Run your own race!

The people who made the greatest impact on the world were those who were totally focused on fulfilling their God-given mission. John Wesley, founder of the Methodist Church, once said, 'If I had three hundred men who feared nothing but God, hated nothing but sin, and were determined to know nothing among men but Jesus Christ and him crucified, I would set the world on fire.' Jonathan Edwards, whose ministry sparked the Great Awakening in America, made this his life's motto: 'Resolution One: I will live for God. Resolution Two: If no one else does, I still will.' C.T. Studd, one of England's greatest athletes, shocked the world when he gave up fame and fortune to be a missionary to China. 'If Jesus Christ be God and died for me, then no sacrifice can be too great for me to make for him,' he explained. Missionary Jim Elliot, who died as a martyr in South America, said, 'He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose.'

We are each called to, 'get rid of everything that slows us down, especially the sin that just won't let go. And we must be determined to run the race that is ahead of us' (Hebrews 12:1-2 CEV). And Jesus is there right beside us.



So what now? The day you were born, God had a track for you to run on. So, get rid of the things that weigh you down or trip you up, and run! You are called to make your own unique impact for Jesus!





— SCRIPTURE —

'Let us run...the particular race that God has set before us.' Hebrews 12:1 TLB
— SOULFOOD —

Num 7, Mark 1:21-45, Ps 94:12-23 , Pro 10:27