DEREK Redmond was a runner on the British sprint team. He was running the four-by-four hundred relay with his teammates. At the onset of the race, his team was moving nicely along the track. Then came the baton handoff to Derek. His job was to bring it home. His last leg of the race should have brought his team and good ol\u2019 England a gold medal. But as he turned the corner, he pulled an Achilles tendon and fell flat on his face. He lay there on the ground, in desperate pain. He didn\u2019t want to be there, but he was in too much pain to get up.<\/p>\n
He began to crawl along the track. You could hear a pin drop, as all eyes focused on him trying to scratch his way forward. It was in the midst of this unfolding drama that a man came down from the stands, went over to the track, and picked up Derek Redmond.<\/p>\n
One of the judges said, \u201cI am sorry, sir, you must leave the track.\u201d<\/p>\n
The older gentleman waved his hand and said, \u201cLeave me alone, this is my boy.\u201d<\/p>\n
Derek Redmond\u2019s father left the stands from on high and came down where Derek Redmond had fallen down to the dust, the dirt of defeat. He picked him up and put him on over his shoulder. He put his arms around his son\u2019s waist and helped him cross the finish line. The crowd stood up in applause. Derek Redmond and his father got more applause than the runners who didn\u2019t fall at all. The people who never fell didn\u2019t need help from their daddy. The people who never fell never needed help. They were sufficient to make it on their own.<\/p>\n
Today, there is someone in the stands who sits up high, who is willing to come down, pick you up, and let you put your arm around His shoulder. He\u2019ll put His arm around your waist, and He\u2019ll drag you across the finish line. You can still come across the line, a winner, for the glory of God, by relying on Him to carry you through.772<\/p>\n
[God\u2019s Deliverance; God\u2019s Presence; Help; Jesus, Relationship with]<\/p>\n
Ps. 46:1; Isa. 40:31<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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