Day 4 – A fan watches from the stands, a follower is in the game

“Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hath professed a good profession before many witnesses.” 1 Timothy 6:12 (KJV)

If you are a fan of any type of sport, (or if you have children) you have probably been on the side of the field at least once in your life, screaming commands and advice to the coach and the team, cheering them on or criticizing them on the way they play.

There are few things in the world that people get as excited as they do about sport. Usually, everyone on the sidelines of the field has a lot of opinions and a lot of ways they believe they would run the team better if they were the coach. However, if you play the game yourself, you soon realize it is not quite as easy as it seems from the stands next to the field.

When you are in battle, things look quite different. You feel the obstacles and challenges in your being, more than just looking at it from the sideline. In the same way, we can be on the sideline, cheering on the warriors of faith, criticizing them, and commenting on how we would do it better if we were in the game. Well, today I have good news for you. In the battle of good and evil, you don’t have to stand on the sidelines like a fan, watching the action from afar. You are invited by Jesus to follow Him in the battle.

Prayer: Abba Father, thank you for teaching me everything I need to know about You in Your word. Please remind me to read Your word more to get to know you better, instead of only believing what others say about you. Amen.

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