And
Let Us Run
With
Endurance
The
Race God Has Set Before Us.
Scripture
Hebrews
11
Faith
shows the reality of what we hope for; it is the evidence of things
we cannot see.
3 By faith
we understand that the entire universe was formed at God’s command,
that what we now see did not come from anything that can be seen.
Hebrews
12
1
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.
3 Think
of all the hostility he endured from sinful people; then you won’t
become weary and give up.
Observation
If
you and I are followers of Jesus Christ, then like it or not we are
involved in a race and that race is called a life of faith! This race
is tough. It is brutal. It is a struggle. It is easy to get off
track. It is easy to get sidelined. It is way too easy to get bogged
down.
Hebrews
12:1 lets us know that we must strip off all the extra baggage that
slows us down, especially the weight of sin that so easily trips us
up!
The
sins that might be messing us up and slowing us down might not be
noticeable to those around us. In other words, maybe we are not doing
drugs, not getting drunk, not sleeping around, but we are not doing
what we know the Lord wants us to do.
It
is the sin of omission.
So
how do we stay actively involved in this race called “the life of
faith”? How do we stay on track? Verse 2 of Hebrews 12 gives us the
answer: “We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus”!
Application
I
will keep my eyes on Jesus. I will make sure that I am doing all that
Jesus wants me to do.
How
about you? Are you in it … to win it?
Prayer
Heavenly
Father, it is so easy to get distracted. It is so easy to get off
track. Help me to stay away from stupid sins that mess up my
relationship with You. Help me to keep my eyes on Jesus! Help me to
do what I know I am supposed to do.
I
pray for any person reading this blog today. Help them run well in
this race of faith. Don't let them get bogged down or slowed down.
Help them to keep their eyes on Jesus!
Daily
Bible Reading: Isaiah 22,23,24; Hebrews 12
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