{"id":32462,"date":"2019-05-09T16:49:15","date_gmt":"2019-05-09T21:49:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mbcpathway.local\/?p=32462"},"modified":"2019-04-23T10:50:03","modified_gmt":"2019-04-23T15:50:03","slug":"run-in-such-a-way-that-you-may-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mbcpathway.com\/2019\/05\/09\/run-in-such-a-way-that-you-may-win\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Run in such a way that you may win\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\"><strong>ST. JOHN \u2013<\/strong> For most Americans, the act of running is a necessary evil. We run to keep up with our children, to maintain health, to not be embarrassed in a swimsuit, or to justify our Thanksgiving feasting. Very few of us look forward to the grueling effort of training and perseverance necessary to be successful in a race. And yet as any serious runner will passionately explain, success comes only when motivated and driven by a clear purpose. Recently in the 2019 Boston Marathon, a former marine\u2019s legs gave out forcing him to finish by crawling to the finish line. When asked what motivated him to not give up, he explained that he ran in memory of his fallen comrades saying, \u201cThey [his fallen friends] went through much worse, so I run for them and their families.\u201d His purpose for running was what drove him, and it led to a greater significance than simply being the first to finish.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_30780\" style=\"width: 273px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30780\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-30780\" src=\"https:\/\/mbcpathway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Jeremiah-Greever-263x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"263\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mbcpathway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Jeremiah-Greever-263x300.jpeg 263w, https:\/\/mbcpathway.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Jeremiah-Greever.jpeg 596w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 263px) 100vw, 263px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-30780\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Greever<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">In a similar way, Scripture addresses the purpose and motivation in running the race of the Christian life. Paul uses the running analogy in 1 Corinthians 9:24 saying, \u201cDo you not know that those who run in a race all run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may win.\u201d This applicable illustration focuses less on who wins the race (all faithful Christians receive an eternal reward), but instead highlights why a Christian ought to run the race. To Paul, the purpose of the Christian life is to \u201crun in such a way that you may win\u201d and ultimately receive an imperishable prize (9:25). Our motivation is to one day come before the Lord and hear those precious words, \u201cWell done, good and faithful servant\u201d (Matt. 25:21).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">Until that celebration, honest believers understand that the Christian race is similar to the physical race \u2013 often long, difficult, and painful. Following Christ is not meant to be comfortable, but it is meant to be purposeful. Therefore, Christian, don\u2019t give up the race until you\u2019ve crossed God\u2019s finish line. Regardless of your season in life, keep pushing to achieve the crown of life, knowing God\u2019s not through with you yet. May our lives be driven to \u201crun with endurance the race set before us\u201d (Heb. 12:1), so that we might come to the end of our lives and triumphantly declare, \u201cI have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith\u201d (2 Tim. 4:7).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\"><i>(Jeremiah Greever is the senior pastor of First Baptist Church, St. John.)<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For most Americans, the act of running is a necessary evil. 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