Comrades Marathon

This weekend (Sunday the 15th of June to be precise), was the the running of the Comrades Marathon. Man I really have not worked out quite what would 'drive' a person to do this. One guy was running and completed his 43rd marathon. You do the maths (43 x 89km). That is like running from Pretoria to Port Elizabeth 3 x. that does not even include all the thousands of km's training. Anyway, i was fortunate enough to be able to go to Durban and witness this event, most of it on the back of a motor bike.

It was amazing for me to the number of people running with banners and t-shirts proclaiming Gods love and strength in their lives.

As I said I spent most of the race on the back of a motor bike. What was really cool was that the biker guys were Christian bikers. The whole day I had their 'Motto' verse running through my head.
Hebrews 4 v 12. So what did it say. Well when i got back to the hotel i quickly checked it out and this is what it said "For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of my soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart." Verse 13 is also special so I read it to "And no creature is hidden from his sight, but all are naked and exposed to the eyes of him to whom we must give account" (ESV).

Once again an amazing verse. The word of God is living, and this is encouraging to think that the Bible is as relevant today as it was thousands of years ago and it will be until the ends of time. The word of God gets to the point of the matter, to the deepest roots of our existence. It is the challenge for us to live by it and to use it as our Blue Print of life.

As for Verse 13 it is encouraging and challenging to think that everything we do, feel, say and believe is visible to God. We are all Naked & Exposed to Him. the final challenge is that we will all one day give account for our lives, actions, thoughts and interactions and that none of it will be hidden. So in everything we do lets keep ourselves firmly focused on Him and go to God for our source of strength and direction.

SB