Now I grew up in a hockey town and went to a few games. I know that there were "fans" who left that arena. There were drivers who wanted to get out of that parking lot before the masses. There were just those who figured "what's the use in staying?"
But in the next 8 minutes the Sens scored two goals, went into overtime and won the game. - a playoff game by the way.
So, I went into the Sunday School class the next day and said "Who didn't leave?" Well, I have a class of girls who didn't really have a clue what I was talking about, however, they do now. They know the spectators may have left, but the players didn't.
In Sunday School we pray for others, and sometimes the prayers are the same month after month as we pray for family members who are far from God, or people who are sick. So, my question is "Are we spectators or players. Do we give up or keep praying?"
The other day the Sens lost 7-0. That is pretty disheartening, but I guarantee you, not one of the players left and they all showed up for the next game - and won coming from behind. They are now heading in to game 7 of the the semi-finals. The opponents are getting harder. The players are hurt, but they keep coming back! They do not quit.
What if .... what if they knew if they kept playing, kept their minds on the game, kept focused, kept showing up, they were guaranteed to win the Stanley Cup?
I don't know what will happen with the Sens, but we as Christians have that guarantee! If we keep focused and keep our hearts and minds on Christ, we will win the gold. We will see Him one day. The battle has been fought and won already by Christ. Death is beaten. Sin has been conquered, Satan our opponent has lost. No matter what the world around us looks like and what the spectators are saying, we are victorious.
So Don't Leave!
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