Run With God
As believers in Christ, we run a race. It's not just any race though, it is the race of a lifetime. It dominates our mind, it occupies us, the race pretty much becomes our main focus as Christians.
Hebrews 12:1 says Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us. We are to put our sins behind us and leave them there while we run the race with God, with no distractions.
As believers we have been chosen for the race, God has picked us individually for the race. Although the destination is the same for us all, the race God has prepared before us is different, the race is unique to individuals. It's important to realise that everybody's race is different, no one can have the same path as you. Never compare your race track to someone else's track.
Just like in the marathon, our race has no time outs, there are no breaks, no halftimes. We have been instructed to keep on running till we get to the finish line. Philippians 3:13-14 says Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are ahead, I press toward the goal for the prize of upward call of God in Christ Jesus. Here Paul was telling us to press on in the race even though the race might become difficult, we are encourage to press on for the prize. While unlike the marathon there are obstacles, hurdles and barriers that cannot be avoided in our race with God. These barriers and obstacles can come in different shapes and sizes, and the only way to overcome them is staying on the track and running, making sure to not fall to our old ways just because barriers have presented themselves in our race with God. Remember its says For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope - Jeremiah 29:11. So we have no reason to be fearful about the barriers on the way, for God has plans for peace and not evil towards us.
We are to run to win the prize. 1 Corinthians 9:24 says Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? So run so you may obtain it. We should know that we are not talking about physical prize here, we are talking about the Spiritual prize. Winning this type of race requires great endurance remember it says let us run with endurance. It also requires perseverance and patience.
Let us examine ourselves of the things that might hinder us in this race with God. Let us present our sins before the Lord and ask for forgiveness so that we may run the race. I pray that the Lord God Almighty will help each and everyone of us to run the race without turning back and to help us press forward towards the end goal. Amen
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