Finishing Strong
FINISH YOUR RACE STRONG! Hebrews 12:1-3 NLT Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, 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. We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects our faith. Because of the joy awaiting him, he endured the cross, disregarding its shame. Now he is seated in the place of honor beside God’s throne. Think of all the hostility he endured from sinful people; then you won’t become weary and give up. You must get rid of every weight that hinders or slows you down. A weight is only useful when you are training, to help you build endurance. You are in the race now, drop the weight and RUN! Training is over! As you read Hebrews 11:1-34 you will find it deals with all of the exploits that took place because of faith. Imagine what we could have if we had thei...