Hebrews 12:1
English Standard Version (ESV)
Jesus, Founder and Perfecter of Our Faith
12 Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us.
When preparing this morning's blog I read a story about a female runner that was competing in a twenty-six mile Olympic Trials marathon. She had completed most of the race and had two hundred yards to go until the finish line and two minutes left as to qualify for the Olympics.
At this point she stumbled and fell to ground, she stayed on the ground for twenty seconds and just had over a minute left to finish and qualify. The runner staggered to her feet and with the crowd cheering in encouragement,she staggered across the finish line with three seconds to spare.
Brothers and Sisters there are times when we like the exhausted runner fall down in life and we may not want to get back up. My prayer for you today is to be like the runner and to be of courage and faith and get back up and complete the race that God has set before you. Go in the knowledge that God is our biggest cheerleader and just like the crowd that cheered for the runner, God cheers for us and picks us up to finish when we feel like we can't go a step further.
Get up and finish the race
Pastor Tim
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