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by Cheri J. Ekbom

Have you ever been in a race or relay game at school? Do you remember what it was like at the starting line? With seconds away from the word "go," do you think it would be a good idea to be looking around you wondering about what you are going to eat for dinner? 

Or what if you were worried about how you looked, and decided you wanted to comb your hair. No, I don't think that would be a good idea to do such things - not if you wanted to win the race, that is. At the starting line, it is best to keep your attention on the race and the finish line. 

Baseball is like this. Have you ever seen a baseball game before? Have you noticed how the pitcher keeps his eyes and all of his attention on the batter who is up? The person batting is his aim, or target. He shuts out all the cheers from the fans. He doesn't think about what he is going to eat for dinner. The only thing he sees and thinks about is his target, the batter. 

What's your target? What do you spend your time thinking about and looking forward to doing? Is it just to play with your friends all day? Or is your aim to watch a favorite TV show? These things aren't wrong to do, but they shouldn't be all that you want to do. 

Why not make it your target to spend time with Jesus? Our Bible verse today commands us that we should keep our eyes on Jesus. How do you think that you can do that? 

Well, let me tell you a story about a group of God's people in the Old Testament that were being disobedient. God was bringing them to a better land, but along the journey the people grumbled and complained. They were not being thankful. Because of their disobedience, snakes came into their camp. They were scared. They got bitten by the snakes. 

They then cried to their leader Moses, to help them. God told Moses to make a big brass snake, and put it high on a pole for all the people to see. Those that were obedient and looked at the brass snake would not die. God would help them and forgive them. 

That's the same for us today. As we keep our eyes on Jesus, He will help us, and keep us safe. Continue to read your Bible. Continue to pray. By doing so, you are making Jesus your target.