Every summer our church has a theme. Last year it was "Endless Summer" in the spirit of the Beach Boys' greatest album from the '70's. With the Summer Olympics taking place this year we thought it would be fun to play with idea of the image of the olympic athlete as a model for the christian life. The apostle Paul uses this analogy several times in his letters challenging believers to run the race of life as one who is going for the gold! He writes in Philippians 3:14, "I press on to the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus." So that is what we are doing. Pressing On. We are figuring our what that means. In most cases it means exerting more effort in pursuing God than we are right now.
It means making a decision to really want to know Christ. It means dedication and commitment. The christian should have the drive of a Wilma Rudolph. Check it out.
Don't be a spiritual couch potato. Get in the race!
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