"But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection:
lest that by any means, when I have preached to others,
I myself should be a castaway."
1Corinthians 9:27

Work For Rewards

The translation "castaway" is unfortunate.
The Greek word is "adokimos" which means "not approved."
Here, Paul is thinking of the judgment seat of Christ,
where the rewards are given.

In his Second Epistle to the Corinthians,
he talks about the fact that we shall all appear before the
judgment seat of Christ where awards are given.
Paul stays out on the racetrack running
to earn a reward throughout his apostleship.
He spent his days working for the Lord and his rewards.

Every one ought to work for a reward if you are
a child of God.
We already know that we do not need to work for
salvation: for that is a gift by the grace of God.
If we are going to get a reward, we will have to work
for it. So, like Paul, we had all better get out on that
racetrack and start running too!

"Today well lived,
makes every yesterday a dream of happiness,
and every tomorrow a vision of hope."