The Christian life is described by the apostle Paul as a race we should run to win. There are many obstacles to competing effectively, stumbling blocks that can trip us up and cause us not to finish our race. This is an important lesson we would do well to pay attention to.
In a day when true Christianity is being abandoned and other gospels are taking centre stage, it is time to contend earnestly for the true faith that has been once for all handed down and entrusted to us.
Perhaps one of the most ignored yet absolutely critical qualities we need today is the virtue of humility. Its importance really cannot be underestimated. There is a hidden power to humility!
"Now all these things happened to them as examples, and they were written down for our instruction, upon whom the ends of the ages have come," I Corinthians 10:11