Hebrews 11 is a brilliant chapter. It lists Old Testament characters who showed astounding faith: Abel, Enoch, Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Moses, Moses’ parents, the Israelites, Rahab, Gideon, Barak, Samson, David, Samuel, all the prophets, and others, who stepped out and trusted God when it mattered. It’s a proper who’s-who of groundbreaking, strong-in-the-Lord, world-changing, incredible heroes.
It’s with that group of incredibles in mind that chapter 12 begins.
“Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.” - Hebrews 12:1
The really awesome truth is that you and I are in that list too, running that same race, being cheered on by those very same incredibles, and the many thousands more who’ve followed them and now witness us, living where they had gone before.
It’s not just a crowd of Bible-blockbusters. Perhaps you, like me, can remember heroes of your own - great champions of faith we knew, who’ve now finished their race, and cheer us on from Heaven with God, in the hall of incredibles.
Today, let’s make sure we don’t get tangled up in sin, or take our eyes off Jesus. Let’s run. Let’s really live.
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