Endurance

Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, - Hebrews 12v1

So now that we know about the great testimony that these members of the Hall of Faith had what do we do about it? We know that it is better for us than it was for them. We know the end result of our faith in a way they never need. So how do we apply it.

Seeing that we have this great crowd of witnesses we are now called on to run our own race. We are called on to get rid of the baggage of sin and then run the race patiently and with endurance. These folks weren’t for sure what was at the finish line – we do. We know why we are running.

No if they could all endure what they did without knowing the end result, shouldn’t we be able to run knowing the result?

Two key thoughts.

It is a race. You don’t run a race encumbered by weights and extra stuff. If we are going to do well in the race we need to get rid of the sin that holds us back.

It is a marathon, not a sprint. We run it not in little bursts of energy, but with patience and endurance.

With the kind of testimony behind us, let us get rid of the baggage and endure in the race to which God has called us.