The Loser Wins or See You At The Back of the Pack

“…let us run with endurance the race that lies before us,”  Hebrews 12:1

The Christian walk (race) is a great paradox.  We are called to be the fastest person in the race so as to win and to win the race we must come in last.  There are several reasons for this paradox.  One of the great roles of a Christian is to continually run ahead to make the path straight, to lower the mountains and raise the valleys so that those who come behind will have an easier path to Christ (Isaiah 40:3-5).  We also continually run back to those slower in the race to run beside them, to encourage them and to let them know what lies ahead on the path we have already trodden and helped to clear.   

 At times God’s love for us is “sweeter than the day before.”