Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses ...
Hebrews 12:1
We are in a race, folks, observed and cheered on by a cloud of witnesses. Who are these spectators? They are the ones spoken of in Hebrews 11, the heroes of faith ...
Shortly before He was to die outside Jerusalem on a hill called Calvary, Elijah and Moses appeared with Jesus on Mt. Hermon (Matthew 17). They had come, if you would, to cheer Him on.
So too, it is my firm conviction that right now, you and I are being cheered on by those in heaven. Furthermore, I believe the clouds spoken of in I Thessalonians 4:17, in which we will be caught up during the Rapture, are not of the cumulus or nimbus variety. Rather, they’re clouds of those who have gone before us.
Next time you feel you’re being ‘wailed on’, think of Jonah. He’s up there cheering you on.
Next time you feel like you’re in a fiery trial, look for Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego in the stands.
Next time you feel like you’re up against a giant of a problem, remember David, the giant-slayer, and take heart.
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