Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Running the race

“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; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God” (Hebrews 12:1-2). Exertion. Stamina. Endurance. This is what running the race takes. Being a child of God is a long-term proposition. You can’t just be baptized and then quit.


In trying to bolster Christians, Jesus said, “Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life” (Revelation 2:10). You’ve got to run! Can you? Will you endure until the end? If you can, you will enjoy a crown of life! That sure is worth running until the end.


Kyle Campbell

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