Our readings in this series are from the book, Such a Great Salvation. Here is a brief excerpt from pages 22 and 23 :
“Ours is a disenchanted, secular age, a world which has relegated God and spiritual matters to the Wunderkammer of history.
“The Christian life is a race, and running races is hard work. And it’s not just a race, it’s a marathon. And more than that, the Christian life is a marathon steeplechase, filled with challenges and obstacles and unwelcome surprises, and requiring strenuous exertions of faith and obedience in all your relationships, roles, and responsibilities.
“But it is also a life fraught with precious and very great promises, promises of blessing and rest, promises of becoming more like Jesus, and of advancing His rule on earth as it is in heaven.
“Our great salvation beckons, calling us not to abandon our mountaintops but to see them for what God intends them to be–rallying-places designed to sharpen our focus on Him and to prepare us for daily obedience, faithful witness, and living for the glory of Jesus Christ.
“Let us go on to perfection in Him. Let us refuse to neglect our great salvation. Let us use our mountaintop experiences as ways to see further into the promised land of rest; and let us prepare for each next leg in our race of obedience to Jesus.”
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T. M. Moore
