Run Route

Elder Sean D. Smith

You were running a good race. Who cut in on you to keep you from obeying the truth? That kind of persuasion does not come from the one who calls you.

 

- Galatians 5:7-8, NIV

Daily Devotion Blog #73 in Hope Mills, NC

Some people have been running so long that they have forgotten who and what they’re running for; however, it is important to periodically examine your run route. Know that when you run for Jesus, you’re running for the glory of the Kingdom, and that in spite of the hurdles you’ll always have endurance to make it to the finish line. He is your strength, so allow Him to coach you until the end. However, when you run for the world you run for self. Understand that while you will meet many folks on this route, not all will stand by you and even fewer will participate with you. Be mindful of those who seek to dissuade you from running down the former route in support of the latter, for surely these people may look good or sound good, but are no good…and certainly not good for you. Realize these are the lot who will convince you to forsake the extra laps (time at church), the strict diet (consuming the Bible/the fruits of the Spirit), and participating in the race (your daily walk in Christ). Likewise, these are the same ones that after failing to convince or persuade you to quit, continuously place hurdles and stumbling blocks along your route to thwart you from achieving what God has set out to accomplish in you. However, as daunting as this race called life is, God is calling upon you to run it in His name and for His glory. So don’t you quit on Him because He certainly has not quit on you - And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers and sisters. And those he predestined, he also called; those he called, he also justified; those he justified, he also glorified (Romans 8:28-30, NKJV). Stay the course by running God’s route.

BE BLESSED!