This is my very first blog that I have ever done. God has put it in my heart and has stirred a passion in me to share the word as much as I can, and the best way I can think to do that is with a daily devotional. So I am going to start one here and I invite everyone to join in with their thoughts, comments and questions. Now that I have got a, sort of, introduction done I guess I will get this going.
Hebrews 12:1-3 says:
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfector of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider Him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.
What is it that we can take from this passage of Scripture? I believe that God is telling us here that our walk in faith not going to be all roses and flowers. That it is going to be more like a cross-country endurance race. There will be times that we will be running up a mountain and it is going to seem like it is going to take forever to get to the top. Then there will be times that we are running down the mountain on a nice smooth trail and nothing could go wrong. So God is telling us to be prepared for whatever comes and to keep our eyes on Jesus our Savior. Jesus died a shameful death for our sins and rose from the grave so that we may have life everlasting. If we look at the most important people in the Bible, aside from God and Jesus, they all had commitment to press on in their faith and keep on believing. I think that is one of the hardest things that we as Christians have to do, keeping that commitment on our faith. I would like to challenge everyone to commit themselves to God once again or even for the first time, and join in the race of life with God. Remember that life with God is not a sprint. It is a walk - TOGETHER.
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ReplyDelete1 Do you see what this means—all these pioneers who blazed the way, all these veterans cheering us on? It means we’d better get on with it. Strip down, start running—and never quit! No extra spiritual fat, no parasitic sins.2 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.3 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! Heb 12 1-3 The Message.