A winner is not one who wins
in common worldly sense
nor one who handles “good” doctrines
with pride and zeal intense.

A winner in the gospel sense
is one who runs a race
that gets no worldly recompense
at any haughty place.

There is a prize still to obtain
as athletes for the Lord
who little have on earth to gain,
yet fighting with His sword.

We are not beating in the air,
our eyes of faith do see
our Savior whom we´ll meet up there,
redeemed and more than free!

So conquerors we are in Him,
yet “killed the whole day long” (Rom. 8:36)
and while our sight sometimes seems dim,
we´re still in Christ made strong!

Jan. 29, 2013 - jn