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“They do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible” (1 Corinthians 9:25).
Those chosen to compete in the Olympics are excited. Most will come home without any medals, for there are only three winners in each event, and they will receive gold, silver or bronze medals. Some really good athletes have won more than one coveted gold medal.
Yet the Word of God calls all these medals “a corruptible crown,” for they are only for this life. The world may praise those who excel in the games, but then the individual gets older and can no longer compete. The world soon forgets about them. Sometimes even the medals get lost. I read about a man who won a gold medal in rowing back in 1935, but then a squirrel somehow stole his medal, and many years later he found it in a nest in his attic!
When we live for the Lord’s glory in this world, no one else may notice, but the Lord is keeping a careful record of all that is done for Him. In a coming day, He will give out His rewards, and they will not be merely for time. No, they will be “incorruptible,” and will last for all eternity. That reward will never get lost!
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