Time to Run

“Right away a woman came to him whose little girl was possessed by a demon. She had heard about Jesus and now she came and fell at his feet.” Mark 7:25

She was in desperate straits. There was nowhere to turn. She was not part of the accepted religious people of her time. She was a Greek, a Gentile; she was outside the circle of those who had the golden ticket to God’s blessings. There were pagan gods, to be sure. She could bow to nearly any idol of her choosing.

Knocking Down Hurdles

“You must be willing to wait without giving up. After you have done what God wants you to do, God will give you what He promised you.” Hebrews 10:36

I had one significant misunderstanding about track and field until late into my teens; I thought that a runner had to jump the hurdles without touching even one. Imagine my surprise to see runners actually kick a hurdle or two over, yet continue in the race. I thought there must be some sort of penalty. But no, you could kick every hurdle down as long as you went over them all. Of course, it slowed your whole race down quite a bit, so it made sense to leap across without touching them.