This is the weekly email devotional of WhoUWith? Ministries
(2006)
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“There is no limit to what can be
accomplished when no one cares who gets the credit.” John Wooden
Have you worked really hard on
something, it went well and then the credit went to someone else? Welcome to
the world of an offensive line!
Think
about it. Would you want to bang, pound and best your body against someone else
for 3 hours? Would you want to do all that and then have some “cute little
running back” or “cocky QB” get all the glory?
It is the same in basketball…the person who
sets the pick to get the shooter open never receives any credit…the one
who makes the shot is the hero. However, any coach will tell you that you
don’t win unless those “down in the trenches” kind of folks are
on the team.
It is that way in life?
Yes, not everyone can be the hero…the success story…the great singer
or speaker. The world puts its worth in those types of things, but God puts His
worth in us being available and giving Him all that we have…however much,
or little, that may seem like to us..
What does God's Word say?:
“…The LORD does not look at the things man looks at. Man
looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart." 1 Samuel
16:7
Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he
will do this: He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn, the justice
of your cause like the noonday sun. Be still before the LORD and wait patiently
for him; do not fret when men succeed in their ways, when they carry out their
wicked schemes. Refrain from anger and turn from wrath; do not fret-- it leads
only to evil. For evil men will be cut off, but those who hope in the LORD will
inherit the land. Psalm 37:5-9
Christ is looking for a “few good men”
to get down in the trenches and work out their faith in this thing called life.
People who are not concerned about personal glory, but only that God receives
glory through the obedience of their life.
What about you? Are credit, accomplishments and
worldly recognition more important to you than living the kind of life that
Christ calls us to live? Not being perfect, but giving all we have for the One
who gave all He had for us!
Just a thought!
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