John 6:68  Simon Peter answered Him, "Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life."

He used to have the cutest beagle. His name was Howard. Howard could run. He could put in eight miles like nobody's business! Problem: sometimes, Howard would run away.

One summer day, Howard was running away, again! He caught up with him and got to within ten feet of that stubborn dog. Howard stopped dead in his tracks. They looked at each other eyeball to eyeball. Howard had a choice. He could either listen to him or take off running, again!

So do you. So do I. We all run. Then we run some more. What are we running from? We're running from our past. Our past? It's not pretty. It's full of frustrations and failures. It's full of pain and deep disappointment. Our past is marked by selfishness and sin, pride and pretending.

None of us have to run through life. Jesus has the words of eternal life. Here are three of His best words in John's Gospel: "It is finished" (John 19:30. The Savior didn't say, "It's begun." "It's initiated." "It's a work in progress."  His atoning work is finished. Done. Complete. For us! We can stop running now and instead stop, turn around, look straight into the Savior's tender eyes, and then fall into His strong and loving arms.

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