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          OUR DAILY BREAD                           Monday, March 14, 1994
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          Read:  1 Corinthians 9:24-27

                                     RUN TO WIN!

                           Run in such a way that you may
                                 obtain [the prize].
                                --1 Corinthians 9:24

          It's as true in life as in running:  Only the determined  achieve
          their  goals.  Olympic medals don't go to overweight  businessmen
          who puff around the track for exercise.

          Eric  Liddell, in the film "Chariots of Fire,"  illustrates  this
          principle.  Just before the first turn in a 400-meter race,  Eric
          was  shoved  off balance, and he stumbled on the  infield  grass.
          When  he looked up, he saw the others pulling away.  With a  look
          of  intense determination, Eric jumped to his feet, and with  his
          back  cocked  and  his arms flailing  he  rushed  ahead.  He  was
          determined  not only to catch up with the pack, but to  win.  And
          he did!

          This was the kind of fervor that the apostle Paul brought to  his
          ministry.  In  1 Corinthians 9:24 he said, "Do you not know  that
          those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize?  Run
          in  such a way that you may obtain it."  Paul saw himself  as  an
          Olympic  athlete  competing  for a gold  medal,  straining  every
          muscle,  nerve, and sinew to get to the finish line.  And  what's
          the  prize?  Not a temporary reward but "an  imperishable  crown"
          (v.25).

          For  us  as  Christians, victory is possible.  So  let's  run  as
          though we want to win!

          Author:  Haddon W. Robinson

                            We must fix our eyes on Jesus
                          If we're going to win the race--
                            Working hard to godly living,
                            Trusting in His saving grace.
                                       --Sper

          THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
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          Winners never quit, and quitters never win.

          THE BIBLE IN ONE YEAR:  Joshua 10-12










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