Daily Devotional: Thursday, June 13 – You Never Know Who’s Watching

“For the eyes of the Lord vary all through the earth to strengthen these whose hearts are absolutely dedicated to him.” — 2 Chronicles 16:9

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The verse above was certainly one of my father-in-law’s favorites. One would possibly say this was his life verse. He lately handed away at 94 years of age, leaving a legacy of a beautiful and highly effective Christian life as a pastor who lived within the presence of God. Reflecting on his life and this verse, I’m reminded of one other story that illustrated this fact of residing within the presence of God.

There was a school soccer participant from our highschool whose taking part in time had diminished in current video games. In an effort to maintain their conditioning up and to remain prepared when referred to as upon, this athlete would run the observe within the soccer stadium along with the practices of their crew. This additional conditioning often occurred within the wee hours of the morning whereas it was nonetheless darkish. The additional conditioning illustrated the life precept of staying prepared so that you don’t must prepare when alternative arises.

Not solely did the chance current itself once more for the participant to get again on the sphere in the course of the soccer season, unbeknownst to the soccer participant, the college’s observe coach had observed how onerous this unknown morning runner was pushing themselves within the daybreak’s darkness. They sought to seek out out who this athlete was, solely to find it was a soccer participant. Following the senior season of the soccer participant, the observe coach supplied the participant the chance to run observe on a scholarship within the spring — though this athlete had not run observe at our highschool or on the school ever earlier than.

They have been centered on working to maintain in form for soccer, not understanding somebody was watching. The Lord would use this trial of their soccer profession to bless them afterward in life. The lesson isn’t essentially that issues will at all times prove for our success, however that God will use our doing the following proper factor in His presence for our greatest, conforming us increasingly more into the picture of His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ.

— Frick Frierson

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