Day 24 - Run With Endurance
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Welcome back to The Simple Walk – 50 Days of Light.
Day 24 – Run With Endurance.
Hebrews 12:1–2 (KJV)
“Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,
Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith…”
Listen, This is not a sprint. It’s a race of endurance. Today’s word comes straight to the tired, the burdened, the distracted, and the discouraged. You were not called to run alone — and you were never meant to run in your own strength.
And it takes endurance, not just excitement… discipline, not just desire… faithfulness, not just fire.
Some of us started fast…
But somewhere in the stretch, life started throwing weights at us:
Grief.
Shame.
Delays.
Temptations.
Discouragement.
People who walked out.
Dreams that feel delayed… or even dead.
But the Word today says:
“Lay aside every weight.”
Lay aside the sin, the shame, and the self-pity.
God is not asking you to run perfectly…
He’s asking you to run patiently.
There is a race set before you, and nobody else can run it for you.
Not your pastor.
Not your mother.
Not your spouse.
Not your mentor.
You were born to run this course — through hills and valleys, through silence and praise, through battles and breakthrough. And you’re not running alone.
There’s a cloud of witnesses cheering for you!
Abraham endured.
Moses endured.
Ruth endured.
David endured.
Jesus endured.
And they’re all shouting from eternity: “You can finish this!”
Looking unto Jesus —
Not unto man.
Not unto the church.
Not unto your feelings.
But unto Jesus —
The One who started you, and the One who will finish you.
Don’t stop now.
Don’t quit now.
There’s a crown laid up.
There’s joy ahead.
And God’s strength is carrying you one step at a time.
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🔥 Declaration Today:
I declare I will run with endurance.
I will not look back.
I will not bow to the weight of yesterday.
I will lay aside every burden.
I will fix my eyes on Jesus.
And I will finish the race that was designed for me.
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Let’s Pray:
Father…
Thank You for calling me to run this race.
Not in my own strength, but by Your grace.
Help me today to lay down every weight.
Every sin. Every shame. Every excuse.
I choose to run with endurance.
Not because I’m strong,
but because You are faithful.
Remind me of the joy that’s set before me.
Remind me that I’m surrounded by a great cloud of witnesses.
Remind me that You are the Author and Finisher of my faith.
I will not quit.
I will not faint.
I will not fear.
I will run.
In Jesus’ mighty name… Amen.
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🕊️ Final Encouragement:
You may feel tired…
but you’re not finished.
Catch your breath.
Shake off the weight.
And take the next step.
Because the finish line wasn’t given to the fastest —
It was promised to the faithful.
Keep pressing forward.
🏁 Keep running. You’re closer to the finish than you think.
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