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Daily Devotion - Hebrews 12:1 - The Christian Walk and Race
Read Hebrews 12:1 ESV
“Too fast!” My coach warned me at one mile into the three-mile race.
Most of my high school years were spent on a cross-country course or a track. I wasn’t an amazing athlete, but I was decent enough to be an average high school runner. So when my coach read the current race time to me while I was running early in the race, I thought pridefully, “Wow! I am an awesome runner!”
But the pace I was running at that point in the race was unsustainable for the whole three-mile event, especially for one with punishing and seemingly endless hills.
My eagerness had been shortsighted, and although I had completed what was set before me, I could have done better.
Hebrews 12:1 ESV talks about the endurance we need for living our life here on earth.
Our life is a race and we want to be victorious in it. What can we learn from the runner that would help us in our walk?
LISTEN TO THOSE WISER THAN YOU, BUT REALIZE THAT YOU MIGHT MESS UP ANYWAY
In our Christian walk, it serves us to listen to the voice of experience from another, more mature, Christian. We are “surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses” and should reach out to them for support and wisdom.
NOT EVERYTHING CAN BE A SPRINT
In life, I tend to like a slow and steady pace for the tasks at hand, and my growth as a Christian tends to mirror that. But there are significant times where I have to work faster or grow faster. Faithfulness often requires a long-term mindset and a heart that endures. My strength for endurance needs to come from the Lord.
FOCUS LIKE AN ATHLETE
Many athletes make significant sacrifices to be better at their sport. All of them give up time. Others might find that they are not able to travel, watch TV, or go out with friends as much as they want. Our Christian walk may call us to throw off things that are weighing us down in our walk.
Be honest with yourself and talk it over with God in prayer to determine whether something is holding you back in your Christian walk.
Read the full devotion at https://devotableapp.com/daily-devotion-hebrews-12-1-the-christian-walk-and-race/
Read Hebrews 12:1 ESV
“Too fast!” My coach warned me at one mile into the three-mile race.
Most of my high school years were spent on a cross-country course or a track. I wasn’t an amazing athlete, but I was decent enough to be an average high school runner. So when my coach read the current race time to me while I was running early in the race, I thought pridefully, “Wow! I am an awesome runner!”
But the pace I was running at that point in the race was unsustainable for the whole three-mile event, especially for one with punishing and seemingly endless hills.
My eagerness had been shortsighted, and although I had completed what was set before me, I could have done better.
Hebrews 12:1 ESV talks about the endurance we need for living our life here on earth.
Our life is a race and we want to be victorious in it. What can we learn from the runner that would help us in our walk?
LISTEN TO THOSE WISER THAN YOU, BUT REALIZE THAT YOU MIGHT MESS UP ANYWAY
In our Christian walk, it serves us to listen to the voice of experience from another, more mature, Christian. We are “surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses” and should reach out to them for support and wisdom.
NOT EVERYTHING CAN BE A SPRINT
In life, I tend to like a slow and steady pace for the tasks at hand, and my growth as a Christian tends to mirror that. But there are significant times where I have to work faster or grow faster. Faithfulness often requires a long-term mindset and a heart that endures. My strength for endurance needs to come from the Lord.
FOCUS LIKE AN ATHLETE
Many athletes make significant sacrifices to be better at their sport. All of them give up time. Others might find that they are not able to travel, watch TV, or go out with friends as much as they want. Our Christian walk may call us to throw off things that are weighing us down in our walk.
Be honest with yourself and talk it over with God in prayer to determine whether something is holding you back in your Christian walk.
Read the full devotion at https://devotableapp.com/daily-devotion-hebrews-12-1-the-christian-walk-and-race/
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Read Hebrews 12:1 ESV
“Too fast!” My coach warned me at one mile into the three-mile race.
Most of my high school years were spent on a cross-country course or a track. I wasn’t an amazing athlete, but I was decent enough to be an average high school runner. So when my coach read the current race time to me while I was running early in the race, I thought pridefully, “Wow! I am an awesome runner!”
But the pace I was running at that point in the race was unsustainable for the whole three-mile event, especially for one with punishing and seemingly endless hills.
My eagerness had been shortsighted, and although I had completed what was set before me, I could have done better.
Hebrews 12:1 ESV talks about the endurance we need for living our life here on earth.
Our life is a race and we want to be victorious in it. What can we learn from the runner that would help us in our walk?
LISTEN TO THOSE WISER THAN YOU, BUT REALIZE THAT YOU MIGHT MESS UP ANYWAY
In our Christian walk, it serves us to listen to the voice of experience from another, more mature, Christian. We are “surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses” and should reach out to them for support and wisdom.
NOT EVERYTHING CAN BE A SPRINT
In life, I tend to like a slow and steady pace for the tasks at hand, and my growth as a Christian tends to mirror that. But there are significant times where I have to work faster or grow faster. Faithfulness often requires a long-term mindset and a heart that endures. My strength for endurance needs to come from the Lord.
FOCUS LIKE AN ATHLETE
Many athletes make significant sacrifices to be better at their sport. All of them give up time. Others might find that they are not able to travel, watch TV, or go out with friends as much as they want. Our Christian walk may call us to throw off things that are weighing us down in our walk.
Be honest with yourself and talk it over with God in prayer to determine whether something is holding you back in your Christian walk.
Read the full devotion at https://devotableapp.com/daily-devotion-hebrews-12-1-the-christian-walk-and-race/
Read Hebrews 12:1 ESV
“Too fast!” My coach warned me at one mile into the three-mile race.
Most of my high school years were spent on a cross-country course or a track. I wasn’t an amazing athlete, but I was decent enough to be an average high school runner. So when my coach read the current race time to me while I was running early in the race, I thought pridefully, “Wow! I am an awesome runner!”
But the pace I was running at that point in the race was unsustainable for the whole three-mile event, especially for one with punishing and seemingly endless hills.
My eagerness had been shortsighted, and although I had completed what was set before me, I could have done better.
Hebrews 12:1 ESV talks about the endurance we need for living our life here on earth.
Our life is a race and we want to be victorious in it. What can we learn from the runner that would help us in our walk?
LISTEN TO THOSE WISER THAN YOU, BUT REALIZE THAT YOU MIGHT MESS UP ANYWAY
In our Christian walk, it serves us to listen to the voice of experience from another, more mature, Christian. We are “surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses” and should reach out to them for support and wisdom.
NOT EVERYTHING CAN BE A SPRINT
In life, I tend to like a slow and steady pace for the tasks at hand, and my growth as a Christian tends to mirror that. But there are significant times where I have to work faster or grow faster. Faithfulness often requires a long-term mindset and a heart that endures. My strength for endurance needs to come from the Lord.
FOCUS LIKE AN ATHLETE
Many athletes make significant sacrifices to be better at their sport. All of them give up time. Others might find that they are not able to travel, watch TV, or go out with friends as much as they want. Our Christian walk may call us to throw off things that are weighing us down in our walk.
Be honest with yourself and talk it over with God in prayer to determine whether something is holding you back in your Christian walk.
Read the full devotion at https://devotableapp.com/daily-devotion-hebrews-12-1-the-christian-walk-and-race/