Focused on Finishing Well

2 Timothy 1-4 

“For I am already being poured out like a drink offering and the time has come for my departure. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day – and not only to me, but also to all who have longed for his appearing.”

2 Timothy 4:6-8

To finish the race of faith well, you must have your eyes on the goal, the prize. For sports teams or individual sports, the focus is on a trophy or medal and on what their achievement represents. For sales persons, the focus is on the reward for outselling their peers. For Paul, the focus was on the “crown of righteousness”, awarded by the Lord Jesus, “the righteous Judge” in heaven. This earth was not the only arena or reality. Paul lived for the life to come. He fought the good fight, ran the good race, and kept the faith. His faith was in Christ and the ultimate reality of the unseen realm.

What have we placed our eyes on?

Are we finishing well?

“Lord Jesus, I fix my eyes on you, for your glory.”