Devotional II

Hebrews 12:1
“Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and the sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us.”

Have you ever wondered why we have witnesses in the first place? I mean, if these people are in heaven, isn’t there anything better to watch? Possibly not. I mean, we’re speculating here, but it might be that there just isn’t anything better out there for the saints of God to observe. Think about it, they’re not watching over us because they enjoy looking at sin, or because they want to see us fall down, or because they want to judge us before we get heaven. They watch us because they want us to succeed. They understand what its like to live with Jesus, and they want the same for us. Jesus Himself said, “there is joy before the angels of God over one sinner who repents.” And I take from that that even in heaven there isn’t much that’s cooler to see than people whose lives are coming nearer to God…