I am thinking this week’s devo will be short… (of course I
start out writing sometimes with that thought and it seems to stretch...) But just
a very basic thought for us to remember…
Before I get to the point I will share how it relates in
my wide world of sports I live in. If I rewind the clock about 10 years I find
myself on the sidelines coaching varsity high school basketball; and I had a
sweet little run of getting to coach for and against some great talent. Yet the
Lord opened doors for our ministry to start utilizing basketball as a platform
for outreach and I found myself doing camps, clinics, Blacktop Clubs, etc.; I literally
went from coaching some great college-bound athletes to our first clinic at a
church which had as young as 5 yr olds on the court…
And now I start another season on the sidelines coaching
middle school girls, I am reminded of what a joy it is to coach at any level…
but the extra satisfaction that comes from teaching and developing young
talent. At this level there is a wide span of athletic ability, motor skills,
and game IQ. And the satisfaction comes not from what happens on the scoreboard
but more in what happens in development. I love watching as kids “get it” in
their individual and team understanding.
This came to mind as I was going through some notes I had
taken when listening to Dr David Jeremiah teach. He was talking about what “Salvation”
entails. He brought out the fact that there is positional, practical, and
permanent salvation: or the fact that we are saved unto eternal life at the
point of faith; then daily living out that salvation via the growth in our
lives; and ultimately saved in being made in the likeness of Christ…
We are currently, if believers, in the practical stage;
this being where God is working/developing us in life. I love the promise of Philippians 1: 6 being
confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will
complete it until the day of Jesus Christ;
I am so thankful that I am secure in Christ! I will be
with Him one day! But until that day comes, I long to be developed as a “player!”
I just told my basketball team that they should each have a goal of never leaving
a practice without being better… and what if they just improved 1% each day?
They could be 100% better in just 100 practices… What if we decided to “get
better” each day spiritually? What if we could continually “get it” just a bit
more?
John Wooden said it this way: “Make each day your
masterpiece.”
Here is a cool way in which Dr. Jeremiah shared this
truth: “God finds us messy, muddy, and singing out of tune… Let God be the
choir director.”
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