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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…

Hebrews 12:1 KJV

Have you ever felt over burdened with sin?  It can feel like a heavy weight, too hard to carry.  Extremely hard to manage; as if it wasn’t there. (but it is) Throw it off! Strip it away from you, it wants to strangle you, entangle you.  

Let it go!  Don’t let it catch you in it’s net.  Don’t excuse it!

Bible says: Sin is like that weight.  It’s a heavy weight.  It would love to shut you in.  It becomes a stronghold- building itself up around you.  Torment.  Trouble.  Harassment from the enemy. Clinging onto you with with such force, that only Jesus can extract it from you.

I liken it to carrying a back pack full of boulders.  Sin starts out small (like a grain of sand) and the greater the burden the sand gets heavier and turns into boulders.  You can’t drag it, or carry it. 

It becomes burdensome, until you call Jesus to help you. 

And, when you notice the loving eyes of Jesus & His strength and kindness, you want to repent!  

Repentance is freeing.  Every single time He easily takes the pack, your milestone, (as you give it to him) easing your heavy load.

You see, if you repent, and ask for forgiveness, Jesus will take the weight off your shoulders, and place the pack on His back.  Nothing is to hard, or too heavy, for our Lord. His yoke is easy!

You have to let go of it though.  Repenting means letting go of the sin.  Turning away from it, going in a different direction.  Leaving the sin behind that torments you.  

Tired of being oppressed?  Give this sin to Jesus.  Tired of being hemmed in, and can’t see out?  Is the weight to heavy?

Call on Jesus.  He wants you to call to Him.

How hard is it to run a race with weights on?  It’s hard, I know, I used to purposely run track with weights on my ankles, as I was getting ready for my race.  As we are IN CHRIST JESUS, all we have to do is give over, and take off the weight of sin.  For this is what sin is.  A weight.  Death-weight if you don’t hand it over.

Scripture says: The wages of sin is death.  Why not have something better, when BETTER is right in front of you???

Let’s pray to our Lord.

Jesus, please help us to call out to You.  We ask that you forgive us our sins.  This sin is holding the heavy weight, and is drowning us.  We ask that you take it, and throw it into the sea of forgetfulness.  Abba, forgive us, Lord.

Help us, as we repent, not to go back to it, but look at it for what this sin is: a death trap, Lord.  

You have stated in Your Word, that the wages of sin is death.  But at the end of our race is a gift, if we endure.  

The gift of LIFE, in Jesus Christ.  O, thank you, Lord!

Help us as we run this very important race.  

The race of freedom. 

The race to YOU.  

This I ask in Jesus name.  

Amen Jesus!!!

I encourage you to call out on our Lord for help.  Why be burdened, when Jesus can lighten your load?

He is a good Lord, our God of Salvation. Our Deliverer.  

Jer 33:3 says to call to Him.  It will be the best part of your day to do so. 

In Jesus name, I pray blessing over the big step you are about to take.  After you give Jesus your back pack, rejoice in the freedom of your Lord’s blessing.  Walk in LIBERTY!  In Jesus name.  

love,

Lorraine