We've passed through the Hall of Faith in Hebrews 11 - men and women who believed in God and lived by faith. Now it's our turn to step up to the starting line and set off in the race that the Lord has set for us.

Hebrews 12 gives us a picture of what this race involves:

1. The Stadium (12:1a)

We are surrounded by a cloud of witnesses, saints of the past, who testify that God is faithful and able. We also have brothers and sisters in the church who have been through difficulty yet testify to God's goodness.

2. The Struggle (12:1b)

It is a foolish thing, and exhausting thing for runners to run a race with weights. We are to lay aside weights (discouragements, worldly concerns, religious traditions) and sin (fear, doubt, disbelief). By confessing our sins and weaknesses to the Lord, we receive His grace and strength to be victorious.

3. The Strategy (12:2-3)

We have one strategy to run well, and finish well: "looking unto Jesus." It means to look away from everything else and to focus on Jesus alone. Our race is all about Jesus. Let us run to Him, run with Him, and run for Him!

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