Today’s Encouragement is Hebrews 12:1b NLT …let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us.
The Race –
God has set a race before us…
We are to run in this race…
There is weight, slowing us down, that we can strip off…
And sin that easily trips us up…
Notice that we can ‘strip off’ the weight and the sin… but there is no command that we must! It’s our choice and within our control! And the difference is the ease of running in the race, and most importantly, completing the race.
My friend, when we carry the added weight of “good but not best” responsibilities, and the clearly destructive “tripping up” of sin, we don’t have much chance of success in this race… which God has set for us…
So, what weight is slowing you down; what do you need to strip off? What sin is tripping you up? When we trip, we fall… and well, falling hurts, and slows us way down, and sometimes, we just quit the Race!
Participation in this race is not optional for us as believers… God has (already) set us in it. But running well, finishing well… these are up to us! As always, God is our help, our strength, anytime we ask! But he will not get us up off of the couch and tie on our running shoes…
It’s truly our choice.
Father, we need Your strength to identify and strip off the weight and sin that threatens to trip us up so that we don’t run this race well. Thank You for helping us!
I Will Run To You
Hillsong
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