Running for the Prize
"Therefore, since we are
surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything
that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with
perseverance the race marked out for us. Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the
author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured
the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the
throne of God" (Heb. 12:1–2, NIV).
It can be hard
to focus on God when the pressures of the world try to draw us away. But
the apostle Paul tells us to forget everything that distracts us from the
presence of the Almighty God. We as Christians have to be determined to do
right even when everything around us is against us. We have to do this by
committing our selves to run the race. In a race focus
can be everything if we loose our focus we will most likely lose the race.
The Apostle Paul directs us to keep our eyes on the Lord Jesus Christ. The
Christian race is not a sprint but it’s more of a marathon. A good
marathon runner is not necessarily the fastest person but rather the
person that endures the most. In 1992 the
Summer Olympic Games were held in Barcelona, Spain. One of the runners in
the 400-meter race was an English athlete named Derek Redmond. He had
trained for years to compete in the Olympics.
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