Therefore, since we
have so great a cloud
of witnesses surrounding us,
let us also lay aside every
encumbrance
and the sin which so easily entangles us,
and let us run with
endurance
the race that is set before us,
fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and
perfecter of faith, who for the joy
set before Him
endured the cross, despising the shame,
and has sat down at the
right hand
of the throne of God.
For consider Him
who has endured
such hostility by sinners against Himself,
so that you will not
grow weary and lose heart.
[Hebrews 12:1-3 NASB95]
I recently memorized these verses of Hebrews and have been considering Jesus...
"so that I will not grow weary and lose heart.”
"so that I will not grow weary and lose heart.”
But my dilemma is this...How can I run with endurance the race that is set before me? Do I have that kind of faith?
This morning the answer came...Jesus writes the law of faith on my heart, and He will finish it according to His will, not mine! I can rest on this promise:
For He says to Moses, “I WILL HAVE MERCY ON WHOM I HAVE MERCY, AND I WILL HAVE COMPASSION ON WHOM I HAVE COMPASSION.” So then it does not depend on the man who wills or the man who runs, but on God who has mercy.[Romans 9:15-16 NASB95]
It does not depend on my will or on my willingness to run, nor does it depend on my speed or endurance. God will accomplish His perfect will in me - in His time and according to His purpose.
All I have to do is continually open my heart to His penmanship!
