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20 lines
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Which would you rather? Sprinter or marathon runner?
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Sprinters were more popular in school! Students didn’t want to see the whole marathon, so a quick sprint was more popular!
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The Christian life is, however, a marathon, not a sprint.
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Hebrews tells us how to run the race. Hebrews 12:1-2
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Why are we exhorted to run the race?
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1. We have a great cloud of witnesses--men and women of faith who appear in previous chapter 11. They ran the race to receive the promises. Some seemed to not be triumphant--some suffered, died and appeared unvindicated.
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2. While previous believers have run their race and shown us an example--we are not done yet!
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We must lay aside every encumbrance and every sin. You never see a runner with dumbbells in his hand or a long, thick robe!
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The author gives us Jesus as the best example of how to run. Though on earth, men did not recognize him, he was vindicated before God.
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Paul looked to Jesus as in 1 Tim 6:13 Paul, tried before men like Niro, kept the faith by looking to Christ.
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We are expected to be long-distance runners in faith. Look to Jesus and run! |