Kevin's Horse Part V

“Mr. Cooper, what’s wrong with my horse?” Kevin asked. “Why won’t he run inside the track when he runs so well outside?”

“It’s hard to say, Kevin. Jet is a beautiful horse. He is well developed, strong, has lots of heart, and I don’t think I have ever seen a faster horse. But, for whatever reason, he just won’t run inside the track. The problem is, no matter how fast Jet runs, unless he ran according to the rules, which in the case of horse racing means on the track, between the rails, he would never be declared the winner of a race. He would never make his way to the winners circle.”

Mr. Cooper stuffed his stopwatch back into his pocket. “You know, Kevin, some people are just like Jet. They may be wonderful, even moral, honest people, people who are gifted, energetic and motivated. Sometimes, you can’t even tell them from Christians. Sometimes they even profess to be Christians, but, for some reason, they choose to go their own way and refuse to follow the leading of the Holy Spirit, the example of the Lord Jesus Christ. Often times, these folks believe they can get into heaven just by being good people, by helping others, by doing good deeds. But, the Bible declares that just isn’t so. In fact, Jesus said, in Mathew, chapter 7, ‘Not everyone who says to Me, “Lord, Lord,” shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. Many will say to Me in that day, “Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?” and then I will declare to them, “I never knew you, depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness”. Or, in other words, “go away, you who didn’t run the race according to the rules. You can never enter heaven, never enter the winners circle. You will never be declared victorious”.

Kevin combed Jet’s mane with his fingers. He looked up at Mr. Cooper with genuine concern on his face and asked, “Does that mean I should get rid of Jet?”

Mr. Cooper reached over and scratched Jet’s muzzle. “Absolutely not, Kevin. Jet, although a wonderful animal, is just an animal. God placed him on this earth for the sole purpose of bringing you happiness. Animals don’t have souls, so they just live their allotted time here on earth, then they die. Whether Jet becomes a race horse, or a plow horse, won’t have any lasting effect on his destiny. People, on the other hand, are eternal beings.

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