"I do all this for the sake of the gospel, that I may share in its blessings. 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. " 1 Corinthians 9:23-25 (NIV)
After a lengthy discourse on all the things that he would do to win souls for Christ, Paul here encourages the people to live their lives as if they are in a race that they want to win. Most races are run for short lived goal, but the Christian race is run for an imperishable eternal crown.
Like the single minded athlete or runner in training who is focused on winning, we should have that same type of focus when we work for The Lord. We need to prepare for our race. W e need to run our race with diligence. We need to keep our focus on the prize. Our prize is to hear Jesus say "Well done, good and faithful servant ..."
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