Been reading a little pamphlet by John A. Huffman, Jr., minister of St Andrews Presbyterian Church in Newport Beach, California. It's entitled, "For Those Who Serve and Need To Be Served" and is based on the scriptures from Mark 5.21-43.
Huffman finishes the little pamphlet with a story about a time with he and his daughter were together during a baseball game:
"Let me conclude with a homey little incident that happened with my daughter Janet and me when she was much younger. She was growing up, so she was my little buddy and, on occasion, would go with me to an Angel game. One night, the Angels were being badly beaten. At the bottom of the eighth inning, they were trailing 12-5. At that point, the majority of the spectators rushed from the stadium, trying to get to their cars to beat the traffic. Janet looked at me, and I looked at her, and I said, "Don't you think we should go?" In my cynicism, I thought it was all over. She looked up at me, and she said, "But Daddy, the Angels could yet win!" So we stayed. The Angels retired the team in the top of the ninth inning with no additional runs. Then in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Angels came to bat; and did we witness one of the greatest innings of baseball I've ever seen. Hit after hit after hit. By the time the inning was over, the Angels had won 13-12. I wonder what all those people listening to their radios on the freeways or stuck in their cards in the parking lot were thinking. They'd given up after eight innings and missed the very best."
And then Huffman ends with this:
"I've got to learn to trust God's victory already won on the cross to be applied to my life in every area, in His time, in His way."
What "top of the ninth" issues are you struggling with right now? Is it impossible finances? A difficult person you are dealing with? Are you struggling with the changes to the economy?....
Whatever your struggle, trust God's victory already won on the cross. Apply that to your situation right now as you read this. Bring it under the sovereignty of God and you'll be Serving Strong!
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