Bible Verse of The Day – 12-10-20

Hebrews 12:1 (NKJV) 1 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.

If we wish to run in a natural race that is lengthy, it requires endurance. Building up endurance takes effort, preparation and discipline.

There is a race that God has called us to run, and we need to be prepared and ready to run it with all our heart and will.

No one goes out to run a race halfheartedly and without getting in shape physically. They will not get very far. They will run out of steam and give up quickly.

But if we are prepared, that race will be one to remember.

It’s the same with whatever God has called us to do. We need to be prepared for it.

Our training, though, doesn’t require physical exercise. Instead, it requires us to read His word, study and pray.

Sometimes we will even be required to fast. Oh no, did I say fast?

Yes. We will need to fast at times to get rid of the obstacles in our way that are trying to keep us from reaching the prize; those things that are harder to remove.

Mark 9:29 (NKJV) 29 So He said to them, “This kind can come out by nothing but prayer and fasting.”

Fasting will get the job done. It breaks the grip of whatever may be holding us back.

We can’t just jump into anything God may want us to do and start going at it as if we know just what to do. That can be presumptuous on our part. This is a very dangerous way to live. We need to pray, we need to read, and we need to fast.

Let God help us to get prepared so that we may walk out our call and run the race that He has set before us.

He will prepare us to win, not to fail.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
P.O. Box 272
Bradford, RI 02808

401-315-0902

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