Finish YOUR Race!
"Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great
a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and
the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with
endurance the race that is set before us."
Hebrews 12:1
Regularly, we see reports of a heroic finish by a competitor in a
long-distance running event. Dehydrated, some have collapsed
and completed their race by crawling across the finish line.
And
sometimes a fellow competitor gives up his or her own
chance
of winning to help a faltering runner, or a parent or friend comes
down from the stands to assist. In marathons, the parent is often
seen pushing a cart carrying a disabled child who wants to run.
compete. In all these cases, these competitors are not heroes
because they won but because they finished.
Finishing the race is the image of the Christian life as
presented in the New Testament, with endurance and
perseverance being traits called for. We're not running
anyone else’s race; we are running “the race that is set
before us.” Since every race is different and unique, to
finish is win the race God has set before us individually.
Look at this day as one step in your race to
glory, fueled by endurance and perseverance.
"Beginning well is a momentary thing;
finishing well is a lifelong thing."
Ravi Zacharias
