RUNNING THE RIGHT RACE

RUNNING THE RIGHT RACE


We are all
Running a RACE
In life


But we have different
STARTING POINTS=although we ALL
Wind up in the same place=
SIX FEET UNDER


Therefore we should be
Running the race FOR GOD=
RUNNING the race for love=
For forgiveness=and
For kindness


“........Persevere in
Running the race
That lies before us


While keeping our eyes
FIXED on Jesus........” Hebrews 12:1-2


Running the race for LIFE=
The race for
ETERNAL LIFE with God
And Jesus


Running the RIGHT RACE?


Not the race for FAME
NOT the race for fortune
But running
THE RIGHT RACE
The race of loving God
The race for LOVING
Our brothers and sisters in Christ
The race of LOVING EACH OTHER


“The RACE
Is NOT to the swift
Or the battle
To the strong


Nor does food
Come to the wise
Or wealth
To the brilliant
Or favor
To the learned


But TIME AND CHANCE
HAPPEN to them all” Ecclesiastes 9:11


We EACH have to run
Our own UNIQE RACE
We all get worn out
And discouraged
AT TIMES


But the RACE OF LIFE
Keeps moving on


We wonder
If our efforts
Really matter


We wonder if Jesus'
COMMANDMENTS OF LOVE
Really do matter


They DO
If we are running
THE RIGHT RACE


They do
If we are running
The CHRISTIAN RACE
Of love=of forgiveness=
Of kindness


“However=I consider
My life worth
Nothing to me


My only aim
Is to finish
THE RACE


And COMPLETE the task
The Lord Jesus
Has given me--------


The task of
TESTIFYING to the good news
Of God's grace” Acts 20:24


Are we running
The RIGHT RACE?
Are we living our life-------
Are we RUNNING our race
FOR THE LORD?


Our race is to KEEP
Our eyes FIXED on the Lord


Our RACE is to
Cross the finish line
And spend eternity
In UNION with our God
And our LORD and SAVIOR=JESUS


Dear Lord=we pray=for
The STAMINA and the WISDOM
To RUN the right race
And to FINISH all the laps
OF THE RACE


In Jesus' name and in the NAME=of our ALL LOVING=our everlasting FATHER


Robert P. Wallman
February 5^th, 2019




Ps INSPIRED by an article in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Jennifer Christ