St. John’s Lutheran Track Coach Brad Massey, aka Principal Massey, brings us a devotion about one of his passions – track! Our SJL athletes have been training since early April and this continuous practice makes them stronger runners. He shares a verse from 1 Corinthians 9 about the need for self discipline:
- 24 Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. 25 Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last, but we do it to get a crown that will last forever.
So as our athletes compete today in the Mid-Michigan Regional Track Meet, we are reminded to keep training ourselves and running toward our final destination, won for us by Jesus. Click the link below to listen …
Hebrews 12:1: Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us …