WINNING THE RACE
Text: 1 Corinthians 9:24-25
By: Adeaga O. Favour
No athlete pays a great price, punishing himself everyday and giving himself sleepless nights practicing just because he wants to do it for fun; there is a goal ahead of him and that is to win the prize. That is the motivation behind all the trainings he engages himself in.
Christianity is a race everyone who claims to be a follower of Christ engages in. Heb 12:1 admonishes us to run the race set before us, so whether you are set or not, conscious of it or not, as long as you claim to be for Christ, you are also engaged in the race.
But as much as we all are in the race, not everyone will get the prize! What's your motive and what price are you paying to wear the crown? Christianity is not a bread and butter thing, it is a serious business with a high demand and your determination to give it all it takes places you on the pedestal to get the crown.
REFLECTION FOR TODAY:
With the way you run your Christian race, do you think you will qualify for a crown?
PRAY:
Father, please help me not to miss it at the end of my race on earth.