I received a video of this little girl last night, which I thought was my niece. Haha.
She is Chen Meng from China, the current Table Tennis Olympic 2020 Champion. The video shows her practising hard when she was like 6 years old. Very tough and strict training and of course some heart-breaking moments along the way, but see what she has achieved! Olympic Gold medalist!
I am so encouraged by her. So friends, don’t give up.
We Christians have a better promise. We also go into strict training to get a crown that will last forever. There are at least 3 crowns mentioned in the New Testament. The crown of Righteousness mentioned by Paul, the crown of Life by James, and the crown of Glory by Peter.
But they are not given without sweat and tears and hardwork. Each one will be rewarded according to his labour. So let us press on to win souls for the Lord and to keep ourselves from sin to the end.
Just like her, we will be richly rewarded one day if we do not give up (Hebrews 10:35).