Looking Unto Jesus by J.C. Ryle
"Looking unto Jesus" is a very simple expression: it is soon spoken and soon written; it contains no words hard to be understood. But it is an expression rich in contents, and filled to the brim with food for thought. Here is a brief account of the Christian's character: he is one who "looks to Jesus." Here is the secret of running successfully the race that leads toward heaven: we must he ever "looking to Jesus." This is the way to begin well; this is the way to go on prosperously; this is the way to end in peace. Here is the photograph of patriarchs and prophets, of apostles and martyrs, of holy fathers and holy reformers, of holy saints, in every land and age: they were all men who "looked to Jesus." Here is the marrow of all creeds, and articles, and confessions of guilt: to "look to Jesus." Reader, if you and I wish to be saved, let us begin by asking ourselves the simple question, Am I looking to Jesus?
"Looking unto Jesus" is a very simple expression: it is soon spoken and soon written; it contains no words hard to be understood. But it is an expression rich in contents, and filled to the brim with food for thought. Here is a brief account of the Christian's character: he is one who "looks to Jesus." Here is the secret of running successfully the race that leads toward heaven: we must he ever "looking to Jesus." This is the way to begin well; this is the way to go on prosperously; this is the way to end in peace. Here is the photograph of patriarchs and prophets, of apostles and martyrs, of holy fathers and holy reformers, of holy saints, in every land and age: they were all men who "looked to Jesus." Here is the marrow of all creeds, and articles, and confessions of guilt: to "look to Jesus." Reader, if you and I wish to be saved, let us begin by asking ourselves the simple question, Am I looking to Jesus?
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so. We miss much <strong>by</strong> this forgetfulness of the whole truth as it is<br />
in <strong>Jesus</strong>.<br />
What a mine of daily comfort there is in the thought—that we<br />
have an Advocate with the Father, who never slumbers or sleeps,<br />
whose eye is always upon us, who is continually pleading our<br />
cause and obtaining fresh supplies of grace for us, who watches<br />
over us in every company and place, and never forgets us, though<br />
we, in going to and fro, and doing our daily business, cannot<br />
always think of Him! While we are fighting Amalek in the valley<br />
below, One greater than Moses is holding up His hands for us in<br />
heaven, and through His intercession we shall prevail.<br />
Surely, if we have been satisfied with half the truth about <strong>Jesus</strong><br />
hitherto, we ought to say, 'I will live in such fashion no more.' And<br />
here let me declare my own firm conviction—that the habit of<br />
daily looking to the intercession of Christ is one great safeguard<br />
against some modern superstitions. If <strong>Jesus</strong> did NOT live in<br />
heaven as our merciful and faithful High Priest, I could<br />
understand a little the craving which exists in many minds for<br />
that deadly opiate, which, nowadays, usurps the name and office<br />
of spiritual medicine: I mean, habitual confession to earthly<br />
priests! But I cannot understand it when I read the Epistle to the<br />
Hebrews, and see that we have a great High Priest in heaven, who<br />
can be touched with the feeling of our infirmities, and who bids<br />
us pour out our hearts before Him, and come to Him for grace to<br />
help in time of need.<br />
In short, I do not hesitate to assert, that a right view of Christ's<br />
priestly office is the true antidote to some of the most dangerous<br />
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