1 Corinthians 9:24-27 [NIV] ‘..Run in such a way as to get the prize. Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last, but we do it to get a crown that will last forever.’
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Jeremiah 4-6, Psalms 14
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As a young man, Charles Finney relentlessly pursued a career in the legal profession. At the same time, he also served in the local Presbyterian church, leading the choir. However, while he outwardly appeared to be a Christian, inwardly he was never sure of his salvation.
One day, he decided that he must settle the question of his soul’s salvation. So he went alone into the woods, kneeled by a log, and prayed earnestly until he had fully surrendered his life to Christ.
His conviction was so strong that the next morning at the law office, Finney directed his client to find another lawyer because he was giving up his law career to become a preacher.
Thus, Finney’s revivalist career was launched.
He often went to the pulpit like a lawyer, determined to win his case and win souls for Christ.
In most places he preached, he ignited a revival fire that brought transformation to the town. The crime rates would drop so drastically that the courts had little to do and the jails stayed empty for years.
Today, Charles Finney is regarded as one of the greatest revivalists in Church history. He is called the “father of modern revivalism” and paved the way for later revivalists like Dwight L. Moody, Billy Sunday, and Billy Graham.
When Charles Finney took time to pray for his soul’s condition, he received a revival fire that affected his generation.
The issue of our soul is too precious to be based on assumptions. Therefore, as we run the Christian race, we must constantly carry out a heart check to be sure we are in right standing with the Lord.
The word Christian means to be Christlike. If therefore as Christians we are not daily becoming more like Christ, then we should examine our lives before it is too late.
2 Corinthians 13:5 says, ‘Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves.’
Being an active church member is not an automatic passport to Heaven; it is our personal commitment to Christ that matters most. To this end, we must discipline ourselves to run the race of destiny with total focus on Christ.
Competitive long-distance runners lay aside everything and run with only what is absolutely necessary so as to win their race. 1 Corinthians 9:24 admonishes us to run in such a way as to obtain the prize.
Since our ultimate goal is to become Christ-like, let us lay aside every sin, habit, attitude, and anything else that is a burden to our race.
Through focusing on God’s Word and walking in obedience to the Holy Spirit we will become daily more like Christ and break forth into a realm of power and anointing.
Just as Christ was a marvel during His ministry on earth, so shall we be a wonder to our world through the undeniable manifestations of miracles in our lives.
PRAYER: Lord, please grant me the grace to become more like Christ every day. Please help me to lay aside every burden to my race and constantly seek the fire and power that will positively impact my world in Jesus name.
QUOTE
When you make that which is priority to God to become your priority, God automatically makes you priority in His own plan. – WORDBITE 222.
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