August 27, 2020

Finish the Race

David Payne (Missouri, USA)

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Paul wrote, “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.” - 2 Timothy 4:7 (NIV)

I remember the day I witnessed my daughter’s first marathon. While the grueling physical toll is evident in the bodies of the athletes, the mental and emotional strain is not so clear — at least to the spectators. After five or six miles, the runners are hitting their stride. At...

Today's Prayer

Dear God, give us your strength in moments of weakness so that we can complete our life’s race. In the name of your Son. Amen.

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Today's Reading

Philippians 3:10-14

Thought for the Day

If we persevere in faith, God will carry us to the end of our life’s race.

Prayer Focus

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I join many of those who will pray for you as you seek to discern what you are called to be at this moment. May God grant you the courage to fulfill that calling. May we all open our eyes and see the misery, open our ears and hear the cries of God’s people, and, like God through the Lord Jesus Christ, be incarnate amongst them.”

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—Rev. Sidwell Mokgothu, Limpopo Synod Bishop of the Methodist Church of Southern Africa and board member for Africa Upper Room Ministries