Run Your Race

Hi guys...

Thought I would post two encouraging videos that John Markowski shared with the teen leaders on Tuesday night.

His message was on persevering to the end...



The scripture to read after watching is Hebrews 12:1.

Take note that it says "the race marked out for us." Young's literal translation reads: "through endurance may we run the contest that is set before us"... You can take that to mean we all must run the race together to the end, and there is a good point there, but the point that John made was that we each must run a race that is set before each of us...

Others may seem to have and easier race than us, an "inside track," and that is the portion God has given them (Psalm 16:5). Others may seem to have a harder race than us... some run cross country through woods, some run marathons on asphalt, others run in the ironman through sand or gravel, others still run on a treadmill... the point is that your race may be different from others, but God's will is the same: that you finish the race (Acts 20:24; 2 Timothy 4:7)

I held my tears for that first video... but I couldn't hold them any longer during this one:



Maybe it was Morgan Freeman's always stirring voice... Maybe it was the crescendo of the orchestra as Derek Redmond's agony flashed across the screen... Either way, John's point was well taken: The agony of the race may be intense, but when we persevere we have an opportunity to inspire others, and bring Glory to God...



Grace and Peace,
Abram