Title: My Run (2 Timothy 4:6-8)
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At the beginning of the new year, I ran strong and came this far, but now I have reached the last point in a state of exhaustion.
It was 1997, when the year ended in pain. There was literally a lot of work and difficulties at home and abroad.
It was a lot of years. In the midst of this, with the joy of advancing to the World Cup for the fourth time in a row, the whole nation was excited with the World Cup fever
It was a year. Time passes quickly and the end of time is sure to come. that our life has an end
It is a blessing as great as birth. Paul said, “I have fought the good fight, I have finished my course, I have
I have kept it.” He is organizing a life without regrets with conviction.
It should be a life full of life.
1. Was it a good fight?
Paul has many times compared life to a race. "With patience we run the race that is set before us,"
“Fight the good fight of faith,” he said. His metaphor for racing was "I played fair play,
I ran the full course I decided to, and I kept the given rules.” The good fight of faith is
It's a fight and it's always a fight that guarantees victory Because the subject of the battle is God,
Because it's a fight for. Human life is a history of war. How many wars are there now? no war
It should be better and worse. But a good fight is a fight that must be fought and must be fought. daily
Not only a life or a year of life, but a lifetime of life should be a good fight.
2. Did you keep your faith?
“I have finished my course, I have kept the faith,” says Paul. The good fight is the Christian life
If it was a motive, then faith is a means and a process of life. Our life that started with a good fight keeps the faith
it should be life To keep the faith, Paul said, “With patience we run the race set before us,
Let's look to Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith."
You can keep your faith The life of faith may not necessarily be the successful life the world sees. faith
The lives of Daniel, Peter, John, and Paul who brought suffering to protect them prove this.
Running for yourself is not a race of faith. We run because of Christ Jesus. of faith
people who race
3. Are you sure you will receive the prepared crown?
“From now on there is prepared for me the crown of righteousness,” says Paul. racing
The reward given to the victor is a crown. If the good fight is the motive and faith is the process and the means, then
The crown is the result and the goal. Those who climb the mountain climb because of the hope and joy of stepping on the summit. One day
Those who have worked hard all day are rewarded and hopeful for going to bed. God withers to the racers of the faith
He will give you the crown of glory. Another year of racing is coming to an end. The race of faith must be
A crown of glory that never fades is reserved. Those who wait for the Lord run and run
No, it will give you refreshment so that you do not get tired even after walking. I don't get tired even if I run
Let's live together with the power of an eagle.