"Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think." Ephesians 3:20 NLT
At 6 a.m. Saturday, I was blessed, along with many other runners, to step up to the start line of the 36 Hours of Jack endurance race in Carthage, Mo. Since the event offered many distances, including a 5k, 25k, 15k, 50k, 75k, 100k, 100 mile and 200k, you could be sure that the reason each person participated was as different as the mileage they chose to conquer. As for me, I was led to do the 100 mile race for one reason. And that reason was to glorify God through my actions and pursuits. And that pursuit continued until 6:42 a.m. the next day (24 hours and 40 minutes later) until I, with the help of my friends, crew and many amazing prayer warriors, crossed the finish line to proclaim "All glory to God."
And you know, as hard as this race was (and it got very tough with the nighttime lows dipping down to 23), I never had a doubt that it could be accomplished. You see, the Bible tells us that "God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us" can "accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think." This means, that when Christ dwells inside us, you and I have the power to achieve more than we could ever imagine or comprehend. And when you have the faith to step out and attempt the impossible, great and unimaginable things happen for which you can declare "All glory to God".
So knowing that God can do more in us than we have the capacity to conceive, what will you attempt to do today? What action or pursuit will you use to bring Him glory? Because as Greg Warren writes, "The ultimate goal of the universe is to show the glory of God. It is the reason everything exists, including you."
Heavenly Father, thank you being so worthy of all our praise and honor. May every action and pursuit that we undertake, today and every day, be done for the sole purpose of bringing you glory. And may you supply everything we need through your "mighty power" that this might be done. All glory to you God. It's in your precious name we pray Jesus. Amen.
Happy Running!!!
Life - Beckah Shae
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