10 October 2025

Daily Devotion:

"Enduring the Cross"

Hebrews 12:2

New Living Translation

2 We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects our faith. [a] Because of the joy[b] awaiting him, he endured the cross, disregarding its shame. Now he is seated in the place of honor beside God’s throne.

They call it “driving distracted" if you get caught focusing on something other than the road in front of you while behind the wheel. While this kind of distraction is against the law, many of us live distracted every day. One of Satan's greatest tricks is to keep us so busy looking at the latest shiny thingthat we lose sight of our Savior.

Whatever captures our attention will hold our gaze. We forget what really matters when we are distracted by worthless things (Psalm 119:37 ). The world is full ofworthless things that will catch our eye and steal our joy. If we take our eyes off Jesus, we will lose sight of God's plan for our life.

God wants you to run the race He has planned for you without distractions. He wants you to keep your eyes fixed on Him so you can persevere, so you will not “grow weary and lose heart” (Hebrews 12:3). The joy waiting for you at the end of the race will keep you going until the race is won.