By Pastor Ericson Vega | September 1, 2019

Keeping the Faith!

By Pastor Krizia Vega | September 15, 2019
 “Don’t you realize that in a race
everyone runs, but only one person
gets the prize? So run to win! All
athletes are disciplined in their training.
They do it to win a prize that will fade
away, but we do it for an eternal prize”.
(1 Corinthians 9:24-25, NLT)
 “So I run with purpose in every step. I
am not just shadowboxing. I discipline
my body like an athlete, training it to do
what it should. Otherwise, I fear that
after preaching to others I myself might
be disqualified”.
(1 Corinthians 9:26-27, NLT)
We have a daily challenge as Christians
as revealed here by apostle Paul—it is
to NOT GET DISQUALIFIED from the
race of faith.
REVELATION: God said, “The only thing
that will disqualify you from this race is
when you choose to QUIT NOW”.
QUIT. One action.
NOW. One opportunity.
What will determine if you will still be in
the race tomorrow is the choice you will
make in your challenges today.
What’s your choice today?
To apostle Paul, quitting was never an
option.
 “I have worked much harder, been in
prison more frequently, been flogged
more severely, and been exposed to
death again and again. Five times I
received from the Jews the forty lashes
minus one”.
(2 Corinthians11:23-24, NIV)
 “Three times I was beaten with rods,
once I was pelted with stones, three
times I was shipwrecked, I spent a
night and a day in the open sea, I have
been constantly on the move”.
(2 Corinthians 11:25-26, NIV)
 “I have been in danger from rivers, in
danger from bandits, in danger from
my fellow Jews, in danger from
Gentiles; in danger in the city, in
danger in the country, in danger at sea;
and in danger from false believers.”
(2 Corinthians 11:26, NIV)
 “I have labored and toiled and have
often gone without sleep; I have known
hunger and thirst and have often gone
without food; I have been cold and
naked. Besides everything else, I face
daily the pressure of my concern for all
the churches.”
(2 Corinthians 11:27-28, NIV)
To most of us, if we have gone thru
even just one of these, we would have
EASILY QUIT.
To apostle Paul, quitting was never an
option no matter how difficult things
are.
How do you KEEP THE FAITH in the
challenge/s you’re facing today?
1. REMAIN in the Race.
We leave the race the moment we lose
hope in God and give up to defeat.
We remain in the race when we:

a. “Let Go and Let GOD” be God

b. Give in to His Perfect Will for your life
 “Why are you cast down, O my
soul, and why are you in turmoil
within me? Hope in God; for I shall
again praise him, my salvation”.
(Psalm 34:1, ESV)
 “And let us not grow weary of
doing good, for in due season we
will reap, if we do not give up”.
(Galatians 6:9, ESV)
1. RUN to Win.
Run to WIN means RUN to get the
PRIZE.
But our PRIZE is not material (will fade
away) but everlasting life (eternal).
“The church should switch from
SURVIVAL MODE to REVIVAL MODE!
The bible says God’s Kingdom is an
ever-increasing kingdom.
It is not a status quo kingdom or a
shrinking kingdom.” – Pastor Allen
Gallegos, Pastor of CSB Las Pinas
We run to win when we:

a. Run with training and discipline

b. Run with a purpose
 “So I run with purpose in every step. I
am not just shadowboxing. I discipline
my body like an athlete, training it to do
what it should. Otherwise, I fear that
after preaching to others I myself might
be disqualified”.
(1 Corinthians 9:26-27, NLT)
 “You were taught…to be made
new in the attitude of your minds;
and to put on the new self, created
to be like God in true
righteousness and holiness…And
give no opportunity to the devil”.
(Ephesians 4:22-24, 27, ESV)
When you REMAIN IN THE RACE and
you RUN TO WIN, we become like Paul.
Quitting is no longer an option.
 “I have fought the good fight, I
have finished the race, I have kept
the faith”.
(2 Timothy 4:7, ESV)
Keep the Faith!