January 13, 2025

Brother,

I hope and pray all is well with you and your family today.

“Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize.” – 1 Corinthians 9:24

Time and again in the Bible, we see the Christian Walk compared to running a race. Most people would agree that running is not an easy task. Even if we enjoy running, it is still a feat, requiring we to push our body to new limits and go beyond our comfort zone mentally and physically.

In life, putting one foot in front of the other can take effort and be a challenge, but relying on God can help us enjoy the process and persevere. What could run with perseverance look like in our life?

It is important to make sure we are running toward the right thing in a race and not getting lost along the way. It can be easy to get distracted by detours from the path. In life, a detour is something that distracts from God and His will. It might be a sin or a habit that keeps pulling us off track and makes it hard for you to focus on God and the finish line.

By running with perseverance toward Him and His word, we can find the strength to stay on the path and keep the faith, even when the running grows tiring, or the path feels hard.

Perseverance is essential in running a race. As time goes by, we may be tired of running or want to take a break. In the Christian Walk, there may be times when it is challenging to live for Christ. People may be judgmental, or life may become so hard it shakes our beliefs. No matter the circumstances, the strength to continue as a Christian can be found in Christ.

Run To God Not Away from God, we should think of it as a race or a fight Paul who wrote most of the New Testament tells us to fight the good fight and win the race. We must keep pressing on no matter what. We must keep on going. Our prize is Jesus and our reward in Heaven. It is a Heavenly treasure. Remember Jesus is the answer to everything. We need to stay focused on Him! He is our prize

Please join me in prayer, Thank you Lord. Thank you for your grace. Thank you for mercy. Thank you that when the desire of our hearts is to walk with you, but we get out of step for a time, you are always willing to allow us to walk with you again. Please give me the strength to block out the distractions of this world, listen to your voice, and walk faithfully with you all the days of our life.  We ask all of this in Your Holy and Precious Name – AMEN.

Have a blessed and safe day and week.

STAY STRONG!

Brother, please remember I am always there for you in thought, prayer and action - 24x7.

Love Your Brother and Friend in Christ,

Michael
215-272-2740

PS.  I would like to encourage you to join our Zoom meetings.  The next one will be this Thursday (1/16) evening starting at 7:00 pm.

These Zoom meetings are open to Everyone, it has always been an awesome blessing to talk, share, now see and pray with other Brothers around the country.

Below are the details. Join your Brothers from all over the world  as we all strive to get closer to HIM and to each other and become BETTER men of God today, tomorrow and always.

Join Zoom Meeting - Just click the link below

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84950156389

PSS - Please save the date of 3/8/2025 for a 1-Day Brothers in Christ Event - Please the attached flyer