Hebrews 12:1 
Therefore 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, 

Application: 

Chapter 11 is a long chain of testimonies about what faith can do. Then the author says, Therefore, since we also have such a large cloud of witnesses surrounding us … let us run with endurance. This large cloud of witnesses is that group of approved believers in heaven who inspire believers on earth to live in agreement with their faith and accomplish God’s kingdom purpose in history. 

It’s like parading a previous boxing champion through the ring before a title fight. He shakes the contestants’ hands and says, “I’ve been through this, and I testify that you can endure and emerge as a victor.” The author wants his audience to lay aside every hindrance and the sin that so easily ensnares. Their spiritual immaturity and unwillingness to grow through living by faith had become an encumbrance.

An Olympic sprinter strips off his warm-up gear to eliminate extra weight and wind resistance. Similarly, we need to jettison unbelief and anything in our lives that might trip us up spiritually and prevent us from running the race well to the finish line.

Reference: Tony Evans, The Tony Evans Bible Commentary (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2019), 1331.

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