"Looking unto Iesoun, the author and finisher of our faith..." Heb. 12:2
There are times when the power of the scriptures are exceedingly majestic and overwhelming to me. The first three words of this verse always carry me into another realm. It is words like these 'Looking unto Iesoun' that must be unpacked as it were in order to fully appreciate their intrinsic power.
The writer of the letter to the Hebrews wrote his words of exhortation to a group of believers who were the recipients of intense persecution because of their faith commitment to the Iesous. They had suffered for the faith and were tempted by their suffering with the Iesous to walk away from their faith-confession.
The entire letter to the Hebrews spoke of their faith as precious or a possession of great and enduring value. They were told not to throw away their faith-confession because of hardship and pressure. The 11th chapter of Hebrews was given to those bewildered saints as an encouragement to persevere - "or keep on keeping on." Don't give up!
The words 'Looking unto Iesoun' are filled with meaning as an anchor of the soul. The word 'looking' means to look away from what is going on in the present tense and fix one's gaze upon Iesous. The word 'unto' is a preposition in the Greek text and it means - motion toward an object.
As the saints had been tempted toward walking away from their faith-confession the writer calls them back from the precipice of great spiritual damage by leaving the Iesous.
Where are you today? Where are you in relation to your faith - confession? Has some experience or situation 'tempted you' to walk away from your faith-confession?
Let me encourage you today to hold on to your faith-confession in the Iesous. It is more valuable than gold.
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