"rest for my soul" Hebrews 12:2 "Looking unto Jesus" The Holy Spirit's ever, ongoing work is to get our eyes from 'self' to Jesus...but for satan its just the opposite, he loves to keep us looking at our selves...he loves to tells us "Your sins are too great for pardon; you have no faith; you dont repent enough; you will never be able to continue to the end; you have such a wavering hold of Jesus" All these are thoughts about self, and we will never find comfort or assurance by looking within. But the Holy Spirit turns our eyes entirely away from self: He tells us that we are nothing, but that "Christ is all in all." Remember, therefore, it is not thy hold of Christ that saves thee—it is Christ; it is not thy joy in Christ that saves thee—it is Christ; it is not even faith in Christ, though that be the instrument—it is Christ's blood and merits; therefore, look not so much to thy hand with which thou art grasping Christ, as to Christ; look not to thy hope, but to Jesus, the source of thy hope; look not to thy faith, but to Jesus, the author and finisher of thy faith. We shall never find happiness by looking at our prayers, our doings, or our feelings; it is what Jesus is, not what we are, that gives rest to the soul. If we would at once overcome Satan and have peace with God, it must be by "looking unto Jesus." Keep thine eye simply on Him; let His death, His sufferings, His merits, His glories, His intercession, be fresh upon thy mind; when thou wakest in the morning look to Him; when thou liest down at night look to Him. Oh! let not thy hopes or fears come between thee and Jesus; follow hard after Him, and He will never fail thee.
Remember, its not your hold of Christ that saves you—it is Christ..."keep your eyes on Jesus"
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