January 17th 2010
deaconlwg | January 17, 2010 04:44
Deacon's Diary is a weekly feature that appears on the back side of the bulletin at the First Baptist Church of Avalon, Texas.
Win or go home!
Win or go home! When the football season reaches this point, that is the situation that all the teams still around find themselves in. Win or go home. Lose one game and it is all over. End of story.
As a fan of game I just love the play-offs. The pressure of the win or go home scenario makes an already enjoyable contest just that much more enjoyable. Every play from the line of scrimmage is important. Every snap of the ball could turn things around for either team. Each play called from the booth or the sidelines can change the direction of the game. Any penalty can be devastating for one team while helping the other. Each and all actions matter.
What's not to love about the match-ups, too? The regular season has eliminated most of the teams for us so that only the best remain. The talent level that takes the field in each of the games remaining is tremendous. And not only that, the teams that are still in it have had all year to work on their game. Lots of thought and practice have turned these teams into finely tuned football machines. Very good stuff I tell ya! A football fans favorite time.
As Christians let us think upon this as we live out the rest of our lives. Let us live in 'play-off' mode from now going forward. Let us study God's word and practice his precepts and concepts and turn ourselves into finely tuned saving machines. Let us be mindful that all of our actions matter. Every penalty can be devastating. Let us know that every play we call could turn things around for some one else. Let us invite every human being that we meet to join our team today. Because in the play-offs, we all know what's at stake. It's win or go home in football. But in life, it's win or go to hell.
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