By: Richard Gazowsky
The next Monday Morning Blog: “The High Mountains In God’s Race Of Endurance” To subscribe, email us at wysiwygsf@earthlink.net
The Le Tour De France is a metaphor of the race that God has called all Christians to join. The Apostle Paul referred to it as achieving the mark, the prize of the high calling in Christ Jesus. Five times the Apostle Paul refers to the Christian walk as being similar to a race. As a matter of fact, the eleventh chapter of Hebrews, which is the great “faith chapter”, talks about Abraham going on a journey without even knowing where he was going. The foundation for this metaphor was laid by Solomon in the Old Testament book of Ecclesiastes as he wrote, “The race is not always to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, nor satisfaction to the wise, nor riches to the smart, nor grace to the learned…” Later the Apostle Paul clarifies this metaphor by saying, “Let us run with patience the race that is set before us.” What Paul makes clear in the five metaphors that he uses in the scriptures is that the race of faith that all of us have been called to be a part of is a race of endurance. As a matter of fact, Paul calls the winners, “Those who endure to the end.” Wow! What an example we find in the Tour De France, a bicycle race of endurance throughout the beautiful European countryside and mountains. This race is going on as I write this blog.Continue reading “Le Tour De France, A Perfect Metaphor of the Race for the High Calling in Christ”