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Home Run Hitter

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Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. (1 Corinthians 9:24)

I watched a great movie the other night that taught me a good lesson from the Lord.  It’s called “Moneyball”.  Now there are some things in it that I don’t agree with, but for the most part this is a great movie with a message that can really challenge you, if you let it.  I’m not going to share all the lessons I got from the movie because that would be enough to fill a book.  Instead, I’m going to focus on the main lesson.

The theme throughout the movie was “To get on base”.  The General Manager was putting together a winning Baseball team by looking at the stats of those who most often got on base.  The goal was to create a team with the highest average on base.

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Hit a Home Run

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Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a workman who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth. (2 Timothy 2:1)

I know I’m a running a little late to celebrate the World Series, but it’s never too late to use a Baseball analogy.  Especially knowing that baseball is one of America’s favorite pass times.  It’s the place we sing, “Take me out to the Ball Game…”  We ask for peanuts, we cheer with the crowd for our favorite team, we do the wave in the stands, we love the hot dogs, and we just enjoy the game!  Well, what if we lived our life for God like we go out and watch a Baseball game.  What if we went out to celebrate the game?  What if we even got involved in the game?  Maybe it’s time to go hit a home run for Jesus!

Hit a Home Run

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Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a workman who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth. (2 Timothy 2:15)

To say that today has been interesting would be an under statement.  I realized that posting a devotional about Jesus Christ being the only way to Heaven would present an open door for people to offer feedback or disagree.  I have had one very interesting conversation take place with a man who is practicing Buddhism.  He feels that Christians are very closed minded and the devotional didn’t sit well with him.  He left a comment for me to find this morning.  This has reminded me of the verse above.

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