The Final Sprint

Hebrews It's crucial that we keep a firm grip on what we've heard so that we don't drift off. (Jesus) is there (Heaven) from now to eternity to save everyone who comes to God, thru Him, always on the job to speak up for (me)!

Do you see what this means? It means we better get on with it! Strip down, start running & never quit! No extra spiritual fat, no parasitic sins. Keep your eyes on Jesus, who both began and finished this race we're in. Study how He did it. Because He never lost sight of where was headed--that exhilarating finish in & with God--He could put up with anything along the way: cross, shame, whatever.

It's the well-trained who find themselves mature in their relationship with God. So don't sit around on your hands! Help each other out. And run for it! Work at getting along with each other and God.

James Anyone who meets a testing challenge head-on and manages to stick it out is mighty fortunate. It's the way you live, not the way you talk, that counts.

I & II Peter Be ready to speak up and tell anyone who asks why you're living the way you are, and always with the utmost courtesy. Keep a clear conscience before God so that when people throw mud at you, none of it will stick.

Don't lose a minute in building on what you've been given, complementing your basic faith with good character, spiritual understanding, alert discipline, passionate patience, reverent wonder, warm friendliness and generous love, each dimension fitting into and developing the others. With these qualities active and growing in your lives, no grass will grow under your feet, no day will pass without its reward as you mature in your experience of our master, Jesus. Hold your minds in a state of undistracted attention.

I, II, & III John Here's how we can be sure we know God in the right way--keep His commandments.

Don't love the world's ways. Don't love the world's goods. Love of the world squeezes out love for the Father. God is greater than our worried hearts & knows more about us than we do ourselves. The commandment we have from Christ is blunt---loving God includes loving people. You've got to love both.

Jude Fight with everything you have in you, for this faith entrusted to us as a gift to guard and cherish.

Revelation John turned and saw the voice (?) What does it mean to see the voice?

I've opened a door before you that no one can slam shut. You don't have much strength, I know that; you used what you had to keep My Word. You didn't deny me when things were rough. I'm A to Z. I'm the Beginning. I'm the Conclusion. From the Water of Life Well I give freely to the thirsty.

I have loved this journey through the Bible. Intensive most of the time, but keeping me focused on the One Priority of my life. This disciplined reading of the Word came at a time when many things were swirling around me, and it was truly my anchor. I finished Sunday, March 27, and started a 5 day journey preparing me for the next step in my walk with Jesus. With man it is impossible, but with God, all things are possible!