Thursday, April 28, 2016

Only Two ‘Finished Strong’



Israel waited for forty years
To enter the land because
Ten guys who had started strong
Ten guys had seen God
Send the plagues to Egypt

Ten guys who had seen God
Open the Red sea for them and their families
And then close it on Pharaoh’s army
Then guys who had seen God
Work time and time again on their behalf

Freaked out because the land
Contained some very powerful tribes and fortified cities
In other words, the ten had a greater
Fear of man than they did of God
Only two finished strong

And this was after all mind
Boggling miracles God had performed
Before their eyes
Fear is the sand of machinery of life
A whole generation perished in the bleak of sand

The problem is, no one
But God can look into man’s heart
You can bet that each of these ten guys
If they were around today, would be
At the church faithful every Sunday morning and night

You see, it’s endurance
That spate the men from the boys
It’s endurance that determines
Whether or not a man will finish strong
And endurance is the fruit of godly character

The Christian life isn’t a hundred yard dash
It’s a marathon
It’s a long race and long races don’t required speed
They require
Grit, determination and finishing power...Hebrew 12:1-2

You may be reading this and thinking
That it’s too late for you to finish strong
You’ve made some mistake some big mistakes
You may think you could never finish strong
Will you be that two that will finish strong out of the crowd?

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