Looking Away to Jesus

Looking unto Jesus the author and perfecter of our faith. Hebrews 12.2.

What is meant by looking to Jesus? It is not to look at one’s self. To look off to Jesus is to be so attracted by Him that a person leaves his own inner world and is joined to the One to whom he looks. What kind of Jesus do you look to? You look to a Jesus who is both author and perfecter of your faith—the all-inclusive Jesus. The secret of spiritual advance, then, is to know how not to dwell on one’s personal condition. He who knows how not to look at himself is truly blessed. May the Spirit of God give us revelation, causing us to know what "looking away" is and how not to have an improper recollection of oneself.