Focus

One of the incredible abilities Jesus possessed was to stay focused. In the wilderness, when he received word that his friend Lazarus had died…his life never got off track…he kept his life on course. As Jesus looked across the horizon of his future, he could see many targets. May flags were flapping in the wind, each of which he could have pursued. He could have been a political revolutionary…he could have been content to be a teacher and educate minds…but in the end he chose to be a Savior and save souls. Anyone near Christ for any length of time would hear it from Jesus himself. “The Son of Man came to seek and save the lost” (Luke 19:10). The heart of Christ was relentlessly focused on one task. The day he left the carpentry shop at Nazareth he had one ultimate aim—the cross of Calvary. We are terribly distracted, yet Jesus calls us to focus…to focus on sharing the cross with others. Jesus still seeks and saves the lost, only now he has enlisted us to tell others of our Redeemer. We are not liable for their decisions; we are not responsible for their lack of interest; however, we will be held accountable for our actions (or inactions) which introduce others to our Savior. So, how focused are you?