[Faith-talk] FW: [thefamilyoffaith] We Know We Win - by Dr. Larry Ollison

[Eric Calhoun]

Those of you who are baseball fans:


Original Message: 
From: "TONY_at_FloridaHealth" <FloridaHealth21 at verizon.net>
To: <thefamilyoffaith at yahoogroups.com>
Subject: [thefamilyoffaith] We Know We Win - by Dr. Larry Ollison
Date: 
Thu, 07 Apr 2011 07:03:11 -0400



      We Know We Win 
      by Dr. Larry Ollison 
       
      A few years ago I wanted to watch a Kansas City Royals baseball
game on television. I am not a big sports fan, but I have always loved
baseball. Growing up in the suburbs of Kansas City, I naturally am a Royals
fan. 
      The game I wanted to watch was on during the day. That particular
day I had several meetings, so I came up with a good idea. I would set my
video recorder and watch it later. I tried to keep anyone from telling me
about the game, especially the score. Even though the game was over and the
outcome had already been decided, to me it would seem like I was watching
it as it was actually happening.

      Well, even the best plans sometimes fail. While I was on my way
home to see the game, I turned on the radio. An easy listening station was
on and I felt safe they wouldn't say anything about the ball game. I was
wrong. The announcer evidently was a baseball fan also and he couldn't wait
to tell about the unusual game that had taken place that day. The Royals
were behind by six runs in the bottom of the ninth and came back after two
men were out to win the game. 

      When I got home, I decided to watch the game anyway. As soon as I
sat down, the doorbell rang. I left the tape running and answered the door.
It was a friend and I invited him in. He asked what I was doing. I told him
I had just started watching a ball game. He got excited and sat down to
watch it with me. He didn't know the game we were watching was a tape. He
thought it was live.

      The Royals were playing poorly. Every inning they got further
behind. My friend became depressed. He asked me how I could sit so calmly
and enjoy this game. When the game was over, he was very happy and excited
at how it had turned out. Then I told him it was a tape of a game played
earlier that day.

      It was at that point God spoke to my heart with a great truth. I
was calm during the game because I knew beyond any shadow of doubt the
Royals were going to win. As Christians, we know how things will turn out
because God has told us in His Word. In the end, we win. The outcome has
already been decided. It was easy to have faith in the Royals when I knew
they were going to win on the tape because they had already played the game
and won. 

      It should be the same way with us as Christians. Jesus has already
fought the fight and won. If we can grasp that truth and act on it in
faith, we can live a stress-free, worry-free life. It is easy to have faith
when we know and actually believe the truth.

      The truth is this. Satan has been defeated. Jesus has already paid
the price for our salvation and healing. The game is over and He (Jesus)
has won. As Christians, we are the body of Christ and He is the head. We
are a part of the winning team. The victory is ours. 

      When we know that the game is won, it doesn't matter how things
look in the second, the eighth, or even in the bottom of the ninth inning
with two outs. The truth is Jesus has won, and we Christians are on the
winning side. That truth is a faith building truth.

     

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