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Remember the movie, Ben Hur? It came out in 1959. The movie won 11 Oscars and was over three and a half hours long. The most memorable scene in the film is the chariot race. Charlton Heston was trained for five weeks before the shooting of that scene. Heston was grateful for the trainer's guidance, but even with all of the preparation, he still felt nervous about interacting with other chariots.

He told the trainer, “All the time it's just been you and me and this one team, several hours a day. When we do this sequence there'll be eight other teams out there. That's not so easy.”

So the trainer looked at Heston and gave him a great piece of advice. He said, “Chuck, you just make sure you stay in the chariot. I guarantee you're gonna win.”

Heston's job was to stay in the chariot and he would win. Our job is to stay faithful to our Lord who gave Himself for us so that we could be saved. May we be found faithful.

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