"While
bodily training is of some value, godliness is of value in every way, as it
holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come." (1 Timothy 4:8)
The Apostle
Paul took the Olympics -- well-known even then -- and taught the Christians to
transpose them into a different level, and to see in the games a reality very
different than everyone else is seeing. When you see them training and denying
themselves, see another kind of training and self-denial. When you see the
athletes compete, see another kind of completion. When you see them smiling with a gold medal
around their neck, see another kind of prize.
Olympic
glory is for the young and the fittest, but the Christian "race" is
for the young and old, the healthiest and sickliest.
“I
have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. From
now on the crown of righteousness is laid up for me, which the Lord, the
righteous judge, will award to me on that day -- and not only to me, but to all
who crave His appearing.… “ (2 Timothy 4:7-8)
-- Adapted from Anugrah Kumar in “The
Christian Post”, quoting from John Piper
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