Finish Well

October 18, 2026

In 1968, marathon runner John Stephen Akhwari of Tanzania crossed the Olympic finish line more than an hour after the winner, but it is still talked about today. His leg was bleeding, his knee dislocated, and his shoulder injured from a fall on the course. Only a few thousand people were left in the stands as the sun went down and he hobbled across the line. When someone asked why he didn’t quit, he said, “My country did not send me 5,000 miles to start the race; they sent me 5,000 miles to finish the race.” The Bible describes your life as a race, and the moment you give your life to Jesus Christ, you no longer run it for yourself; you run it for Him. 1 John 5 tells us that everyone born of God can overcome anything the world throws at them. As you look at three things you need to do to overcome, you will find exactly what it takes to finish well.