The Spirit told me to Run

Written by: Andrew Friesen on 9/9/2011

The bible talks a lot about running:  

David 

“Therefore David ran and stood over the Philistine, took his sword and drew it out of its sheath and killed him, and cut off his head with it.” 1 Samuel 17:51

Phillip the Evangelist

Then the Spirit said to Philip, “Go near and overtake this chariot.” 

So Philip ran to him, and heard him reading the prophet Isaiah, and said, “Do you understand what you are reading?” Acts 8:29-30

Paul the Apostle said, “Therefore I run thus: not with uncertainty.” 1 Corinthians 9:26.  

I’m so thankful that by the grace of God I can say the same thing.  I don’t run with uncertainty.  No.  I’m absolutely CERTAIN what the heartbeat of God is.  Souls! Souls! Souls!

Ever since the Holy Spirit touched my life while leading a young man to the Lord May of 1999, I have never stopped RUNNING with the gospel.  We are not running a 100 meter dash, but rather A RELAY RACE and WE are holding the BATON of the gospel in our hands.  We are surrounded by a great cloud of witnesses cheering us on.  All the great missionaries and evangelists of old are gone.  Now it’s OUR turn.  What a privilege! Your thoughts? -Andrew