Run The Race!

"On your mark. Get set. Stop!"

Wait a minute. That's not right. I think that "stop" should be a "go." Otherwise the runners aren't going to get very far.

Exactly. Welcome to the world of Apathetic Christianity - filled with wanna-be Christians who are all talk and no action. There is no movement. That's not good. Why? Because we ARE in a race. Go!

"Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God." - Hebrews 12:1-2

And again . . .

"Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last, but we do it to get a crown that will last forever. Therefore I do not run like someone running aimlessly; I do not fight like a boxer beating the air. No, I strike a blow to my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize." - 1 Corinthians 9:-24-27

Have you ever prayed for God to "use you?" I have. But that's almost like praying for our feet to move at the start of a race. When the gun goes off at the beginning of a race we are supposed to move, not wait for God to move us.

What can we do today to bring glory to God? Call a friend and see how they are doing. Ask someone how you can pray for them. Take someone out to lunch or for a coffee. Get in the race!

The important first step in any race is to get yourself moving. Then, run to win the race - for God, not for yourself.

Dare You To Move - Switchfoot

The Race Of Faith - John MacArthur