快跑得勝！

快跑得勝！
聖經閱讀：哥林多前書9:24-27 現代中譯本|合和本
2016年10月8日(六)

　你曾經參加過體育隊伍嗎？也許你會玩美式足球、打棒球、排球或踢足球，你大概會努力加強體能，然後跟你的隊友進行很多場比賽，你的目標是要贏得冠軍。
在今天的經文閱讀中，保羅談到在運動上賽跑，他知道要參加賽跑的人會在比賽前訓練好幾個月，他們渴望能第一個通過終點、贏得比賽。 就像受訓的賽跑選手一樣，基督徒跟上帝的關係一定要成長茁壯，一定要天天認真跟隨並遵從耶穌，目標就是要得到與上帝永遠同住的獎賞。
耶穌為你死在十架上，好讓你可以永遠與上帝同住。所以今天就開始「基督徒的賽跑」！要渴望贏得永生的獎賞，要快跑得勝！ —MC*

「你們一定知道，在運動場上賽跑的人很多，但是只有一個得獎。所以，你們要抱著奪標的心來跑。」 哥林多前書9:24

禱告：親愛的上帝，在我成長來事奉祢的過程中，求祢賜給我力量。奉耶穌的名，阿們！

(尤榮輝譯)

Run to Win!
Bible Reading: 1 Corinthians 9:24-27
Saturday, October 8, 2016

　Have you ever played on a sports team? Maybe you played football, basketball, volleyball or soccer. Probably you worked hard to develop your body's strength. Then you played many games with your teammates. Your goal was to win the championship.
In our Bible Reading today, Paul talked about running in a race. He knew that people who competed in a race trained for many months before the race. Their desire was to cross the finish line first and win the race. Just as a runner trains for a race, Christians must grow stronger in their relationship with God. They must be serious about following and obeying Jesus every day. Their goal should be to receive the prize of living forever with God.
Jesus died on the cross for you so that you can live forever with God. So start running the Christian race today! Look forward to winning the prize of eternal life. Run to win! —MC*

“You know that in a race all the runners run, but only one runner gets the prize. So run like that. Run to win!” 1 Corinthians 9:24

PRAYER: Dear God, give me strength as I grow and serve You. In Jesus' name. Amen.