His disciples. He gives us the reason why He’s investing so much time and energy into the teachings and doctrines of the Upper Room Discourse. So take a look at this verse:
“I have said all these things to you to keep you from falling away.”
~John 16:1
Thursday, August 4, 2016
Without Excuse
As we come to the end of John 15, a few verses pop out at me as an important word for us.
In this passage, Jesus is speaking of the world and more specifically the Pharisees who persecuted and hated Him despite the signs and wonders He had done among them. They were the descendants of Abraham, the treasurers of God’s promises, the academic elite, and the ones to whom the entire nation of Israel looked to for spiritual knowledge and guidance. The Pharisees knew all the promises about the coming Messiah, but when they finally saw Him they rejected Him and refused to believe that Jesus was the One. Amazing right?!
“If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have been guilty of sin, but now they have no excuse for their sin. Whoever hates me hates my Father also. If I had not done among them the works that no one else did, they would not be guilty of sin, but now they have seen and hated both me and my Father.”
~John 15:22-24
In this passage, Jesus is speaking of the world and more specifically the Pharisees who persecuted and hated Him despite the signs and wonders He had done among them. They were the descendants of Abraham, the treasurers of God’s promises, the academic elite, and the ones to whom the entire nation of Israel looked to for spiritual knowledge and guidance. The Pharisees knew all the promises about the coming Messiah, but when they finally saw Him they rejected Him and refused to believe that Jesus was the One. Amazing right?!
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