Running the Gospel Marathon
One of my favorite metaphors for Christian spirituality is the race. These verses reveal that we should run with gutsy, audacious, self-denial–and with trusting, child-like, dependence. We should move as fast as we can, while realizing that the fact that we can remain on our feet is entirely in the hands of Another.
1 Corinthians 9:23-24:
I do it all for the sake of the gospel, that I may share with them in its blessings. Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? So run that you may obtain it.
Psalm 37:23-24:
The steps of a man are established by the LORD,
when he delights in his way;
though he fall, he shall not be cast headlong,
for the LORD upholds his hand.
