Do you not know that in a race all the runners run,
but only one gets the prize?
Come to the table
The table prepared in the presence of your enemies
Be prepared for the race, refreshed, invigorated
Let your head be anointed with oil
Let your cup overflow
Heavenly fellowship
Heavenly sustenance.
Run with perseverance the race marked out by His hand
Run to finish the race
Run in such a way as to get the prize.
Always be clothed in white
Always anoint your head with oil.
Scriptures:
Psalm 23:5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.
*** AMP footnote
Psalm 23:5 It is difficult for those living in a temperate climate to appreciate, but it was customary in hot climates to anoint the body with oil to protect it from excessive perspiration. When mixed with perfume, the oil imparted a delightfully refreshing and invigorating sensation. Athletes anointed their bodies as a matter of course before running a race. As the body, therefore, anointed with oil was refreshed, invigorated, and better fitted for action, so the Lord would anoint His "sheep" with the Holy Spirit, Whom oil symbolizes, to fit them to engage more freely in His service and run in the way He directs--in heavenly fellowship with Him.
1 Corinthians 9:24 Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize.
Hebrews 12:1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.
Acts 20:24 However, I consider my life worth nothing to me, if only I may finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given methe task of testifying to the gospel of God's grace.
Ecclesiastes 9:8 Always be clothed in white, and always anoint your head with oil.
but only one gets the prize?
Come to the table
The table prepared in the presence of your enemies
Be prepared for the race, refreshed, invigorated
Let your head be anointed with oil
Let your cup overflow
Heavenly fellowship
Heavenly sustenance.
Run with perseverance the race marked out by His hand
Run to finish the race
Run in such a way as to get the prize.
Always be clothed in white
Always anoint your head with oil.
Scriptures:
Psalm 23:5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.
*** AMP footnote
Psalm 23:5 It is difficult for those living in a temperate climate to appreciate, but it was customary in hot climates to anoint the body with oil to protect it from excessive perspiration. When mixed with perfume, the oil imparted a delightfully refreshing and invigorating sensation. Athletes anointed their bodies as a matter of course before running a race. As the body, therefore, anointed with oil was refreshed, invigorated, and better fitted for action, so the Lord would anoint His "sheep" with the Holy Spirit, Whom oil symbolizes, to fit them to engage more freely in His service and run in the way He directs--in heavenly fellowship with Him.
1 Corinthians 9:24 Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize.
Hebrews 12:1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.
Acts 20:24 However, I consider my life worth nothing to me, if only I may finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given methe task of testifying to the gospel of God's grace.
Ecclesiastes 9:8 Always be clothed in white, and always anoint your head with oil.
