In stating what he stated, Paul is calling his primary audience, the church of Corinth to run well, using himself as an example. Despite the fact that he was an apostle who had seen Christ, yet he still sought to run well the race of faith, in a disciplined manner, in a manner that would guarantee him to obtain the prize at the end. In the natural we see that every athlete, who truly desires to win a prize, doesn't simply show up on the day of the race to run, instead he prep

Happy New Year! The calendar has shifted from 2025 to 2026, a new year has began, and new opportunities are ahead of us. While life won't simply change because the calendar year has changed, yet from the bible we know that time and seasons are defined by God, and His dealings with men are time bound. Thus, time and seasons belong to God. While things don't automatically change and there is nothing mystical about the change in year, yet it's a process defined by God, and He us

"For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ," II Corinthians 10:3-5 NKJV. The passages above are often used to remind us that in the spiritual warfare that we as believers are involved, the enemies a

"'For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord , thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future and a hope.'" ...