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"WHEREFORE
seeing we also are compassed
about
with
so great a cloud of witnesses,
let
us lay aside every weight,
and
the sin which doth so easily
beset us,
and
let us run with patience
the race that is set before us,
Looking unto Jesus the author
and finisher
of our faith .
. ."
Hebrews
12:1-2
Finish The Race!
In a
track race, you will not see
runners
at the starting line with
their feet shackled
or their coats on.
To race
well, they must be prepared,
and that
means stipping off everything
that might slow them, trip
them up,
or divert their attention from
the
finish line.
But how
easy it is for believers to
fool themselves
into
thinking that they can carry
along some sin that
turns
their attention to themselves
rather
than to Christ
and the goal that He has set
for them!
It is
easy to forget the care of
others, love for others,
love for
the love-less, and
self-sacrificing
for the
suffering.
We
foolishly think that we can
run the race
with
shackles of greed, lust, or
envy still binding us.
Jesus
has come to be the Coach and
the Trainer
who will
encourage us and stand by us
as we
run life's race.
He
empowers us to shift our gaze
from ourselves
to the
goal,
to take
off the overcoat of sinful
defensiveness
and lay
it on Him.
He
unshackles us from the
insecurity that drives us
into
greed, lust, and envy.
The
forgiveness He gained for us
and His presence
enable
us to run ~
alive
and invigorated by faith in
His promised victory!
God
bless you as you focus on the
finish line
where
Jesus has already blazed the
trail for you!
"Lord Dictated Them"
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