October 5, 2020 - SPACING (Part2)

Last week we began talking about “spacing” and the need to avoid the traps of the enemy… simply put, we need to “Resist him”! (The enemy) [1Peter 5:9] I stated that this week we would key on a different aspect of spacing… not what to avid but what to pursue…

As a coach I consistently found myself talking to my teams about proper spacing on the floor to create opportunities. In fact, when it came to that, I regularly talked about not being right on top of one another. (Picture a little kids’ game where all the offensive players are bunched up begging for the ball.) I regularly would teach that movement/passes need to be made to improve our ability to get to the goal, not to stay in the same place…

But ultimately, in our Christian lives we need to ask what the goal is… if you have been reading these devotions for long, or sat under my teaching in any capacity, you know that my focus is most often on fulfilling the Great Commission via the Great Commandment according to the Great Game Plan… evangelism and discipleship, packaged in love, shared at home and abroad…

Yet ultimately those things will happen if we truly get our “spacing” right… or as I put it last week, helps us understand what The Coach desires of us.

Ephesians 5:17 tells us to “understand what the will of the Lord is.” So how do we do that? SPACING!

In the message that prompted me to think about “spacing” the pastor spoke about Enoch, and what made him special to God… so special that Enoch didn’t taste death but just went on to be with the Lord after 365 years of life… (See Genesis 5:21-24) This same Enoch is listed in the “Hall of Faith” of Hebrews 11… Yet, we don’t see any grand exploits about Enoch, simply that “Enoch walked with God.” (Genesis 5:24) This idea of “walking” carries the idea that Enoch was shoulder-to-shoulder with God throughout his life… SPACING!

James 4:7-8 Therefore, submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. Draw near to God and He will draw near to you…

SPACING… last week we talked about avoiding the enemy… this week we talk about shouldering up to The Coach and His will! Last week we talked about evaluating the court (life) and staying away from the traps… this week… are you truly leaning into (walking) with God?

We “shoulder up” with The Coach, according to Ephesians 5, by understanding what His will is… intently listening in the huddle (being in the Word) and intentionally executing it in the game… when we get in God’s huddle of His Word, it will transform how we think and how we play the game!

Make it a priority to shoulder up (walk) with God by allowing Him/His Word to transform your game (life)!