Run in such a way as to get the prize.
—1 Corinthians 9:24
Roger Bannister was expected to win the gold in the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki. He came in fourth.
Obsessed with being the first person to run a sub-four-minute mile—a feat track and field experts considered impossible—Roger went into strict training.
On May 6, 1954, racing through cold crosswinds on a muddy track at Oxford, Roger clocked in at three minutes, 59.4 seconds.
When all is said and done, running a sub-four-minute mile may not be all that important.
But the race you’re running is. Paul thought it was the only race worth winning: “I consider my life worth nothing to me, if only I may finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me” (Acts 20:24).
You’re in the race of your life. Losing this one isn’t an option.
You’re closer to the finish line
than you’ve ever been.