The Race Isn't Over Yet!

Well, the elections are over. The races have been run and the winners have been declared. Whether the candidates we supported won or not, we now need to bathe the winners in prayer as they begin their new journeys of leadership. They will face a lot of tough challenges and will certainly need our prayers.


How appropriate on the day the elections are held that my daily devotion talked about running a race. However, it was not a political race that we can’t identify with. The race I am talking about is the “race of our lives.”

     “Let us run with patience the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith.” Hebrews 12 1c, 2a

The author of my devotional reading for yesterday said this:

“Christians, we are in a race – the race of  life. The goal of our race is Jesus Christ Himself. ………..The Author is with us at the beginning of the race; the Finisher will be there to greet us at the end of it. The success of our race depends on the direction of our eyes."*

In order for us to win this race we must keep ourselves conditioned. We can do that by spending time in prayer, reading God’s Word, attending church and surrounding ourselves with other runners who are striving for the same goal we are and by focusing on our coach, Jesus. As Paul said in Phillipians 12: 14,

“I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.

Let’s all keep training for this “race of life!”

          * from Meditation Moments by Millie Stamm, Zondervan Publ, 1967