"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 a man running aimlessly, I do not fight like a man beating the air. No, I BEAT 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
We are in the most real, most true race of our lives. "Salvation is a gift of grace but rewards are earned," is a quote found in my Bible. We cannot earn heaven but every day we have an opporutnity to "store up treasures in heaven."
Let yourself be inspired by the Olympians. If they are willing to go into such strict training for their own glory and crown, may we be willing to give it all we've got for the Glory of God here and now and a reward from our Father when we will meet him face to face.
Live your life today, knowing and believing that Your Father in Heaven sees everything you do and knows every reason you do it.
"Be careful not to do your 'acts of righteousness' before men, to be seen by them. If you do, you will have NO REWARD from your Father in heaven. So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by men. I (JESUS) TELL YOU THE TRUTH, they have received their reward in full. But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be done in secret. THEN YOUR FATHER, WHO SEES WHAT IS DONE IN SECRET, WILL REWARD YOU." Matthew 6:1-4
Today matters. May we live in the light of eternity. Blessings from Bombadil. Kristy Joy LInk
