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“Fix your eyes on Jesus, because Jesus is better.”


A thought by Kyle Idleman from his book, Don't Give Up (p. 109). Baker Publishing Group. Kindle Edition. (Click on the book title to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.)

The whole thought by Kyle is, “Fix your eyes on Jesus, because Jesus is better; he is superior to everything and everyone else.”

Yes, yes, I do believe that.  He really is!

Kyle goes on, “The words translated as ‘better’ and ‘superior’ show up fifteen times in the book of Hebrews (that is a book in the NT of the Bible). The original readers would have mostly been first-generation Jewish Christians. They were facing persecution for their faith, and culturally they were being ridiculed and opposed. So, the message that ‘Jesus is better’ was a message given to encourage them not to go back, not to give up.

“If you read through Hebrews, you can make a list of everything that Jesus is better than. Jesus is better than the law. Jesus is better than traditions. Jesus is better than the prophets of old.

“The first verses of Hebrews point out that in the past, God spoke through the prophets, but now he has spoken to us through his Son. Then chapter 3 makes the case that ‘Jesus is better than Moses.’ This would have been offensive to many of its original readers.”  In a footnote, Kyle says, “Like some middle schoolers trying to tell me that Lonzo Ball is better than Michael Jordan.”

Kyle continues, “You didn’t mess with the name of Moses. He was the ultimate prophet. But Hebrews makes it clear that it’s not even a close contest. Moses was a servant and Jesus is the master. The list keeps going: Jesus is better than the angels. Jesus is better than the high priests. Jesus is better than the old covenant. Jesus is better than the sacrificial system. Don’t trade freedom in Christ for the weight of religion. Jesus is better than religion.

“Jesus is just better. Always has been, always will be.”

So, let’s fix our eyes on Jesus instead of religion. Let’s be a Christ follower, not a religion demanding follower. Let's not give up, Ok?

Yes, yes!

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