I
do all things for the sake of the gospel, so that I may become a fellow
partaker of it.
Do
you not know that those who run in a race all run, but only one receives the
prize? Run in such a way that you may
win.
Everyone
who competes in the games exercises self-control in all things. They do it to receive a perishable wreath,
but we an imperishable. Therefore I run I
such a way, as not without aim; I box in such a way as not beating the air; but
I discipline my body and make it my slave, so that, after I have preached to
others, I myself will not be disqualified.
1
Corinthians 9:23-27
The
Apostle Paul had plenty of faults to overcome when he became a Christian. He was a bully and unmerciful. He put himself above the laws of God which he
thought he was enforcing. But Paul’s
conversion put all those things behind him and created in him a new attitude of
mercy. Out of this came the dynamic
evangelist who boldly proclaimed the gospel.
How
did Paul become such a dynamo? It was the
power of God in his life which transformed him, and Paul not being timid
readily admitted that he struggled with temptation. Paul is an example to us, that we too can purposefully
live our lives in service to God, so that we can gain the imperishable prize –
eternal life.
Do
not discount your salvation. Seize the
promises of God, and run in such a way that you may win.
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