Keep Your Eyes on the Prize

Keep Your Eyes on the Prize

The World Cup Finals are taking place this week, which means one of the four finalist countries will soon be crowned the world champion of soccer. This is of paramount importance to many sports fans all around the world. Winning the championship is the ultimate dream and ambition of each team.

There is something within each of us that longs for victory. We all want to be the winner. We all want to receive the prize.

The Apostle Paul wrote of this in 1 Corinthians 9:24-27. Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? 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. Therefore I do not run like someone running aimlessly; I do not fight like a boxer beating the air. No, I strike a blow to my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize.

He understood the importance of keeping your eyes on the prize. We enjoy sports for many reasons, but I think one of the biggest reasons is because it is a reflection of the human experience. Our lives can be compared to a race, a competition, a pursuit of a prize.

The Scripture encourages us to run in such a way as to get the prize, which includes strict training. Without training and discipline, our chances of getting the prize are greatly diminished.

That's what Empower NBCA School of Ministry is all about. Helping you train so you can run in such a way as to get the prize.