But we see Jesus

 

But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, for the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor, that He, by the grace of God, might taste death for everyone. – Hebrews 2.9

 It is easy enough to get our eyes out of focus when things get hard. So many things distract, and the storms of life assail us so that we, like Peter, start to fall beneath the waves.

 Later in Hebrews we read about the race we are in. We are to lay aside all the sins and things that weigh us down. We are run to race with patience that path that He has laid out for us.

 That race is no 100 metre sprint. It is an marathon, an ironman triathlon even. It goes on and on and one. It’s a hard race.

 But at the end of the race, on the finish line, we see Jesus – the Author and the Finisher of our faith. We can’t get caught up in all the mess going outside the race. Everything is trying to distract us from the race. If we get distracted we are going to fail.

 But, we see Jesus. We see Jesus who, by the grace of God tested death for all of us. Even when everything else fails we can keep our eyes on Him and keep plugging away