Have you been watching the Olympics? What a whirlwind of different sports! What other time can you sit and watch anything from air rifle competition, to badminton, to canoeing, to trampolining, to judo, to beach volleyball to....well you name it, they play it!!
A couple of evenings ago, the US track team was heavily favored to win both the men's and women's 4X100 meter relays. The US hadn't lost this race anytime in the modern day Olympics!! Unfortunately, neither team was able to pass the baton cleanly during the race, and they were both disqualified. What a shock!! One second they're running for the gold, the next second, they dropped the baton and they're out of it!! No second chance, no opportunity to try it again. They're done.
Thanks be to our gracious God that our lives are not like that!! I can "drop the baton" over and over, and God allows me to pick it up and continue my race to eternity. No disqualification for me. Just God's grace that says I'm forgiven. Try again.
The Olympics are winding down this weekend, and the athletes from all over the world will be heading home. Some taking home the thrill of victory, some experiencing the agony of defeat. I already know that someday I'll get to experience that "thrill of victory", because Jesus Christ through His death and resurrection has assured me of the gold medal in heaven. All I have to do is keep running towards the cross.
De Colores
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