Read Matthew
14:22-33
Tonight I went out to eat with my parents, and while
there we were watching the Blue Jackets game. (Playoff game 3 against
Pittsburgh.) Game started, we watched a bit while eating, paid, hopped in the
car (score was 0-0), drove home. We get home, flip on the tv to the game,
(couldn’t have been 10 minutes) Jackets are down 3-0. Took our eyes off the
game for 10 minutes and we’re down by 3.
This always happens to me. Always.
How can we let in 3 points in less than 10 minutes of
game time?! How did this happen?
As you should know by now, I am a professional driver. It
rocks. But I can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen people on the road, playing
with their stupid phones, then serve hardcore. They take their eyes off the
road for 3 seconds, while going 75+ mph, they just moved about 100 feet, not
paying attention to what they’re doing. Then next thing they know, they look up
and they’re in two lanes, or off the road, on the shoulder. They take their
eyes off of the road for 3 seconds, and they’re not where they want to be.
The passage above is just like this. Peter steps out of
the boat on faith, keeping a firm eye on Jesus. Then he looks around, takes his
eyes off his rock for just a second, and next thing he knows, the opposing team
scored 3 goals. He’s off the road. He is up to his neck in water. He is not
where he wants to be.
How often do we take our eyes off the prize? How often do
we take our eyes off our master, our king, our lord, our guide, our friend? We’re
told not to lean on our own understanding, and the God will make our paths
straight. We are also told that the yoke that Christ will put on us will be
light, and easy, as opposed to the heavy hard one to carry that the world will
put on us.
When we take our eyes off Jesus, we take off his yoke,
and we end up suddenly where we don’t want to be. Off the road, down by 3,
sinking in the water. Not only do we end up not where we want to be, but we
have this heavy burden on us because we try to do it all ourselves, forgetting
that Christ already did all the work for us. All we have to do, as Dr. Girdwood
would say, is ride his coat tail right up to heaven.
Keep your eyes on Christ, he’ll show you the way, and
make it easy.
Don’t take your eyes off the prize.
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