Title
Enduring Life’s Footmen
Scripture
If you have run with footmen, and they have wearied you. then how can you contend with horses.
(Jeremiah 12:5)
Devotional
A wonderful byproduct of patience is endurance. Patience is simply the ability to remain constant and endurance is the ability to continue in that consistency. Godly patience is the ability to remain godly in the presence of ungodliness. This, more than often, takes endurance. If we are able to endure in the small afflictions of life we will be able to endure life’s great difficulties. It is all a matter of choice. When you are able to remain the same in the little annoyances, you will not be overcome by true tribulations. The best place to train for the endurance race of life is in the home. Be patient with your spouse and children. This does not mean that you endure sin and ungodliness. However, it does mean that you deal with them patiently. When dealing with those things that push you to impatience, there must be a fixed range of emotions. There is no room for ranting and raving, cursing and yelling. There is only room for patience and endurance.
Text For The Day
Jeremiah 12:5: “If you have run with footmen, and they have wearied you, then how can you contend with horses?”
Thought For The Day
“Major League Baseball’s ‘Ironman,’ Cal Ripken, Jr., who holds the Major League record, for playing in 2,632 consecutive games, said: ‘You are challenged by the game of baseball to do your very best day in and day out. And that’s all that I've ever tried to do.’” cbs.sportsline.com
Questions To Ponder
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Will God ever call us to a life’s battle where He will set us up for defeat?
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What is the difference between footmen and horses?
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With whom do you believe to be running?
Morning Study Guide
Defining: “Wearied”: Physical, emotional and spiritual exhaustion—real or perceived, yet able to overcome.
Referencing: “And if in the land of peace, in which you trusted, they wearied you, then how will you do in the floodplain of the Jordan?” Jeremiah 12:5b
Applying: You are most likely running with footmen in the land of peace. You… know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize. Run in such a way that you may obtain it.