Championship Living : 1 Cor 9:24-27

Who doesn't love sports?  My favorite time to watch them is during the playoffs.  The stakes are high because everyone is working so hard to win that elusive championship.  Athletes train for years, decades, in preparation to compete at the highest levels.

What does this have to do with Scripture?  Paul makes an interesting parallel that we can learn a trove of wisdom from!  Walking with Christ is like athletics.  There's a huge level of dedication required.  What's more, there is a reward to be earned.  So it is with Christ.

I'll say that again, there is a reward for living and serving the Lord righteously, and it's about way more than just heaven.  Jesus already won that prize for us, but there is more.  That is why sanctification, clean living, and obedience is still important now.  That gets lost sometimes in messages and Christian rhetoric today.  Just like athletes, every day we serve Him really does matter.  It has an effect on us and those around us.

Are you living well?  Are you training in Him well?  You have a race to run and an eternal part to play in His Kingdom.  Press play to hear more.

I may do a part 2.  There's more to unpack.

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