No. 014 · Surrender · Faith
What Are You Refusing to Let Go?
Hebrews 12:1-2 ESV
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Sometimes we pack way more than we were meant to carry… Control, Backup plans, “Just in case,” He might’ve never asked us to bring those. What are you refusing to let go? “…let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus.” — Hebrews 12:1-2 ESV Can you really follow where He’s leading while holding onto what He’s asking you to leave behind?
Comic transcript
What Are You Refusing to Let Go? — Risen Archive comic no. 014.
Panel 1. Jesus invites the boy, who is sitting on the ground. Jesus: Cmon, follow me on an adventure!
Me: Okay! Let me grab a few things with me.
Panel 2. the boy shoulders an enormous overstuffed backpack. Jesus: You can’t possibly bring all that.
Me: I can carry it.
Panel 3. the boy lies flattened under the pile while Jesus covers his face. Me: I can’t carry it :(
Jesus: You don’t have to carry all that, I’ve got you.
Panel 4. the boy walks on freely beside Jesus. What are you refusing to let go?
Closing card: “…let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus.” — Hebrews 12:1-2 ESV
Can you really follow where He’s leading while holding onto what He’s asking you to leave behind?