The Arkansas Traveler

Hebrews 12:1-2 (NASB)
1 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,
2 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.
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The writer sees life as a race. In the grand stands are all the saints
who have gone before us. Can you see them cheering you on? Jesus has
also gone before us as He took our sin to the cross. He has sat down, in
recognition that His work is complete. For a while that is! He is coming
again to welcome us to our heavenly home. Until then, we are to fix our
gaze on Him and lay aside the sin that tempts us along the way.
Indeed, life is a process, with cheers from the past and a focus for the
future, but lived out in the present with power from the LORD!
So, keep your eye on Him and bring Him the glory He deserves!
In Him we are blessed! Let us move ahead and bless others!