Keep Your Eyes on Christ
“For I Know That My Redeemer Liveth”
Have you ever noticed how one problem can begin taking over almost everything you think about?
You replay the conversation.
You worry about what might happen.
You imagine the worst possible outcome.
Before long, the problem becomes the first thing you think about in the morning and the last thing you think about at night.
Job had plenty he could focus on.
By Job chapter 19, he had lost his children, possessions, health, and much of the support around him. His friends misunderstood him. People he trusted had turned away. He felt forgotten, rejected, and alone.
Job did not pretend those things were not happening.
But in the middle of describing everything that had gone wrong, he said:
“For I know that my redeemer liveth” (Job 19:25).
There was so much Job did not know.
He did not know why everything had happened.
He did not know when his suffering would end.
He did not know how his story would turn out.
But he knew something more important:
His Redeemer lived.
Peter learned a similar lesson when Jesus invited him to walk on the water.
The storm was already happening when Peter stepped out of the boat. The wind did not stop. The waves did not disappear.
Yet Peter walked toward Jesus Christ.
Then the scripture says:
“When he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid” (Matthew 14:30).
The wind had been there the entire time.
What changed was Peter’s focus.
When the storm became the only thing he could see, he began to sink.
That can happen spiritually too.
Focusing on Jesus Christ does not mean pretending the storm is not real.
It means remembering that Christ is also real.
You may not know how a family problem will work out, but you can know that your Redeemer lives.
You may not know when sadness, anxiety, or disappointment will lift, but you can know that Christ understands you perfectly.
You may not know what the future holds, but you can know who will walk with you into it.
And when Peter began to sink, he cried:
“Lord, save me.”
The next word matters.
“Immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand” (Matthew 14:31).
Peter’s faith wavered.
Jesus did not abandon him.
When your focus slips toward fear, you can turn back too.
Scripture
“For I know that my redeemer liveth.”
—Job 19:25
Reflection
What “wind and waves” have been receiving most of your attention lately?
What do you know about Jesus Christ that remains true even if your circumstances do not immediately change?
Today’s Challenge
Choose one short statement to carry with you today:
“My Redeemer lives.”
“Lord, save me.”
“Jesus Christ is with me.”
“He knows what I cannot see.”
Write it somewhere you will notice it.
Whenever fear begins taking over your thoughts, pause, repeat that truth, and offer a short prayer.
Christ-Centered Thought
Jesus Christ does not always calm the storm immediately.
Sometimes He strengthens us while we are still standing in it.
Alma taught that the Savior experienced pains, afflictions, sicknesses, and infirmities so that He would know exactly how to “succor” His people—to run to their help.
Whatever storm you are facing, Christ knows how to reach you.
Keep turning your eyes toward Him.
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