Topic:  How you can stay strong in the race of life – Daily Devotional By Jack Graham Ministry 27 September 2021

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How you can stay strong in the race of life

September 27, 2021 by Dr. Jack Graham

• SCRIPTURE1 Corinthians

But I discipline my body and keep it under control, lest after preaching to others I myself should be disqualified.

–1 Corinthians 9:27

It seems like following every Olympics we inevitably hear the phrase, “Competitor Disqualified and Stripped of Medals.” All the time, athletes who thought they were at the apex of glory are exposed shamefully as cheaters. That’s because many of them focus so much on winning that they try to find a shortcut around the rules and break them.

This unfortunately sounds like many preachers of the Word today. I can’t tell you how many people in ministry I’ve known who had thriving ministries, but compromised a little here and there and ultimately were exposed and disqualified for ministry. What a terrible tragedy!

In today’s passage, Paul tells about how his greatest fear was that somehow God would put him on the shelf and out of the race because of a sin issue that might creep in. And if the man who wrote more books of the Bible than anyone else knew he was susceptible to falling into sin, let’s never falsely presume we aren’t!

Whatever sin struggles you have in in your life, be honest with yourself as well as with others. Don’t let sin fester under the surface. Fight the good fight of the faith in obedience to God’s Word and He’ll use you in remarkable ways!

SUBMIT YOURSELF IN OBEDIENCE TO GOD AND HE’LL USE YOU IN AMAZING WAYS FOR HIS KINGDOM!