1 Such a large crowd of witnesses is all around us! So we must
get rid of everything that slows us down, especially the sin that just won't
let go (Heb. 12:1a.) CEV
It is said that the army of Alexander the Great was
advancing on Persia. The moment arrived when all might be lost. The problem? The
soldiers had accumulated so much plunder from previous victories; the
possessions were beginning to weigh them down. They were no longer like
soldiers—they were like a traveling pawnshop!
Alexander recognized the issue. He ordered that all of
the booty be piled up and burned.
This did not go over well with the soldiers… initially.
In time, they understood their commander’s astuteness. One historian has
written, “It was as if wings had been given to them—they walked lightly again.”
The army proceeded once more to victory.
The writer of Hebrews was seeking to motivate the
Christians to do symbolically the same thing. They were weighed down by false
values, which translated into a defeated lifestyle. He challenged them to take
inventory, and to throw everything away that hindered their walk with Jesus.
Might we be wise to do the same?
Source: Our Daily Bread, July 3, 1992
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