I've run a decent number of 5k events, and the hardest part is always from mile 2 to mile 3. The easiest part is the last 0.1, as you hear people at the finish and it comes into sight, it's easy to forget the aches and pains and find some energy left in the tank to push to the finish. Adrenaline kicks in!
Paul is telling us that should be the feeling of the life of faith. There's always a lot of aches and pains behind us, and we're often carrying those with us, but when we come to Christ and remind ourselves of Christ's promises and the glories of God's Kingdom, it should give us a foretaste, a sample, of the wondrous Kingdom riches that await us, and the overwhelming sense of God's glory should help motivate us to push on, leaving behind the aches and pains and being caught up in the adrenaline of sensing the nearness of God's glory.
It's a beautiful image, and one I pray we can all find and maintain, that we might be caught up in the goodness of God and pressing on towards the Kingdom. May the proximity of it fill our senses and help us strain forward in our prayers and service and fellowship and study, that we may be renewed and energized the Holy Spirit in all we do.
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