Finishing Well

Overcomers finish strong. If you are a follower of Jesus Christ, you have no other option than to overcome the hell satan throws at you in this life. You are an overcomer.

Paul saw plenty of hell on earth. Roman beatings, imprisonment, sickness, shipwrecks, hunger, thirst. I’m sure the greatest pain he bore was watching loved ones turning not only away from him, but away from Paul’s beloved Jesus.

Remember, Paul saw Jesus face-to-face on the road to Damascus. He knows that he knows that Jesus is God. How painful to know something is real and true, but those you love reject it and you! Despite this, Paul says something amazing at the end of his life.

“For I am already being poured out like a drink offering, and the time for my departure is near. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.”

– 2 Timothy 4:6-7

Paul knows he’s fought hard. He’s battled man’s will and wrath. He overcame Satan’s attacks. He even outlasted his own imperfect self – that thorn in his flesh that haunted his thoughts. Yes, the good fight is one that you win, and believe me, Paul won his race to fulfill his destiny – his purpose in life.

Paul didn’t finish big just because he was chosen by God to carry the message of Jesus to the Gentiles. He worked hard toward his goal, and, as God promised, he reaped what he sowed – victory! If Paul had not been intentional about being a drop-dead, sold-out Jesus freak to the end, his finish might have been different.

Be intentional about following Jesus. Be determined to bring others to salvation. Doggedly go after any and all Godly things. Make a plan and map out your life for your big finish.  You have one, you know. There is a big finish waiting for you. You just have to claim it today and, like Paul, chase after your purpose to the finish line.