1) A word in the New Testament which is translated “run” or “ran” is the basis for today’s lesson.
2) This word is used 20 times, and it is used in a variety of ways.
i) The first place we read about running is Mt. 27.
ii) After “Eli, Eli lama sbachtnani” someone “straightaway” (immediately) sprung into action.
3) An unnamed person literally “ran” and got a sponge. He filled w/ vinegar and offered it to the Lord.
4) The reason for this unnamed person running to Jesus with a wet sponge seems to be explained by Jn. 19:28.
5) In Mt. 27:48 because we see a man who was “running” for the sake of Jesus.
i) In our time many will “run” for something, but they do not “run” for the sake of Christ.
ii) We find some who run, but they run away.
iii) We also encounter those who refuse to run; they just sit where they are as a pew warmer.
6) What is our reaction to Jesus Christ of Nazareth? Are we a runner, walker, sitter, or a fleerer?
7) Mt. 28:8 – READ
i) After hearing that Jesus was no longer in the tomb, some ladies “ran” to tell others about the resurrection.
ii) Jesus is so important the Bible people literally “ran” when it came to sharing news about Him.
b) The third place we find our word for “running” is in the book of Mark, Mk. 5:6.
i) According to Mk. 5:3 there was a man “dwelling among the tombs” (this guy lived in a cemetery).
ii) People had tried to bind this man with chains, but chains could not hold him.
8) Verse 6– READ
9) We are not given a specific distance, but this man had to run a ways to get to Christ.
10) We need to be willing to “run for the Lord” and we need to be willing to do it even if it seems He is “afar off.”
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12) The word “run” tells us to start moving (coming) to Jesus Christ as fast as we can.
13) If we start moving towards the Lord, He will start moving towards us.
14) Jas. 4:8 says, “Draw nigh unto God and He will draw nigh unto you.”
15) We also see this fact in Lk. 15:20, another place where our word for “run” is used.
i) A wayward son decided to stop feeding pigs and go back to his home.
ii) This son made a decision to go home and he surely went back as quickly as he could.
iii) I wonder if he “ran” part of the way? The boy may not have run but someone else did.
iv) Lk. 15:20 – While this son was “a great way off” His father saw him.
v) This boy’s father had “compassion” on him and “ran” to him.
16) God tells the world “Run – RUN to me” and “I will come and meet you.”
WE MUST MAKE SURE WE ARE RUNNIGN THE RIGHT WAY.
1) Imagine a football team where a player has the ball and runs to the wrong end of the field.
2) 1 Cor. 9:24, 26 – READ
3) We need to run according to God’s rules to receive the “prize” referred to by Paul.
4) Paul said it is possible to “run well” (Gal. 5:7).
5) God tells us it is possible to “run” in a way where it is not in “vain” (Phil. 2:16).
6) Heb. 12:1-2
