“Look here.” You might find yourself saying this reminder to your students while you are trying to teach. As their eyes wander, you might need to remind them that you have something important to say to them and that it would be best if they kept their eyes on you. Sometimes in your teaching, you might feel like you’re constantly saying, “Look here.” Oh, the sweet focus of God’s littlest lambs.

This reminder would also be helpful for all of his lambs. Children, teens, adults, all of us. “Look here!” What are we looking at? We are looking to Jesus, our Savior, for our every need. Life works better when we fix our eyes upon Jesus. In any and every circumstance our eyes can be looking up to where our help comes from.

In Jude 20, the Bible says, “But you, dear friends, build yourselves up in your most holy faith and pray in the Holy Spirit.” This section of Scripture has the heading, “A Call to Persevere.” It reminds us that there will be many scoffers among us who don’t see the value in the Word of God. These people should not come to us as a surprise, because God’s Word has already warned us of them. It is important to “build ourselves up in the most holy faith.” Be in the Word of God and know what it says. Look to him. Pray to him and ask the Holy Spirit to strengthen your faith.

Your students are new to this world. They don’t yet know how ugly and corrupt it is. They don’t know how full of sin and sadness this side of heaven truly can be. So, you teach them to look up. You help them get in the habit of fixing their eyes upon Jesus, so that when trouble comes their way, they know who to look to.

You are not new to this world. You are aware of the ickiness, the sin that is all around you. Thankfully, you’ve also been graced by the faithfulness of God throughout your life. He’s been with you every step of the way. What a privilege it is to teach the next generation of believers where to fix their eyes. What an honor it is to have the Word of God to open every single day and be reminded of God’s love and forgiveness.

So, look. Keep looking. Never lose sight. Keep your eyes upon Jesus.