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There is something very exciting about watching a race. Not a presidential race, that’s more akin to having your teeth pulled without Novocain. No, I’m talking about when our kids were on the track team in high school. My favorite part was when they rounded the last quarter and made the final sprint toward the finish line. It’s inspiring to see them push themselves to the limit, enduring the pain, reaching for the finish with everything they have.
The writer to the Hebrews uses running a race as an analogy to inspire their faith. He encourages them to endure the persecution and troubles from the pressure coming from the Jews to return to the ways of the Old Testament, saying, “Do not throw away your confidence which has a great reward.”
He reminded them in chapter 11 of the heroes of faith, both men and women, inspiring stories they knew very well. They accomplished great feats because their faith was central to who they were. Their faith defined their lives.
In the same way, our faith should define us as well. When our daughter was killed two years ago, I realized that we must be very careful not to allow that tragedy to define our lives. Our lives should not be defined by our tragedies or our triumphs, our lives should be defined by our faith.
There are keys to endurance, there are insights for staying on course, for fighting the good fight of faith, for being victorious as we run, as we live our lives. That’s what he gives them in these verses. We need this ourselves; we need faith that endures the turbulence and trouble in the world today. We need to fight the good fight of faith, we need to finish the course set before us, but we need more than to just endure, we need to be victorious. The world needs people defined by faith.

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