FAITH CAPSULE: Among the ways of engaging the journey of life is by our walk and our race.

Psalm 1, Hebrews 12:1-24

Life is a journey. Among the ways of engaging the journey of life is by our walk or our race. The most important thing about engaging it is to maintain continuity regardless of challenge on the way. Continuity is the rule of the race of life. Any man who fails to continue is disqualified while ones who continue to the end qualify. How you walk or run is the key to your getting to the expected end. The manual of life (Bible) points out what it takes to walk or run the journey of life.
The Psalmist identifies how and what we get when we walk in the Lord’s approved way when it states, “Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the path of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful; nor sits in the seat of the scornful; But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and in His law he meditates day and night. He shall be like a tree Planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season, whose leaf also shall not wither; and whatever he does shall prosper.” (Palm 1:1-3) How are you walking your walk in your journey of life? How you walk will determine where you sit or stand. Also, how you walk determine how far you go and who you are. In the walk of life, when a believer begins to seek ungodly counsel, such believer is set for self-destruction.
Hebrews 12:1-2 identifies how we run the race of life, “Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, 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 has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.” Is there any conscious or unconscious engagement of sin and sinning in your race in the journey of life? For man to be able to run and get to the expected end, endurance must be in place.
The journey of life is a race of life. Running the race is not by strength or by determination, but only by the grace of God. Are you getting weighed down in the journey of life? Be encouraged and do not be discouraged in the race of life. Hold on to Him by keeping your eyes on Him and He will see you through. With Jesus, you will walk or run with peace and find rest.

Prayer for today: Ask God to cause you to remain focus in the journey of life.