All Eyes Ahead

"When my eyes are on my Master, they are not on those around me.

This is the place of peace.

In our human relationships when we become acutely aware of being in the presence of Christ,
our foolish, selfish snobbery and rivalry will end.

It is the humble heart
walking quietly and contentedly in the close and intimate companionship of Christ that is at rest, that can relax, simply glad to lie down and let the
world go by.

In the end it is He
who will decide and judge what my status really is. After all, it is His
estimation of me that is of consequence. Any human measurement at best is
bound to be pretty unpredictable, unreliable, and far from
final.

To be thus, close to Him, conscious of His abiding Presence, made real in my mind, emotions and will
by the indwelling gracious Spirit, is to be set free from fear of my fellow man
and whatever he might think of me."

Phillip Keller