The local high school football team was having a golden season. They had lost
only one game. When the season came to an end, they were told that they were the
obvious champs and that there would not even be a playoff. Pumped, the boys
asked their coach if, instead of practicing and working out for the last couple
of weeks, they could have RC Colas and Moonpies to celebrate. Wanting to show
his gratitude to them for all their hard work and the resulting string of
victories, the coach relented. Each day, instead of planning their defensive and
offensive strategies, they munched down on their treats, told jokes and horsed
around.
After a couple of weeks, the news came down from their division that a mistake
had been made and they would have to play a final game after all, they were
panic stricken! They cracked down and tried to put their game plan together in
two short sessions. To make matters worse, on the big game day, a storm was
brewing. When the snap was made, the ball spiralled into the air. Then suddenly,
a strong wind came up under the ball and it went up and circled back like a
boomerang, sending it back the other way for a loss of 10 yards! The game was a
disaster and they lost with a score of 15-9.
I heard this intriguing true story from Dr. Dean Doster, a Louisiana minister
who was a member of this 1950s high school football team. But, I see an
illustration here for a true story of a much more serious tenor; it is found in
the Bible (1 Thessalonians 5:2-3). "...For you know very well that the day of
the Lord will come like a thief in the night. While people are saying, 'Peace
and safety,' destruction will come on them suddenly, as labour pains on a
pregnant woman, and they will not escape." We are told that we are to be ready
in all seasons. We may think that we have worked hard and have been successful
and good in our life and we have taken our ease. We may not ever consider that
Jesus is going to return as He said. When He does return, it will not be as the
Babe in the Manger, but as the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. He will come the
next time to judge all the earth. All the good works in the world will not save
us. It is only by placing our faith and trust in Jesus Christ and His
righteousness alone that will save us. This could be the day; are you prepared?
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