Focus on Jesus

Iconoclastic Controversy - use of  images, idolatry and issues on icons bloomed during the 6th century.  They use this in order to worship the god they are worshiping. I have learned that it was during this time that Christianity was "paganized". This was still the time that a lot of wars were happening. They were desperate for their faith that they were side-tracked. They didn't notice that their faith was rapidly changing into the ways God did not wanted, but to what they wanted. I have also learned that lives of missionaries were very important in these times for they were able to lead others into the light, despite the darkness that was happening.

As I have reflected these learning in my life, I realized that the worst thing to have is to have an idol. An idol which we do not see as an idol, but we treat it as. Those things that we say are not more valuable than God, but we put more attention to it than God. Indeed, Peter Kreeft is right when he said, "The opposite of Christianity is not atheism, but idolatry".


I must really need to be careful and be on guard always. I  need to evaluate always and keep focus on the right track, not asking what and where my focus is, but on who my focus is. Jesus needs to be my ultimate center. He should be the one I must only focus to.

Though this world is full of trials and distractions, and we need to be watchful of them, we also need to be more careful of things that makes us comfortable and compromising. The things that are regarded lightly because it may seem it won't affect us that much, but are actually slowly creeping in and holding us back into our spiritual growth in Christ.

I must really need to be careful and be on guard always. I need to evaluate always and keep focus on the right track, not asking what and where my focus is, but on who my focus is. Jesus needs to be my ultimate center. He should be the one I must only focus to. May Hebrews 12:1-2 always be my reminder for it says “ Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every eight and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God”.