“But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him."
Luke 15:20
"As the Philistine moved closer to attack him, David ran quickly toward the battle line to meet him."
1 Samuel 17:48
"The power of the LORD came upon Elijah and, tucking his cloak into his belt, he ran ahead of Ahab all the way to Jezreel."
1 Kings 18:46
Recently Holy Spirit impressed these scriptures on me, all with the concept of running, as in taking aggressive action, confronting something or someone, or to vigorously perform a task.
In Luke 15, the story of the prodigal son, the father sees his wayward son returning, and exercising compassion, he runs to him, not holding back. He chooses to love and forgive first, even though he had every right to be angry.
In 1 Samuel, David does not just square off against Goliath, his mortal enemy, he runs straight at him, not waiting to defend himself against Goliath's onslaught. David aggressively chose instead to take the offensive, brings a quick victory as he trusted in the Lord who was (and always is) more than able to overcome.
In 1 Kings, Ahab must've been quite surprised when he arrived at Jezreel to find that Elijah was already there, and Elijah realized another installment of what it means to trust the Lord and act in His power. In my Spirit man I see Elijah, laughing, shouting, and Praising the Lord as he sped over rocky mountainous terrain faster than powerful steeds yoked to a chariot!
The writer of Hebrews encourages us to run our races.
It is all about perseverance and endurance,
a triumphant life that is only possible by throwing off the "flesh".
The junk of this world can slow us down and trip us up.
Keep the ultimate goal fixed in your heart, mind, and Spirit.
There is a destination, and we want to run straight at it,
not misled by our mortal enemy to die in the desert.
Exercise love, compassion, and forgiveness first,
meet your adversaries head on, gird yourself up,
get ready to do extraordinary things, asking the LORD contunually for them as we move forward.
"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
Luke 15:20
"As the Philistine moved closer to attack him, David ran quickly toward the battle line to meet him."
1 Samuel 17:48
"The power of the LORD came upon Elijah and, tucking his cloak into his belt, he ran ahead of Ahab all the way to Jezreel."
1 Kings 18:46
Recently Holy Spirit impressed these scriptures on me, all with the concept of running, as in taking aggressive action, confronting something or someone, or to vigorously perform a task.
In Luke 15, the story of the prodigal son, the father sees his wayward son returning, and exercising compassion, he runs to him, not holding back. He chooses to love and forgive first, even though he had every right to be angry.
In 1 Samuel, David does not just square off against Goliath, his mortal enemy, he runs straight at him, not waiting to defend himself against Goliath's onslaught. David aggressively chose instead to take the offensive, brings a quick victory as he trusted in the Lord who was (and always is) more than able to overcome.
In 1 Kings, Ahab must've been quite surprised when he arrived at Jezreel to find that Elijah was already there, and Elijah realized another installment of what it means to trust the Lord and act in His power. In my Spirit man I see Elijah, laughing, shouting, and Praising the Lord as he sped over rocky mountainous terrain faster than powerful steeds yoked to a chariot!
The writer of Hebrews encourages us to run our races.
It is all about perseverance and endurance,
a triumphant life that is only possible by throwing off the "flesh".
The junk of this world can slow us down and trip us up.
Keep the ultimate goal fixed in your heart, mind, and Spirit.
There is a destination, and we want to run straight at it,
not misled by our mortal enemy to die in the desert.
Exercise love, compassion, and forgiveness first,
meet your adversaries head on, gird yourself up,
get ready to do extraordinary things, asking the LORD contunually for them as we move forward.
"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
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