By Mike Dawson
Pastor Emeritus, First Baptist Church, Columbia
Focal Passage: Ecclesiastes 12:1-14
Robert Wolgemuth recently authored a book entitled Gun Lap. I’d never heard of the gun lap, even during the Olympics. Yet in a long-distance race, whenever the leading runner starts his final lap, the starting gun is fired a second time. That pistol shot signals the start of the gun lap — a runner’s last chance to go all out for the win. So Gun Lap is about finishing strong, focusing on the final lap in life’s race.
Our focal passage, Ecclesiastes 12:1-14, asks “What’s Life All About?” No one could answer better than the aging King Solomon, who had tried almost everything. His words prompt us to think seriously about running our “gun lap.” As I move through my eighties, I personally aim to give my best for the Lord and to finish strong. You likely have that same desire. So today’s lesson provides a great opportunity to leave it all out on the track. [Read more…]