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Reward
The Olympic runner competes for the gold medal and the approval of their fellow-man. They run for a flash of glory, worldly fame, and the cheer of the admiring crowd. Their name may appear on the front page of the newspaper or the cover of a sports magazine, and then they are usually archived and forgotten.
Having said all that, the Christian race is very different. The Apostle Paul put it in perspective when he wrote,
“And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible” (1 Corinthians 9:25).
In living the Christian life, we are to live in view of eternity and the Lord’s approval. Paul tells us, “Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of Him” (2 Corinthians 5:9). A life lived in this way will never be forgotten by the Lord Jesus. On the last page of Scripture, He has promised, “And, behold, I come quickly; and My reward is with Me, to give every man according as his work shall be” (Revelation 22:12).
Are you running the Christian race for the world’s approval, or for the Lord’s “Well done” (Matthew 25:21)?
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