SERIOUS DEEP THINKERS REASON: Run the Race With Endurance “Let us run with endurance the race that is set before us.”—HEB. 12:1. Each year, marathons are held in many places. The so-called elite runners enter the race with one objective—to win. Most others who participate aim a bit lower. For them, just to finish the race is an accomplishment to be proud of. In the Bible, the Christian life course has been compared to a race. The apostle Paul called this point to the attention of his fellow Christians in ancient Corinth in his first letter to them. He wrote: “Do you not know that the runners in a race all run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may attain it.”—1 Cor. 9:24. Was Paul saying that only one of those Christians would gain the prize of life and all the rest would run in vain? Of course not! Runners in the competitions trained and exerted themselves rigorously with the goal of becoming the winner. Paul wanted his fellow Christians to exert themselves that way in their quest for everlasting life. Doing so, they could hope to gain the prize of life. Yes, in the Christian race, all who finish win that prize. Those words are encouraging, yet sobering, to all who have taken up the race for life today. Why? Because the prize—whether life in heaven or life in Paradise on earth—is beyond compare. True, the race is long and arduous; there are many obstacles, distractions, and dangers along the way. (Matt. 7:13, 14)
Posted on: Thu, 13 Jun 2013 12:47:48 +0000
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