Keep Running

April 05, 2023

"Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us," Hebrews 12:1

A runner in a race does their best to be as light as possible, they don’t want anything that will weigh them down and keep them from winning the race. They understand the more weight they carry, the more difficult it is to run and win. In life, we are running a race and trying to win. It is essential that we run with the least amount of weight as possible. The Scripture reminds us, where fore seeing we are also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin that does so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the rase that is set before us. I encourage you today to lay aside some stuff that is causing you to be bogged down and hindering you from running the race that God has set before you. It would be wonderful if you could choose the race you want to run, but you have to run the race The Lord has put before you, and when you run His race, you will find He will be with you every step of the way. Put down the things that no longer define who you are now. Run this race with patience, knowing you are not in a hundred-yard dash but a marathon and if you have the patience to endure you will win every time with God on your side. I am determined to run the race that God has set before me, because I now when I run His race I will have the victory. Since I am running this race with patience, I have no doubt, “It’s My Year To Get My Thing From My God!”

Prayer:

Lord thank you for giving me just what I need to run the race that is set before me. Thank you for never letting me run alone. I love you Lord. In Jesus Name Amen.

Be Inspired, Rev. Dr. Stephen W. Pogue, Pastor
Greater Centennial A.M.E. Zion Church
Mount Vernon, NY