Let's Run The Race That Is Set Before Us

 There were many groups in John's day who refused to accept the goodness of Christ, while others rejected His humanity, just as there are today. However, Scripture is clear that Jesus is fully God yet he is also fully Man. This is called 'the hypostatic union'. Denial of either Christ's goodness or His humanity renders the truth of the gospel as null and void, and this was what John wanted to express in this section of his second letter: "Watch yourselves, that you do not lose what we have accomplished, but that you may receive a full reward."
 Not only are we to believe on the Lord Jesus Christ for our salvation  but we are to keep on walking in the truth, and loving as Christ loved. We are to die to self, grow in grace, and mature in the faith so that the  Holy Spirit may work in and through us to the glory of God the Father. If we leave our first love, grow weary of well-doing, fall into legalism, compromise the truth, become lukewarm in our faith, or allow false doctrine to shipwreck our testimony, we will not lose our salvation, but we will forfeit any rewards that God has prepared for us to do. Let's Run The Race That Is Set Before Us looking to Jesus, the Author and Finisher of our faith.
Look to yourselves, that we do not lose those things we worked for, but that we may receive a full reward.

Our United Prayer:
Heavenly Father, thank You that we are secure in You, that nothing can separate us from Your love, and once we are saved, we cannot lose our salvation. However, we know that living and walking in the flesh can result in a loss of rewards and so we pray that You would help us to walk in spirit and truth, to Your praise and glory, and receive full rewards at the judgement seat. In Jesus' name we Pray, AMEN