Faith that Looks to Jesus

Faith that Endures Part Five God's Application • • • What does God want me to do? RUN! • • With endurance/patience/steadfastness (cf. 2, 3) • • Lay aside weights (e.g., 2 Tim 4:10) A race to glory (cf. Rom 5:2; Heb 2:10) Commanded precursors to running with endurance: Lay aside besetting sin (e.g., Heb 10:32ff) All who endured stand as witnesses. God's Witnesses 1. They are both men and women. 2. There have always been people of persevering faith. 3. They have always been a remnant. 4. They were all. people of great personal failure. 5. These are the people God cares to record and talk about. 6. Genuine faith still possessed them in the end. God's Leader • • How can you run with endurance? LOOK! • • • "Look away unto" • • • He looked with faith. He is the Leader (the exemplar). He is the Completer. What should we consider about Jesus? He endured the cross (v3). He minimized the shame. For this light momentary affliction is preparing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all comparison… 2 Corinthians 4:17 For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us. Romans 8:18 A Final Word 1. God is worthy of your eternal trust. 2. God expresses his credibility through the absolute trustworthiness of His Word. 3. Look to Jesus every day. For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin. Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need. Hebrews 4:15–16