Let
Us
Run
With Endurance
The
Race God Has Set Before Us.
Scripture
Hebrews
12
Therefore,
since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life
of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down,
especially the sin that so easily trips us up.
And
let us run with endurance the race God has set before us.
2 We do this
by keeping our eyes on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects
our faith. Because of the joy awaiting him, he endured the cross,
disregarding its shame.
Observation
Our
oldest daughter, Jenny, is preparing to run her first Marathon “26.2
miles”. Can you believe it – 26.2 miles!
Just
the other day I saw on Facebook that she had completed a 20 mile run!
Oh
my, I can't even imagine walking 20 miles, forget the idea of turning
that long of a walk into a run!
To
run a Marathon or even to complete a 20 mile run I imagine that one
has to keep his or her focus on the goal – the finish line! It is
the same for us as followers of the Lord Jesus Christ. We are running
in the Ultimate Marathon called “the life of faith”!
Believe
me, this life of faith is a Marathon ... it is not a wind sprint!
There
are so many obstacles along the way to trip us up! Satan doesn't want
us to finish well.
Satan
wants to trip us up, so everyday he tempts us with sin!
If
we do get tripped up, no matter how many times we get tripped up,
lets get up quickly, confess our sins, repent, and put your eyes back
on Jesus ... and lets get back into the race and lets finish well!
1
Timothy 4:8
“Physical training is
good, but training for
godliness is much better, promising benefits in this life and in the
life to come.”
1
Corinthians 9:25, 27
All
athletes are disciplined in their training. They do it to win a
prize that will fade away, but we do it for an eternal prize.
I
discipline my body like an athlete, training it
to do what it should. Otherwise, I fear that after preaching to
others I myself might be disqualified.
Application
I
plan to finish this life of faith and I plan on finishing it well.
How about you?
Prayer
Heavenly
Father, help me to finish well. I want to please You with the way
that I live this life of faith. Don't let me do stupid sins that
cause me to trip. Keep me in the race. I pray for those reading this
blog that have been tripped up and have fallen into sin. Help them to
get up, confess their sins, turn their eyes back on Jesus and help
them to get back on track and back into the race. Show them how to
have victory of the sins that tripped them up.
Daily
Bible Reading: Hebrews 12,13; Jude
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