Daily Devotional: Monday, May 27 – Walking Our Talk

“He has proven you, O mortal, what is sweet. And what does the Lord require of you? To behave justly and to like mercy and to stroll humbly along with your God.” — Micah 6:8

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It’s not all the time straightforward to be a follower of Christ, and that’s very true for elite athletes. Actually, it’s frequent for star gamers to be virtually worshipped by others, like when somebody throws numerous landing passes and is instrumental in a workforce profitable. It may be straightforward to feed your ego with reward, and to attach your id to what individuals suppose and say about you, whereas falling into the worldly wishes and definitions of success, all whereas being scrutinized by these watching you.

Kirk Cousins turned a Christian when he was 7 years previous, and made up his thoughts in highschool to face for Christ even when it price him his recognition. Whilst he carried out nicely on the sphere and obtained a scholarship to play for Michigan State, he stood for Christ. He obtained drafted in 2012 into the NFL, the place he continues to excel and play onerous to this present day, all whereas standing for Christ.

Kirk is an outspoken Christian with a public platform, so individuals acknowledge him and are all the time watching to see what he’ll say and do. On social media, he quotes Micah 6:8, which says, “He has proven you, O mortal, what is sweet. And what does the Lord require of you? To behave justly and to like mercy and to stroll humbly along with your God.” It’s simpler to speak about being sort and humble than it’s to truly stroll our speak.

I used to be thrilled lately when my nephew interacted with Kirk at a administrative center within the Atlanta space, after he signed with the Falcons. After spending a couple of minutes talking with Kirk, the younger man associated that the Atlanta quarterback was “extra right down to earth” than any of the opposite celebrities who got here to that enterprise.

It’s not unusual for the wealthy and well-known — or anybody — to mistreat or ignore the assistance, however Kirk honored God by treating a service skilled with the identical respect he treats his fellow millionaires. In a world the place many individuals are busy burning bridges with impolite habits, it’s refreshing for any individual to exemplify Christ and construct bridges for communication of the Gospel. “In case you actually hold the royal regulation present in Scripture, ‘Love your neighbor as your self,’ you might be doing proper. However if you happen to present favoritism, you sin and are convicted by the regulation as lawbreakers” (James 2:8-9).

On that very same go to, Kirk introduced his spouse, Julie, and his sons, Cooper and Turner. Because the younger employee watched Cousins interacting together with his household and honoring them as essential individuals in his life, it made a profound impression. Kirk lived out the Scripture of a person loving his spouse and instructing his kids to dwell Christlike, simply as Ephesians 5:25 instructs us to do. When Cooper and Turner develop up, they are going to know find out how to deal with their wives and likewise find out how to be a fantastic instance for others.

That’s a fantastic legacy!

— Invoice Kent, Pastor of Memorial Baptist Church, Sylvania, Georgia

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