Day Eight. #RunToWin

Day Eight. #RunToWin

There were many casualties between Egypt and Canaan. Even Miriam, Aaron and Moses couldn't make Canaan.

There is this man however, who seemed to have escaped.
He crossed 251km River Jordan (some say Lagos to Ilorin is about 254km), he ate manna, and was even privileged to watch high-Jericho crumble.
But he missed out.

This man is Achan.

What happened?
He coveted and stole "a beautiful robe imported from Babylon; and some silver worth $200, and a bar of gold worth $500..." (Joshua 8:21 TLB)

I think he wanted to supplement whatever provision God makes for him in the promised land.

In simple terms, running to win requires living within God's supply for our needs, to live outside it is to miss the podium.

Good evening.
Grace to you.

Day Seven. #RunToWin.

Day Seven. #RunToWin.

Many people have lived since the creation of the world. Adam, Eve, Cain, Abel, Noah, Enoch, David, Gehazi, Paul, Diotrephes... The list is endless.

All of these guys share some things in common: they lived in Bible times.

What's more? They just went about living their lives. I don't think they knew that their races were recorded for us!

Maybe if they knew, they all would have run to win.

There's definitely not going to be another Bible, but how we choose to live now, determines how our races will end.

Let's trust God for timeless treasures as we begin close examination of certain characters, who ran their races in Bible times, from tomorrow.

Let's check together what was responsible for their ending in a bid to help us make the podium.

Good evening.

Day Six. #RunToWin

Day Six. #RunToWin

"You've all being to the stadium and seen the athletes race. Everyone runs; one wins. Run to win.(MSG)
To win the contest; you must deny yourselves many things that would keep you from doing your best..."(TLB)
1 Corinthians 9:24,25

Keeping beards may be trendy, but that's not for a military man.
While he was Nigerian Head of State, Abdulsalam Abubakar always had a clean shave, he has enough beards now.
He's retired anyway.

What's the point this evening?
There may be things you like to do, but finishing on the podium may require you to deny yourself such.

Paul The Apostle put it this way:
Just because something is technically legal, doesn't mean that it's spiritually appropriate... " (1 Corinthians 6:12 MSG)

In short, all things may be lawful, but all things are not ultimately helpful.

#RunToWin.

Good evening.

Day Five. #RunToWin

Day Five. #RunToWin

If the average speed of a vehicle on a journey is 105km/hr, then it has some implications:

•The vehicle did not begin at that speed,
•Being the average speed denotes variation.

Beyond these two, however lies the consistency principle, and to finish on the podium requires this principle.

If the brakes are applied when the vehicle attains a speed of 140km/hr, and the vehicle is brought to a halt, will it resume its journey at 140km/hr?

To win, we must keep on beholding Him always.
To apply the brakes in our relationship with HIM is dangerous if we desire to RunToWin.

Good evening.

Day Four. #RunToWin

Day Four. #RunToWin

A man may serve well, and yet miss the podium.

Sound engineers may be so busy attending to the mixer and speakers they may not even hear the topic, let alone the body of the sermon.

Dear poor Martha was distracted with service, which wasn't seemingly bad anyway, but she was missing the one needful virtue for making the podium:
Unbroken Fellowship with The Master

Working for GOD guarantees medals, but reaching the podium to pick those medals is guaranteed by walking with Him.

Good evening.
#RunToWin.

Day Three. #RunToWin.

Day Three. #RunToWin.

Martha almost missed it! Although she had received JESUS CHRIST into her home, she wasn't doing what HE wanted. She was in the kitchen, but Christ needed her at his feet.

Our tasks may vary; but someday we shall all come to a halt. If we will finish well, the knowledge of what we were meant to do is pivotal.

It's not just about doing something, it is about doing the right thing.

Martha was doing something, but alas, it was not the right thing for that moment.

To get it right, we need to return to The LORD, trembling with this question, "LORD, what do you (really) want me to do." (Acts 9:6, NKJV, Emphasis mine)

To win, one must play by the rules, this is one of such.

I'm encouraging you to #RunToWin.

Good morning.

Day 2 #Run to win

Day Two. #RunToWin 

Moses was a man whom The LORD knew face-to-face. The Scriptures also tell us that God spoke to him as friend.

One more thing; he wrote the most number of books in the Old Testament!

However, Apostle Paul "outdid" Moses, in that about 13 books were credited to him in the New Testament, BUT Paul didn't start well.

Though Paul was running, he ran in a different direction, and for many years. 

*"To run in a different direction is to miss the crown, no matter how fast you can run"*

Religious Zeal or Good Religious History is not equal to personal knowledge of Christ. Until Paul knew Christ, he wasn't recognized as an athlete. 

Enlistment comes before the race. Have you been enlisted? Do you really know Christ? 

This is Ifeoluwa Fatoki encouraging you to #RunToWin.