Sally
and Jerry are running a race. But,
instead of running it by the rules, they run it by cheating.
Sally:
Hey look, Jerry! There’s an eagle.
Jerry:
Where?
Jerry
stops to look for the eagle. When
he notices that there wasn’t an eagle, he catches up with Sally and tries to
trick her the same way.
Jerry:
Oh wow, Sally! Look at that cool car!
Sally
stops to look for the cool car. When
she notices that there wasn’t a cool car, she decides to try something a
little different. She catches up with Jerry and trips him.
He falls. Then he catches up
with Sally and trips her.
Jerry:
Ha! Ha! Ha!
I got you back!
Pastor:
What are you guys doing?
Sally
and Jerry stop running and talk to Bro.
Sally:
I’m trying to win the race.
Jerry:
Yeah, me too!
Pastor:
Look like you are cheating to win.
Sally:
Cheating? Uh...I don’t
know what you are talking about.
Pastor:
You guys are tripping each other and saying to each other, “Hey look at
that!” just to get in
front. That would be considered
cheating.
Sally:
Oh, that! Well, I just want
to win.
Jerry:
Me too! I don’t like to
lose.
Pastor:
Nobody likes to lose, but you can’t cheat. You need to run the race
honestly. If you win by cheating,
then you really didn’t earn whatever prize that is at the finish line.
Jerry:
Well, yeah. But, if we don’t cheat, we might lose.
Pastor:
But, you might not lose. You
have to run the Christian race by God’s rules.
You have to run like Jesus would run.