Sunday, March 27, 2011

Run to Win!

I went to Barnes & Noble this weekend looking for the book "Run to Overcome".  This is the story of long distance runner and 2009 NYC Marathon winner Meb Keflezighi.

On the inside of the book jacket is the phrase "running is like life".  In addition is 1 Corinthians 9:24 which says, "Don't you know that the runners in a stadium all race, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way to win the prize."

All of us are not world class athletes that have the chance to win every race we enter, but we all race to win. We may want to set a new PR for the distance or simply finish, but in any case, achieving the specific goal we set for the race....we will have won.

The same is true in our daily lives as we run with God. We should all race to win. By glorifying God by making disciples of all nations, we are that world class athlete leading the pack to the ultimate finish line in Jesus Christ.

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