“No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier. And if a man also strive for masteries, yet is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully. The husbandman that laboureth must be first partaker of the fruits.”
2 Timothy 2:4-6 KJV
Paul encouraged and taught his disciple Timothy that every soldier called to active duty must divorce himself from the distractions of this world so that he may fully satisfy the one who chose him. An athlete who doesn’t play by the rules will never receive the trophy, so remain faithful to God! The farmer who labors to produce a crop should be the first one to be fed from its harvest. Paul taught Timothy to picture himself as a soldier who endures hardship for the cause of Christ and who doesn’t get himself distracted by civilian pursuits; he fully engages himself with the job at hand. An athlete stands no chance of winning the trophy if he cheats in his training. A farmer understands how much hard work goes into a harvest. In all three examples, Paul reminds Timothy that our aim is to win the world with the Gospel; the world is the trophy and the harvest of the Cross. This is our motivation. Amen!
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