As I was driving down the road, a cat crossed in front of me. This was no idle stroll, it was a flat out run, made difficult by the fact that the cat was carrying a prize, a field mouse, in it's mouth. The thing that caught my attention was that the cat did not look at the vehicle bearing down on it. Not once did it glance over its shoulder until it was safely across the road and had slowed its pace.
We are running a race too. Like the cat carried the mouse in an uncompromising grip, so ought we to carry the prize of salvation. We must run, never looking back at the things we've left behind, never giving in to the fear of the darkness looming around us, but with our eyes set only on the far side of Jordan. We should run, unfalteringly, toward the light of the New Day that will dawn, running always toward the goal with the prize of salvation carried in our thankful hearts.
Will we weary at times by the way? Certainly. Will there be days we question if the goal is worth it? Possibly. Will we regret the efforts we have expended? Never. As Paul wrote to the Corinthians, "...run that ye may obtain." (1 Corinthians 9:24b)
Run without looking back. Run toward the safety of a Heavenly reward. Run, because you have been given a gift, and you must protect it at any cost.
The forces of evil cannot overtake you if you run with your eyes on the goal. On the days you tire, you have a Captain that will carry you. You are not alone. There are brothers and sisters in the Church cheering you onward.
So run. With courage, with grace, with endurance. Run, that your children may see the smile on your lips as you face into the wind and wish to pursue the same joy you partake of.
We are running a race too. Like the cat carried the mouse in an uncompromising grip, so ought we to carry the prize of salvation. We must run, never looking back at the things we've left behind, never giving in to the fear of the darkness looming around us, but with our eyes set only on the far side of Jordan. We should run, unfalteringly, toward the light of the New Day that will dawn, running always toward the goal with the prize of salvation carried in our thankful hearts.
Will we weary at times by the way? Certainly. Will there be days we question if the goal is worth it? Possibly. Will we regret the efforts we have expended? Never. As Paul wrote to the Corinthians, "...run that ye may obtain." (1 Corinthians 9:24b)
Run without looking back. Run toward the safety of a Heavenly reward. Run, because you have been given a gift, and you must protect it at any cost.
The forces of evil cannot overtake you if you run with your eyes on the goal. On the days you tire, you have a Captain that will carry you. You are not alone. There are brothers and sisters in the Church cheering you onward.
So run. With courage, with grace, with endurance. Run, that your children may see the smile on your lips as you face into the wind and wish to pursue the same joy you partake of.
Run with patience, with steadiness, with peace. Run, that those held captive by the enemy may be inspired to break loose of the chains that bind them.
Run every day, over any type of terrain, never looking back. Run, so that someday you shall stand before the Throne of Heaven with a soul immersed in thankfulness that you were given a prize, that you took the choice presented, and that you chose to run.
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