FAITH CAPSULE: A Christian life journey can be compared to running a race which must be completed.

1 Corinthians 10:1-13

It is written, “Moreover, brethren, I do not want you to be unaware that all our fathers were under the cloud, all passed through the sea, all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea, all ate the same spiritual food, and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them, and that Rock was Christ. But with most of them God was not well pleased, for their bodies were scattered in the wilderness.”(1 Corinthians 10:1-5)
Paul the apostle was sharing a hard truth, a truth that is threatening. To be a part of sojourners at the onset of a journey and not get to the final destination of such journey is an epic failure. The important issue about life journey is that getting started is not enough except the one in journey gets through to the final destination.
A Christian life journey can be compared to running a race which must be completed. In every race, celebration should always be a thing of the end not in the beginning or half way through. Thousands and thousands started the journey, went, and passed through different grounds together, enjoyed an equal and very balanced provision with no separation by hierarchy, but not all saw the end of the journey. Are you following Jesus fully or just flowing with the crowd? 
With the above verse, it is possible for so many to be numbered while few become counted. Also, many will access the broad way while few enters into the narrow way. (Matthew 7:13)  God can never be intimidated and not do what He will do.
Jesus stated in the book of Matthew 13:30, “Let both grow together until the harvest, and at the time of harvest I will say to the reapers, “First gather together the tares and bind them in bundles to burn them, but gather the wheat into my barn.” Jesus said, “Let them grow together until the harvest time.” He did not separate them or stop them from growing. God is not in a rush to judge man but at His appointed time, His judgment will separate all. Ones which are for real in their race; ones which are pretending or deceiving are going to be separated from each other. How are you running your race? God is not asleep, nor is He too busy, but there is time in His hand. The word declares in Ecclesiastes 8:11, “Because the sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.”
The word of God is true. Imagine the tares and the wheat growing together; meditate on it and run your race without falling off and end up becoming tares which are set to be burn.

Prayer for today: Ask for His tender mercy and truth to continually guide.