1 Corinthians 9:26-27
"I therefore so run, not as uncertainly; so fight I,
not as one that beateth the air: But I keep under my body,
and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have
preached to others, I myself should be a castaway".
and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have
preached to others, I myself should be a castaway".
This life would not be a real challenge if one never tried to gain success. But life feels like a battle because of the universe which we live in. We must stand on our faith for our faithfulness will be redeemed. A weak soldier can not win a battle; A slow runner can not win a race. We must always be pressing onward to a goal.
To win the fight and to be victorious in the race demands discipline. We have to discipline our bodies. It is one of the neglected facts of spiritual life that very often spiritual depression comes from nothing else than physical unfitness. If a man is going to do his best work in anything he must have the fittest body when he does it.
We must also discipline our minds and it is one of the tragedies of life, that most of us refuse to think until we become incapable of thinking. We can not solve problems by refusing to see them or by running away from them. We must discipline our souls, we can do so by facing life's sorrows, it's temptations with the strength God gives and it's disappointments with courage. My Friends, How much more should a Christian discipline himself to win the crown which is eternal life?
Amen!
Reading: 1 Cor. 9:22-27
Ref: HG SB; DSB
To win the fight and to be victorious in the race demands discipline. We have to discipline our bodies. It is one of the neglected facts of spiritual life that very often spiritual depression comes from nothing else than physical unfitness. If a man is going to do his best work in anything he must have the fittest body when he does it.
We must also discipline our minds and it is one of the tragedies of life, that most of us refuse to think until we become incapable of thinking. We can not solve problems by refusing to see them or by running away from them. We must discipline our souls, we can do so by facing life's sorrows, it's temptations with the strength God gives and it's disappointments with courage. My Friends, How much more should a Christian discipline himself to win the crown which is eternal life?
Amen!
Reading: 1 Cor. 9:22-27
Ref: HG SB; DSB
May God Bless You
And Your Family
Minister Robert A. Lail Sr.
The Cross Life Ministry
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