As we compete in sport either recreationally or professionally we all compete for a prize. That prize is different for each one of us. For some it is about the victory over others, for some it is about victory over difficult circumstances (such as disability) for others it could be a victory over inactivity. Each perosns motives have value for that individual. But ultimately there is one outcome that we should all be striving for and looking to achieve. That outcome is eternal life!
In reading 2 Timothy I came across a piece in Chapter 4, Verse 6-8. This really struck home. Is this not the ultimate that all of us should be able to say at the end of our short time here on earth? Is this not what each athlete should be able to say when he / she competes for that "victory" within their sporting endevours? It reads "My life is being given as an offering to God, and the time has come for me to leave this life. I have fought the good fight, i have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Now, a crown is being held for me - a crown of being right with God..."
This verse then makes me think about what Riaan (Eastside Community church - Senior Pastor) often says about being the ultimate satisfaction when God will one day say to you as it is written in Matthew 25 verse 21 "... Well done, good and faithful servant..."
What a challenge has been set for each of us. The challenge to fight the good fight, to finish the race, to have kep the faith and in turn one day hear the Lord say to us "Well done my good and faithful servant"
Be blessed
SB
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