Sunday, June 3, 2018

June 4, 2018 - Resilient (Bouncing back from a bad game or bad play)


The NBA finals are underway and full of drama… game 1 had numerous questionable calls, a great performance from Lebron, and a couple of players that absolutely choked…



The first was George Hill at the free throw line with a chance to put his team ahead; as the camera zoomed in on his face I told my son that he was tight (scared) and he proceeded to short-arm his free throw. The second was JR Smith who got an unexpected offensive rebound of that miss and instead of going back up with it for the winning bucket, dribbled out totally unaware of the score. That dude has been ridiculed like crazy on the internet for that blunder…



I thought of a Bible story where a guy was guilty of a boneheaded play and totally unaware… it was King David and he was reminded by Nathan of his transgression. 2 Samuel 12 gives the story; and in verse 1 we see that the Lord sent Nathan to make David aware… I picture Nathan giving a look like Lebron gave JR Smith when David acted ignorant to his sin… telling David very clearly, “You are that man!” (vs 7)



Instead of going through the whole story, I want to jump to this week’s point… what we know of David is that yes, his sin brought some loss in that game of his life, yet he admitted his wrong before the Lord and he was able to still be considered a man after God’s heart. (see Acts 13:22) 2 Samuel 12:13 states the “Lord has put away” David’s sin.



After JR Smith’s gaffe, Lebron stated that he wasn’t worried about JR because he is “resilient” and would keep on going… King David made some terrible decisions but was resilient… he kept on going!



All of that to remind us that we all have made bad choices, yet those choices do not have to dictate our future… we can come back and have a “good game!” Like David, we need to be honest before the Lord and trust in Him!



One of my favorite songs right now is by Mercy Me, called Grace Got You. I love one of the lines where it says:



Laugh, 'til your whole side's hurting
Smile like you just got away with something
Why? 'Cause you just got away with something
Ever since, ever since grace got you



We are all sinners that need to celebrate God’s grace in our lives and allow that to motivate us to pursue knowing and loving Him even more! Even if you have made some boneheaded plays, be resilient and push on!

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