To get the title crown
Contents The crown is the reward of glory given to the faithful. Life is a race, and a race is a competition. In competition, there is always a winner. How can I win and get the crown?
?? run to win the prize
“Do you not know that in the field all runners run away, but only one wins the prize? Run in the same way that you may win” (verse 24). The purpose of the racer is clear. It's to win. Not everyone who competes is given a crown. It is awarded to one person who places 1st place. You must be first to receive the crown. It is the first-class philosophy that made the Kennedys a prestigious family. “Take first place, second place is a loss.” “We don't need dogs that fight and lose in our house. A dog that wins is good.” The father wanted to bring the best out of his children. You have educated your children to be challenging and intellectual. When faced with a difficult problem, they bravely challenged it. No matter how fast your feet are, you cannot be number one by walking. A person who walks cannot beat a person who runs. Like a marathon runner, you have to run at your best. Run to win the crown.
?? fight to win
?? Temper to win
“Everyone vying for the victory is temperate in all things…” (verse 25). Temperance is self-control. It doesn't just mean restraint, it means free control of everything. Temperance is not wasting energy. The reason that temperance fails is because of a lack of desire for a reward. Temperance is successful only when the desire for victory and the crown is strong. The reason you want to play but don't play is because you have to work hard to get a prize. Success or failure is determined by how much time you spend on something worthwhile. One of the fruits of the Spirit is “temperance.” We must eat the fruit of temperance for the glory of being crowned. Eat temperance and get a crown.
?? run towards the goal
“Therefore, I do not run as if aimlessly, and I do not fight as if beating the air” (verse 26). Napoleon Hill studied successful people and discovered what they had in common. They were all people who worked with a goal they had to reach and a burning passion. There is one goal to achieve, day or night. They do not tolerate any obstacles that stand in the way of achieving their goals. Push through, break through. To get the crown, you have to look at the target and run. A just God makes those who sow bountifully also reap bountifully, and those who sow little will also reap little. The one who gets the crown rushes towards the goal.
Let's run towards the crown. Let's run to win! Let's fight to win! Let's temper to win! Let's run towards the goal! I hope that you will be overcomers by the grace of the Lord, who said I have overcome the world.