Helping Each Other Run the Race Called Life

Heard a great sermon today based on Hebrews 12:1-3, "Therefore, since we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us also lay aside every encumbrance and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. For consider Him who has endured such hostility by sinners against Himself, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart."

Not only did our Pastor ​talk about the things that weigh us down as we serve God through our faith, he spoke about the need to come alongside each others as brothers and sisters in Christ to help us not grow weary and to help each of us run this race.

Looking back at the past several weeks in my own life and looking at the many struggles many of my fellow Christians are currently going through it is impossible not to see how hard this life is. Trying to fight through the temptations of this life which seek to distract us from being who we are supposed to be is a huge spiritual battle. We must watch out for each other and be the hands and feet of Christ. We must live out Galatians 6:2 which says, "Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ."

This begins with prayer and no matter where we are this is something we can do for each other. But we must not stop there. We must do everything we can to help each other run this race. Even if it means we pick somebody up and carry them. And we have to stop with the "Well, it’s his own fault, he's getting what he deserves" attitude.

Romans 5:8 says this,”…but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

There is no greater love than the love that dies for another. Let us die for each other even though we sin against each other. This is what it means to be Christ-like.