Romans 3:23
” For all have sinned and fall short of the GLORY OF GOD”
24. ” and all are justified freely by HIS grace through
redemption that came by Christ Jesus.”

( I know this is a Grandma thing ) ….but this is how
I seen it and it touched me deeply…..

Tanner was up, the LAST race of the meet….
Starts at 5:00 ends at around 8:00 ….
and it is GOOD FAMILY TIME…. love it !

But it was…THE LAST RACE of that meet.

RELAY –
Tanner is the last leg…
Something happened, in the first three….
That Tanner was like, at least –
a HALF A LAP…Down,
many had left the stands, all others
had finished …and so in the stands it
FELT LIKE THE MEET WAS OVER…

But there was Tanner, just starting HIS LEG…
“WAY BEHIND”…….
and giving it all he had…..
but NO CHANCE at all of winning…
but NO CHANCE at all of doing anything but,
finishing.

And what was going on INSIDE THE TRACK…
in the GRASS ?
Was his little blonde sister….
With her purple sleeves….
and her RED TRACK Shirt…
and her hair tide back….
RUNNING, right along side…
” HER BROTHER ”
ALL THE WAY TO THE FINISH…….

It stopped you…
It gave you a deep sense of LOVE….
IT gave you ” I am your SISTER ”
I am in your life for YOU…………
not me..
She gained nothing by RUNNING WITH HIM….
HE GAINED everything by Having her love and support….

And so it is with JESUS CHRIST…
What did HE GAIN, by dying for us ?
What did WE GAIN, by HIM dying for us ?

All = everyone…
Where ever they are in the race
Where ever their lives started FROM…
Some from homes with Mom’s + Dad’s who LOVE JESUS
Some from homes with no Mom or Dad…
Some start the race w/ physical difficulties..
Some start the race smart, some not ?
Some………..no ALL…

For ALL have sinned…
We can’t exclude the people that drive us nuts.
We can’t exclude the people that just are…
We can’t exclude NO ONE… on this earth……

We need to RUN BESIDE THEM…
What was in Reesey’s heart to even think of running beside ?
What was in her mind….. TANNER was..
where he was AT…
and how much she loved him….
And she wanted to encourage him along
HIS…HIS….HIS RACE ..
not hers…….I still can not stop thinking of it….

I pray God embeds and I own….and I will run…
beside ALL…….no excuses….ALL.