" In a race everyone runs, but only one person gets first prize. So run your race to win. To win the contest you must deny yourselves many things that would keep you from doing your best. An athlete goes to all this trouble just to win a blue ribbon or a silver cup, but we do it for a heavenly reward that never disappears." (1 Cor 9:24-26 TLB) A famous catch line from Wide World of Sports was "The thrill of victory and the agony of defeat!" No one goes through the sacrifice and preparation for a competition to experience defeat. The goal is to win; that is the believer's incentive in life! We are in it, to win it!
PRAYER: Lord, we faithfully run this race of life that we may ultimately receive the prize, eternal life with you! Thank you that we will not fail to reach our goal. Amen!
1 Tim 6:12. . . .Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses. KJV
No comments:
Post a Comment