As the Beijing Olympic games is fast approaching , many are gaining the Olympic's spirit. Each time when I think of the Olympic games I can't help but think of the movie Chariots of Fire. The movie tells us of Eric Henry Liddell's radical obedience to Jesus Christ.


In 1924 a world which idolised its sports stars reflected on Eric Liddell's radical obedience to Jesus Christ. Chosen for the 100 metres sprint at the Paris Olympic Games, he stunned everyone by refusing to run in the heats on a Sunday - the Lord's Day. He went on to run in the 400 metres race which was not his favorite event. As he went to the starting blocks for the race, an American masseur slipped a piece of paper in his hand with a quotation from 1 Samuel 2:30,
"Those who honour Me, I will honour." Liddell ran with that piece of paper in his hand and not only won the race but broke the existing world record with a time of 47.6 seconds.
Born to Scottish missionary parents in Tianjin, northern China in 1902, Eric Liddell became a completely dedicated disciple of Jesus Christ, and a man who could rest short of nothing but the introduction of those brought under his influence to the Saviour and Master who had come to mean so much to him.
At the core of his life Eric believed that God was his Saviour, friend and companion and that everything he did should give God pleasure. As a runner he was the fastest and had achieved the highest glory, and as a Christian he found that his greatest strength came from God.
Eric Liddell famous quote
"God made me for a purpose, but He also made me fast and when I run, I feel His pleasure."
-the saint-