Tuesday, June 28, 2011

DON’T LET YOUR WEIGHT IN LIFE STRETCH YOUR NECK AND MAKE YOU LOOK BACKWARD!

MI DAILY DEVOTION 06- 28-11
DON’T LET YOUR WEIGHT IN LIFE STRETCH YOUR NECK AND MAKE YOU LOOK BACKWARD!
(Hebrews 12:1- 2) 1- “Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, 2- Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.”
“Orison swett Marden, founder of success magazine, held that “obstacles will look large or small to you according to whether you are large or small.” Problems either hurt you or help you. Depending on how you approach them, they’ll stop you from succeeding or stretch you so that you not only overcome them, but also become a better person in the process. The choice is yours.” (The 17 Essential Qualities of a Team Player by John C. Maxwell)
The Apostle Paul in his letter to young Timothy shared a great reminder and an encouragement for us Christians of this present time. May this would be our heart’s desire and this will serve as a challenge to every new and mature believers of the Lord Jesus Christ. (II Timothy 4:7) “I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:”