"Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith…" Hebrews 12:2
Today's verse is part of a section in which Paul challenges us to "throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us."
We're all runners on the track of life. There are things that hinder and entangle as we run.
Paul tells us to throw them off, get rid of them, just like the pilot of a passenger jet, who, when making an emergency landing, dumps the excess fuel while in the air to make the landing safer. Fuel is necessary for flight, but at that moment it's a hindrance to getting the plane down safely, so it is dumped.
There are so many things in life grabbing for our attention. Some are urgent, others are important. Don't let the urgent things of life consume you, and crowd out the important issues.
Life's a race, not a ratrace. Today, as you run the race, fix your eyes on Jesus.
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