Hebrews 12
Faith supplies Faithfulness!
Good morning! This is Pastor Jerry Ingalls from New Castle First Baptist Church and today is Tuesday, January 26.
Are you tired of running the race set before you?
Listen to Hebrews 12:1-3,
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.
Did you notice the “therefore”? Did you ask yourself, “What is it there for?”
Hebrews 12 is an action call to the “Hall of Faith” found in Hebrews 11. Those in the great cloud of witnesses are real people with real faith in real history—they are forever our living testimonies of how to run the race of faithful living.
A lifetime of fidelity flows from the rich supply of faith that God gives a person. Faith shapes your worldview because the thoughts and actions of a person’s life flow out of what each person believes about God.
Jesus was able to finish the race set before Him with joy even though God’s will came with great pain and suffering. His faith permeated all that He did. He is forever our greatest living testimony of how to run the race of faithful living.
Seize the moment and keep your eyes on Jesus Christ, the author and perfecter of your faith. Do not grow weary and lose heart because God’s faithfulness will fuel you to the finish line. For the joy set before you—run faithfully!