Let us run with
perseverance the race marked out for us. Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author
and perfecter of our faith.
As I went through the freezer looking for something to
fix for dinner I came across a package marked Salmon on it. This nice piece of
fish came straight from Alaska via my brother who is a missionary to the many
people who live there in the cold regions of Alaska. As I pulled the Salmon from the freezer it
reminded me of the show I once watched of the Salmon swimming upstream against
the current. I thought of some lessons that we, as Christians, could learn from
them.
Each fall, adult sockeye salmon return to their natal
stream, river, or lake, to spawn and bury their eggs. Salmon have the
determination and perseverance to keep on going until they reach their final
destination -- their spawning ground. Their journey is upstream against the
strong current, which pushes them back many times. Sometimes they get caught, and
then thrown back in, because of the “Catch and Release law”.
Our Christian walk is like that of the salmon. We are
battling against the evils of this dark world -- often going against the crowd.
Many times, we, too, come against strong opposition, but we who believe in
Jesus, when we die, will inherit eternal life. We, too, at times, get caught by
Satan, and, although Satan doesn't release us, Jesus does. He is always with
us, showing us how to be free from our sin. Jesus died on the cross for our
sins so that we could win the victory over sin and death.
God has a plan for our lives, just as He has a plan for
the salmon. Let us persevere, then, as the salmon do, year after year, and run
the race marked out for us. Let us keep our eyes on Jesus until, at the end of
our journey, we have reached our final destination -- heaven.
Dear Lord we thank You that You have prepared a place for
us, and that You have a plan for each of our lives! We pray today that we
wouldn’t get weary and discouraged. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
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