An Olympic Gold medal is the greatest prize in many sports, and only one person can win it in each event. But what next?
Sugar Ray Leonard said this:
“Although it was a great accomplishment to win a gold medal, as soon as they put it on you, that's it; your career is over.”
For Christians, the prize in the race of life is much Greater than Gold, as Paul writes:
“Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last, but we do it to get a crown that will last forever. Therefore I do not run like someone running aimlessly; I do not fight like a boxer beating the air. No, I strike a blow to my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize.” 1 Corinthians 9:24-27 [NIV]
Tim Norman
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