I ran across a funny story about a group of animals in the jungle who decided to have a football game. The problem was that no one could tackle the rhinoceros. Once he got a head of steam, he was unstoppable. When he received the opening kickoff, he rambled for a touchdown. The score was seven to nothing immediately.
Somehow, they managed to keep the ball away from him the remainder of the first quarter. At the beginning of the second quarter, the other team tied the score 7 to 7. The lion tried to warn the zebra on the kickoff not to kick it to the rhinoceros. But the zebra ignored the warning. The rhino caught the ball and there he was racing for the touchdown. Suddenly, out of nowhere, he was brought down with a vicious tackle. When the animals unpiled, it was discovered that a centipede had made the tackle. "That was fantastic!" congratulated the lion. "But where were you on the opening kickoff?" The centipede replied, "I was still putting on my shoes." The centipede was the guy with talent that was needed by his team...but he wasn’t ready! The Bible says a lot about us being ready and the Apostle Paul warns the Corinthian church that they needed to be ready to make good on a promise they had made. He said that he would be embarrassed and that they would certainly be embarrassed if they weren’t ready after Paul had bragged about them. So what does God want us to be ready for? Well, we are to always be ready to do good. And then we are to be ready to share with other s in need. But in a more sobering warning, we are to be ready to suffer for the sake of the good news. And most of all we are to keep our lives clean so that we will be ready for the Master to use us for every good work. So as a follower of Jesus, remember that the game has started. If you haven’t dressed out yet, make sure you get ready. Stay in that Bible, keep praying and don’t give up on meeting with the rest of your team...especially on Sunday. Because you never know...you might be the one God uses in his kingdom to bring down that rhinoceros that no one else can tackle. Get ready...the team is waiting for you!
Here’s our Bible verse for today...
2 Timothy 4:2 ERV Tell everyone God's message. Be ready at all times to do whatever is needed. Tell people what they need to do, tell them when they are doing wrong, and encourage them. Do this with great patience and careful teaching.
Remember I’m praying for you!
With love, PJ
Somehow, they managed to keep the ball away from him the remainder of the first quarter. At the beginning of the second quarter, the other team tied the score 7 to 7. The lion tried to warn the zebra on the kickoff not to kick it to the rhinoceros. But the zebra ignored the warning. The rhino caught the ball and there he was racing for the touchdown. Suddenly, out of nowhere, he was brought down with a vicious tackle. When the animals unpiled, it was discovered that a centipede had made the tackle. "That was fantastic!" congratulated the lion. "But where were you on the opening kickoff?" The centipede replied, "I was still putting on my shoes." The centipede was the guy with talent that was needed by his team...but he wasn’t ready! The Bible says a lot about us being ready and the Apostle Paul warns the Corinthian church that they needed to be ready to make good on a promise they had made. He said that he would be embarrassed and that they would certainly be embarrassed if they weren’t ready after Paul had bragged about them. So what does God want us to be ready for? Well, we are to always be ready to do good. And then we are to be ready to share with other s in need. But in a more sobering warning, we are to be ready to suffer for the sake of the good news. And most of all we are to keep our lives clean so that we will be ready for the Master to use us for every good work. So as a follower of Jesus, remember that the game has started. If you haven’t dressed out yet, make sure you get ready. Stay in that Bible, keep praying and don’t give up on meeting with the rest of your team...especially on Sunday. Because you never know...you might be the one God uses in his kingdom to bring down that rhinoceros that no one else can tackle. Get ready...the team is waiting for you!
Here’s our Bible verse for today...
2 Timothy 4:2 ERV Tell everyone God's message. Be ready at all times to do whatever is needed. Tell people what they need to do, tell them when they are doing wrong, and encourage them. Do this with great patience and careful teaching.
Remember I’m praying for you!
With love, PJ