Well its time for another posting. This one comes from a word I had for someone this last Sunday at church. I told her to keep running as water runs. When it is strong enough it power to it. It can move stuff out of the way. Or it will swallow it whole. These are not the exact words, but very close to what I told her. It gave me a picture that was of something that I have not thought of. I saw a river moving with great force behind it. Like something you would see on the news. That of a natural disaster. This river thou was flowing from us His children. It had such great strength that it could move anything out of its path. If it wasn’t being moved the water just covered it up. Like it was swallowing it whole. The force behind it was us running the race God has set before us.

Running the race is the direction of our church since the beginning of the year. As with this blog we covered baggage, endurance and wisdom. Much of this has gone with this direction. Now thou we are covering another aspect of running. Endurance is a strong part of running the race. So how about running the race with endurance and with power. His power. In John 7:38 it says “Whoever believes in me, as the scripture has said, streams of living water will flow from within him.” This tells us that the Holy Spirit is as living water. So when it flows from us it goes outward before us. When you read the footnotes on this scripture it makes reference to “out of the belly.” Giving us this picture of it flowing before us. So how hard is it to picture this water moving rapidly before us. For we are running a race.

Another reference of water in this thought line is of the exodus from Egypt. When the Israelites crossed over or through the Red Sea the waters were held back. Then when Pharaohs army went in after them the waters were released back and it swallowed them up, literally.  No, this was not the Holy Spirit moving, but yes it was of God. ( no I am not going to argue if it was really the Holy Spirit or not holding back the water. This is an argument for those who truly study the scriptures. The Holy Spirit is not mentioned by name, so I will leave it at that.)

This is not unlike doing the dishes. A person will rinse the dishes off with water to remove anything on them. Making them easier to clean. Or maybe when a person uses the garden hose to spray off the sidewalk, driveway, or the car when washing it. We use the force of water to get this done. There are everyday physical examples of this. Why not a spiritual one. If you are not running God’s race then how much force will the “water ” have? How about when someone is walking or even existing in God. Does the “water” have the same power? Its not my goal to find out. I want the full force of God moving with me. If this means running His race with all that I have, then that is what I will do.  How about you? Are you willing to go to the same measures or even further? Or are you existing in God and are not sure of the “waters” power. I want to “run” this race. Therefore I am going to correct some habits and make changes in my race to do this as best as I can. How about you?

 

Be blessed, Ken