34 “My food,” said Jesus, “is to do the will of him who sent me and TO FINISH HIS WORK. John 4
24 In a race everyone runs, but only one person gets first prize. SO RUN ‘YOUR RACE’ TO WIN. 1 Corinthians 9 The Living Bible
John 4 was were Jesus met the Samaritan woman at the well of Sychar and asked her for a drink. He broke every protocol in the culture of that day, but He wanted to engage with this woman and through her, the community in which she lived. After the woman had left to go back and tell her people about the Lord, He spoke some significant words to His Disciples, those under discipline! Jesus told them that the thing which energised Him and gave Him life was was to do will of His Father AND TO FINISH HIS WORK. From the very beginning Jesus had the end in sight and was determined to Finish the Father’s work for His life. (Thank God He did)
Paul taught a similar message in the first letter to the Corinthian Church. The Living Bible makes his word personal, ‘Run YOUR RACE to get the prize’. Nobody else can run our race for us, we’re uniquely called and equipped to do it. It would be easy during difficult times to give up and stop running our race but God who called us to run will give us the strength to finish. Like those who’ve gone before us we must run to the end of Our Race. No one said it would be easy but the rewards now and for all eternity are great.
God bless and keep you today. Immanuel, God is with us.