Consider Hebrews 12:1 "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 ..."
There is no denying it - it is human nature to choose the easy way rather than the hard way. We would rather have a simple solution than a complicated one. We would choose an easy job before a difficult job. And certainly we would wish for an unencumbered path through life over one filled with struggles and challenges.
But when it comes to our spiritual path, we are promised a way that will never make sense from a worldly perspective. On the one hand, Jesus tells us "my yoke is easy and my burden is light" (Matt 11:30). But in Luke 9:23, he says "Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me."
This verse in Hebrews tells us we are to run a race with perseverance. Evidently it is not going to be easy!
What do you make of this?
In Christ,
Bill
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