Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up.  It knows it must run faster than the fastest lion or it will be killed.  Every morning a lion wakes up.  It knows it must outrun the slowest gazelle or it will starve to death.  It doesn’t matter whether you are a lion or a gazelle; when the sun comes up, you’d better be running.

 

Charles Spurgeon puts it this way, “If you are not seeking the Lord, the Devil is seeking you.  If you are not seeking the Lord, judgment is at your heels.”

 

In the Christian life, it’s not enough to simply wake up.  We are called to run, to become more like Christ, to press ahead in godliness.

 

How fast are you running today?

 

Blessings for the day and God Bless America!

CH Mike

 

Michael L. Raymo

CH (LTC) US Army Retired

Staff Chaplain

Birmingham VA Medical Center

700 S. 19th Street

Birmingham, AL 35233

205.933.8101 ext 5522

 

To Heal Sometimes; To Restore Often; To Comfort Always