THE RACE
The day any man confesses Jesus
Christ as his Lord and Saviour, that same day, he has been enlisted for the
heavenly race. The participants of this race are enlisted based on certain
qualifications.
The requirement for this race is
SALVATION. Salvation will qualify you for this race. Without genuine salvation,
you won’t be eligible for this race. Salvation is free; no purchase of forms,
no screening, no auditions, Christ paid it all!
Unlike the sprints and long dash
(es) we see here on earth, the heavenly race is the only race where you must
take your Trainer along if you really want to end well. Your Trainer is the
person of the Holy Spirit, The Spirit of Truth. If you take Him along, He will
lead and you must follow.
In this race, you don’t need an athletic build or physique to
participate, because:
1Timothy 4:8 “For bodily exercise profits little: but godliness is
profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that
which is to come.”
Bodily exercises will take us
nowhere; godliness should be our workout routine, should we desire to make it
through. Mind you, your Trainer can help you achieve this.
In this race, the tracks are not
smooth at all. They are full of stones and pebbles of persecution, broken
bottles of setbacks, hills of temptations and a host of other distractions.
In this race, you will get
thirsty and have the need for refreshment; your source of refreshment is the
Living Water, which is the Word OF God. There are hurdles of strife, lust of
the flesh, lust of the eyes and many others.
Many have fallen against these hurdles; so, beware!
Offences can also come from your
fellow sprinters, sometimes in their bid to outrun you; please don’t give in to
this.
In this race, despite having your
Trainer with you, you can still become weary, but some things will rejuvenate
and keep you going; godly counsel (from the word of God, or even fellow
sprinters) and fellowship with the brethren.
Many will stray from this race
due to the love of money, forgetting their focus. This love for money
introduces them to greed. Beware!!!
Many will give up THE TRUE GOSPEL
for Another Self Soothing Gospel.
Oh! There will be barricades of
trials. Some will get here and give up; but please, its for a while and a reason,
don’t give up! Some will unconsciously leave their Trainer out of the race due
to Self Righteousness; and they will end up racing to destruction. This self
righteousness will make them mock and scorn at others, believing they are the
best.
Some will fall at the mercy of
pride, then they get discouraged but with the perfect fellowship, they would be
up again after being fed from the Living Water.
Bitterness will seize many due to
the offences they had suffered and it brings in unforgiveness (leaving them with an Incurable Wound).
Be careful!
Some will make it to Eternal Life
which is the finish line. No ordinal positioning or arrangement like it is with
the sprints here on earth.
May God help us to finish well.
Amen!
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