“…We fix out eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.” 2 Corinthians 4:18

“By faith Moses left Egypt, not fearing the king’s anger; he persevered because he saw Him Who is invisible.” Hebrews 11:27

“…Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus…” Hebrews 12:2

One of the names of Jesus is Wonderful Counselor. Here we have Jesus, through His Holy Spirit, counseling His church as to what they are to have the eyes of their hearts fixed on. They are to be fixed on Him, the Head and the Savior of the body of Christ. We are members of His body: He feeds and cares for us; His word is what we live by.

Moses is given to us as an example of what we are speaking of here. He was raised up in the king of Egypt’s household. It could be said of Moses that, “He had it made.” He would have grown up, surrounded by and having access to, the greatest riches in Egypt; he would have experienced a lavish, luxurious lifestyle. Moses could have had anything his heart desired, and yet, he willingly turned his back on it. Who would do that?

Moses did because, “He regarded disgrace for the sake of Christ as of greater value than the treasures of Egypt, because he was looking ahead to his reward…He persevered because he saw Him Who is invisible.” Hebrews 11:26

Faith was Moses’ eyesight, he believed in the I AM, and chose Him as his portion in this life; we fix our eyes on Christ by trusting and obeying His word.

Jacob’s son Joseph is an example of the reward that comes from having your eyes fixed on God. This young man was sold into slavery by his brothers and carried off into a foreign country. He found himself isolated in a land where he knew no one; and was sold as a slave. The man who purchased Joseph soon realized he was highly favored by his God, and put him in charge of everything he owned, except his wife.

Joseph would have been in his early 20’s and is described as, “handsome and well built.” The wife fixed her eyes on Joseph and tried to seduce him several times—quite a temptation for any young man, But he “refused to go to bed with her or even be with her,” Listen to his answer to the woman:

“No one is greater in this house than I am. My master has withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. How then could I do such a wicked thing and sin against God?” Genesis 39:9

Here was a young man, all alone in a strange land and a slave, being sorely tempted; but in that darkness, faith in his invisible God was his guiding light. Because of his faithfulness to God, God raised Joseph up to become lord over Egypt under the king.

We, who claim to be the children of God, have a much greater light than Moses or Joseph. Jesus Christ is the light of the world. When a person is born again Christ takes up residence in that person, and the light of His life begins to shine out from them. So we may say with the apostle Paul:

“I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, Who loved me and gave Himself up for me.” Galatians 2:20

Moses gave up the treasures of the world and Joseph gave up the pleasures of the world, because their eyes were fixed on their and our invisible God. God help us who have a much greater light, to separate ourselves from the love of the treasures and pleasures of this world, and fix our eyes on Jesus.

“Though you have not seen Him, you love Him; and even though you do not see Him now, you believe in Him…” 1 Peter 1:8

Brother Bill is a Bible teacher and can be contacted at bboldham@sbcglobal.net