May You Finish This Race Well

There are plenty of things you can seek
And down every path, there is something to find
There is only one path that leads to life, everlasting
To hunger and thirst for righteousness
That’s the call
To give YHWH your all
A posture of surrendering your stance
Bowing only to One, who did not choose you by chance
You were hand-picked and handmade
By the Creator of everything
He created the sun, the moon, and the stars
And He created you
Every detail, curated to perfection
He spent time creating you
Will you allow Him to complete His work?
Will you surrender to the process?
Let Him mould and shape you
Like clay, the only way for it to be shaped is when it yields and softens to the Potter’s hands
He is shaping and moulding you into a unique creation
Created to bring Him glory
Masterpieces take time
They’re detailed and precise
Daily surrender is the price
The Kingdom we seek daily
No other path will suffice
Our souls are wanting and empty
Water won’t do
Our souls need living water to hydrate our parched land
No other name
No other way
But one
To walk:
In Truth
In Surrender
In Belief
Nothing better, nothing greater
Then to lay your life down for your Creator
In death is the only way to find life
A death to one’s self
Is the path to the truth
Start on that path in your youth
Walk in His ways, He’ll never forsake you
He’ll keep you, He’ll mould you
But first, He will break you

He’ll show you who you are
All your muck and your scars
The death of His son cleanses our souls
His death and resurrection makes us whole
A sacrifice was needed
Blood had to be shed
To cover the sins of men, otherwise, we would remain dead
Believe in the son
He will set you free
Because who the son sets free is free indeed
What lies do you need to no longer believe?
The enemy will give his all to keep your eyes
From the truth and distract you in your youth
If he can get you to take your eyes off of Yahshua and focus on yourself
Your situation, your circumstances, the impossibilities you seem to be facing
He’ll have you in this world chasing
Sins and pleasures, complaining and gossiping
And before you know it, your daily time with the Most High will become time wasted
With something else on the altar
Possessions, money, fitness
It’s all the same – when it comes before YHWH
Doesn’t matter what it is
If it’s before Him it’s on the altar of your heart
And now you’re bowing to an idol created by the hands of man
And not to the Creator Himself
We are to love Him with our everything
He is to have our hearts
What does that look like?
What do you think on?
What do you talk about?
How often do you pray?
Always, all throughout your day?
Or is prayer something you’ve forgotten about
Like a book left on the shelf
Taken out at a meal, because we still bless our food
But everything else is in the rearview
We’ve given YHWH His categories of our life, He can touch
May I submit to you that He should have all of you
Including that thing you forgot about too
We’re to give Him all our hurts, pains, and shames
And the good stuff too – the job, the house
Do you have stuff, or does your stuff have you?
Is peace your portion or chaos your master?
We can serve but one

Our Master the Creator
Or Satan the traitor
The choice is yours
You’ve got nothing to prove
Because you, as you are, have everything to lose
If you choose the Creator, you choose life
If you choose you, you choose death
There’s only one way forward
Do you know who puts the breath in your lungs, who gave you another day?
Do you know your Creator?
There is only but one we can serve
You’re fooling yourself if you say you serve no one
That means you’ve chosen yourself
That’s the road that leads to destruction
There is a way out
A path to freedom and peace can be found
Through our Saviour Yahshua, the Prince of Peace
Who took our sins on himself and made them as far as the West is from the East
Never to meet again
May you take time to reflect
And consider the path you are on
The path to death
Or the path to life
Many will listen, few will hear
For those whose armours were pierced
The Father waits for you to draw near
His desire is for all to enter the Kingdom
The days of darkness are near
Don’t trust in yourself, it will lead you astray
Choose the Maker of your life, the One and only true way
Through Yahshua our Messiah
The son of the Most High
He reveals the Father to you
Will you walk in the path of old?
The only path to life is one where you lay it down
The kingdom of darkness will welcome you with open arms
Your destination on that path is despair
The Kingdom of light, a fight for your life
With a destination that leads to life
It’s not about how you start but how you finish
Will you finish the race?
Will you wear a victors’ crown?
Train hard, be diligent, lean not on yourself
Be encouraged by the brethren

You’re not on your own
We are an army of soldiers for the Kingdom
We may be small in number, but we’re strong in the spirit
For we fight not against flesh and blood
Our weapons are not carnal
Our victory, not in ourselves
But we belong to our Creator
He fights our battles
We surrender and pray
That we make it to that day
Where we hear
“Well done, My good and faithful servant”
May you be faithful til the end
And receive the prize of everlasting life

Submitted by Maya Oppermann