Remember Who You Play For

I HATED Darryl Kile. The Houston Astros pitcher, who constantly sent my beloved St. Louis Cardinals home as losers, was a bum! Well, at least until 2000 when he signed with the Cardinals and became one of our best pitchers.

It's amazing how someone can go from enemy to comrade in such a short time. I recently read Romans 6:19 where Paul reminds us

"Just as you used to offer yourselves as slaves to impurity and to ever-increasing wickedness, so now offer yourselves as slaves to righteousness leading to holiness."

While pitching for the Astros doesn't equal impurity and wickedness (see Chicago Cubs)

there is certainly a correlation for us as believers. We were once enemies of God, using our hands, minds, eyes, and words for wickedness. But through the salvation of Jesus, those same hands, minds, eyes, and words now become tools of righteousness. In essence, we signed with a new team.

So quit pitching for the Astros...that is, don't go back to the old life. When you do, you not only embrace the old life, but you embrace sin and Satan and disregard the holiness and blessings your Lord Jesus Christ offers you.

Everyday, remember who you play for!