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Isaiah 22,23,24; Hebrews 12
Let Us Strip Off Every Weight
That Slows Us Down,
Especially The Sin That So Easily Trips Us Up.
Scripture
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. Now he is seated in the place of honor beside God’s throne.
Observation
You
and I are in a race. It is called the “life of faith”. God has set our course.
You and I need to keep our eyes on Jesus; I like how the MESSAGE puts it:
No extra spiritual fat, no parasitic sins.
Keep your eyes on Jesus, who both began and finished this race we’re in. Study how he did it. Because he never lost sight of where he was headed—that exhilarating finish in and with God—he could put up with anything along the way: Cross, shame, whatever. And now he’s there, in the place of honor, right alongside God.
When you find yourselves flagging in your faith, go over that story again, item by item, that long litany of hostility he plowed through. That will shoot adrenaline into your souls!
So what has us weighted down today? Let’s strip it off and let the race that God has set out before us!
Application
I will keep my eyes on Jesus today and I will keep plugging on to the finish line.
Prayer
Heavenly Father, help me run the race of faith. Help me
to keep my eyes on Jesus. Don’t let me get sidetracked and slowed down by some
stupid sin.
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