Image courtesy Mike McCune. Revelation 22:12 And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be. Every athlete starts off with the motivation of the gold medal. Every training session, every correction by the coach and every attempt in the selected event is an effort to improve oneself for the time of victory, of crowning and of glory. Every athlete looks forward to the time where his name is announced and they walk up the podium to collect the price. It is the same with the Lord Jesus Christ. He tells us to be occupied till He comes, to…

Acts 20:24 But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God. Paul had a call from God. At the time of his salvation, God already willed in His plan to use Paul for an important mission unrevealed in the Old Testament: that of adding the Gentiles to the church of God. It was to be difficult to break new ground and change the mindsets of the Jews. Paul was to go through terrible hardships and…