Saturday – Open Topic

Reading – Hebrews 12:1-4

Highlight Verse:

“Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us.”
‭‭Hebrews‬ ‭12‬:‭1‬ ‭NLT‬‬

This week I was talking with an acquisition editor for a company that puts out devotional books. He said they were looking for devotions for men.

Like the car nut that I am, I suggested a classic car-based devotional.

He didn’t think it would fly.

That couldn’t stop me from trying my hand at one.

Don’t worry, I won’t do this for the next 30 Saturdays. But let me know if you like it:

In the early 1960’s, British company AC Cars teamed up with Ford to produce a lightweight sports car with V8 power. The result was a very fast car that could handle the corners of European Racing.

Racing team owner Carroll Shelby brought them to the US, beefed the chassis up and fit them with a huge 427 cubic inch engine for racing. Unfortunately, he could not build enough to officially race, but they would have been a formidable force on the track.

Today, original Shelby Cobras sell for over a million dollars. Even replicas like the one shown can go for $100.000.

As believers, God has already fitted us with the incredible power of the Holy Spirit.

Often, we carry around the heavy baggage of sin, distractions, and discouragement. It’s like we have the Cobra engine in the huge Ford Galaxy.

That extra weight greatly hinders what the Holy Spirit can do through us.

The result is a comfortable but ineffective life.

If we were to strip away the weight of sin, distraction, and discouragement, just imagine what the Lord could do with us.

Then, we could truly run the race to win.

What weighs down your life?
What are you doing to shed that extra weight?