Surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses

A friend mentioned to me this morning how he had been encouraged by someones vigilance in being accountable to others. He said Hebrews 12 is being worked out in that persons life. What great verses these are. I am so thankful!

-Surrounded by the Body of Christ

-Turn over the Sin that troubles us to Jesus

-Run the race Jesus has planned for us

-By fixing our our eyes on Jesus

-Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith

-For the joy Jesus has now, he endured death on a Cross for us.

-So that we do not grow weary and lose heart.

What power verses!

 

Hebrews 12 (NIV)

12 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, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross,scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.

About GettingCloserToOurGod

This blog is written by Todd Christenson. He was raised in Nebraska and currently lives on Long Island in New York. Though out my childhood, my family attended church. We prayed together at meals. I thought I was prepared for life. After college, I moved to New York City. Shy, unsure of myself, building an identity in worldly things, increasingly prideful, self-righteousness, a controlling nature. In 2013, God spoke through someone, suggesting I confess my sins. I did. I realized that every day, I’d been glorifying myself, not God. Today, God’s teaching me to have my identity in Him, only, my dependency in Him, not myself, being who He wants me to be, not the world, loving Him first, loving others as myself.
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