The Race
The Race By: Reverend Lynwood F. Mundy 11 I returned i and saw under the sun that— The race is not to the swift, Nor the battle to the strong, Nor bread to the wise, Nor riches to men of understanding, Nor favor to men of skill; But time and j chance happen to them all. 12 For k man also does not know his time: Like fish taken in a cruel net, Like birds caught in a snare, So the sons of men are l snared in an evil time, When it falls suddenly upon them. ( Ecclesiastes 9:11-12 , NKJV ) The Scripture of Ecclesiastes 9:11-12 brings two forms of winners to mind in this world of today: A reminder of the Roman soldier that won his race and was given a crown of olive branches to signify his crowning achievement of winning his race under enduring circumstances of: hills, dusty roads, rocks and enduring all types of weather conditions. Although his glorying of winning, partying, dancing, drinking of wine and other cel...