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希伯來書十二章1至3節
1我們既有這許多的見證人，如同雲彩圍著我們，就當放下各樣的重擔，脫去容易纏累我們的罪，存心忍耐，奔那擺在我們前頭的路程，
2仰望為我們信心創始成終的耶穌（或作：仰望那將真道創始成終的耶穌）。他因那擺在前面的喜樂，就輕看羞辱，忍受了十字架的苦難，便坐在神寶座的右邊。
3那忍受罪人這樣頂撞的，你們要思想，免得疲倦灰心。
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可是，希伯來書的作者卻直言，我們應該定睛仰望主耶穌基督。第十一章所列出的連串人物，都是專心信靠神的信心偉人；然而，他們都只是像我們一般的普通人，不能像基督一樣成為我們的完美典範。
作者指出，基督徒的人生仿如參加一場競賽。基督徒不是像遊客般四處閒蕩，反而卻像一個參與朝聖的長跑者，要跑往主耶穌基督那裡；而且，在過程中還要變得愈來愈像基督。
這正是每個基督徒的明確目標。這個過程從今生開始，一直要到天堂才到終結。無論稱之為競賽或長大成熟的過程都沒有分別，因為目標都在於每天與主同行。神已預定了每個信徒所跑的賽道，任何信徒都沒有藉口不參與。
我們身上若有任何重擔，勢必妨礙我們賽跑。重擔未必是外加的，反而大多是繫於我們的心思意念。我們經常說：「做這件事有甚麼問題啊？」但其實，我們應該經常反問：「我若做這件事，或是作這個決定，究竟對我的基督徒生命是有益還是有損？它會幫助我愈來愈像基督，還是妨礙我與基督的關係？」我們若真誠剖析自己的動機，然後作出明智的決定，必然會使我們愈來愈像基督。
反思：
反觀本週我的人生競賽，究竟是後退還是向前？
WHO ARE YOU LOOKING AT?
Hebrews 12:1-3
1Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us,
2 looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
3 For consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners against Himself, lest you become weary and discouraged in your souls.
Message
One of the easiest things that a Christian can do is to look at other Christians. We compare ourselves with them and then think that we are either better or worse than they are.
But the writer to the Hebrews says straight out that the person we should keep our eyes on is Jesus Christ. The men and women mentioned in chapter 11 are all wonderful people. They all had a great faith in a great God. But they were only human like us and could never be the perfect example that Christ is.
How is our Christian life to be lived? The answer here is that it is like running a race. A Christian is not a tourist wandering around looking at everything. A Christian is a pilgrim and a runner headed toward Jesus Christ or it might be better to say, toward being more and more like Christ.
This is one of the definite purposes in being a Christian. It is a process which begins here on earth but which is only completed in heaven. Call it a race, call it growth, call it maturing, it will always be the same- the need of moving on daily with Christ. No believer is excused from this God appointed activity.
There are weights which will hinder our running. They are not always on the outside because they actually begin in our heart and mind. We often hear it asked 'What is the harm in it?' when really the question ought to be 'Will this thing, this action, this decision help or hinder my Christian life?' Is it something that will help me grow more like Christ or is it something that may come between me and Christ! If we make our decisions in the light of that question, it will help us be more like what we should be for Christ.
A THOUGHT FOR TODAY:
How far have I gone in the Christian race this week?