“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, Looking
unto Jesus the
author and finisher
of our faith; who
for the joy that was
set before him
endured the cross,
despising the shame,
and is set down at
the right hand of
the throne of God.
For consider him
that endured such
contradiction of
sinners against
himself, lest ye be
wearied and faint in
your minds. Ye have
not yet resisted
unto blood, striving
against sin”
(Hebrews 12:1-4).
If we are looking
unto Jesus while we
run the race that is
set before us, then
we will not have our
eyes on all of the
distractions that
are around us. While
we are running, we
are to lay aside
every weight and
every sin. This is a
lifetime race; we
will give it all
we’ve got and endure
the race. We must
build our lives in
God’s Word to endure
the race for the
distance. When we
approach the end of
our course our faith
and our purpose will
give us the reserve
to complete our race
with a strong
finish.
One thing we must do
is to seek Jesus
every day, and run
to win every day the
race that is set
before us. The
scriptures testify
that weights will
become attached to
us, so determine
that you will keep
yourself free and do
not let anything
interfere with your
progress. Unless you
deal with the little
clutters of sin that
fills your life just
like clutter in your
car, your life will
become so cluttered
that you will become
distracted and
burdened down; and
those little
distractions will
prevent you from
keeping your focus
on the finish line.
Hebrews 12:1 tells
us to lay aside
every weight. How do
we do that? How do
you lay something
aside? A weight
cannot attach
itself. We must be
the one putting it
on or taking it off;
it has no life or
movement of its
own. Unless it is
moved by an outside
force, the weight
will remain attached
to you.
I heard it put this
way once that if I
removed my coat and
laid it aside,
unless moved by
someone else, that
coat would stay
where it was placed
until I took it back
up and put it back
on. It has no
ability to get back
on me by itself. I
must take it back
upon myself.
Sin, like that coat,
without your help
cannot remain in
your life unless we
allow it to do so,
and it cannot get
back on you unless
you reach for it,
receive it, or
entertain it. If you
lay that sin aside
and refuse to
receive it back,
then it cannot abide
in you any longer.
God doesn’t want us
to be victims of
sin. He wants us to
deal with it, get
rid of it, and lay
it aside. Daily
communion with God
should be the aim of
every believer. The
result will be
growing in holiness
and becoming closer
to fulfilling His
purpose for your
life.
Christ died for our
sin so that
whosoever would
believe can receive
forgiveness of sin
and receive
everlasting life.
Believe God and
believe God’s word
as truth in your
life. Today take
time to examine your
life and clean out
the clutter.
Remember Christ not
only died for our
sins but was raised
again from the dead,
and we receive that
same victory over
death, over hell,
and over the grave
that we too can be
raised again from
the dead; and as He
was seated at the
right hand of our
Heavenly Father, we
also will be with
Him. God is and God
will always be.
The scripture says
that if we continue
in His word then we
are His disciples
indeed. In the
scripture it is
recorded that Christ
said, by this shall
all men know that
you are my
disciples--if you
have love one to
another, and another
verse says that if
you forgive others
your Heavenly Father
will also forgive
you.
This is our time of
year to celebrate
the anniversary of
the Lord’s death,
burial, and
resurrection. Take
time to ponder the
scriptures, forgive
others and ask
forgiveness, show
love for one another
that your life will
be a testament for
our Savior. Run your
race to win.
“Father, I come
before you in the
name of our Lord and
Savior Jesus Christ.
I thank you for your
word; I thank you
for the blood of
Christ that covers
my life and the
forgiveness of my
sins. I have faith
in your word, and I
believe the Holy
Spirit lives in and
abides with me and
helps me to remember
to walk each day in
forgiveness and that
I will not take
offense against
others. I pray for
your forgiveness,
Father, that your
love will ever
increasingly grow
within me. I pray
that I will be
mindful of your Word
and live my life to
show myself as your
disciple and that
the Love I have for
others will be a
testimony unto you.
Thank you, Father,
for allowing me to
share your Word with
others; I pray you
will bless it that
it will feed the
multitudes. I thank
you, Father, and
pray for all those
that are able to
read these words. I
pray they will be
touched, blessed,
and filled with
light that they will
have the
understanding and
the strength to live
as your disciple
everyday of their
lives. In Jesus name
I pray. Amen.”
Happy Easter!
~~Freddy |