THE ATHLETES SUBMISSION

Day after day athletes submit themselves to their coaches to put them through sometimes grueling exercise and training. They realize that if they are ever going to be on the team that they must
submit to him. He is the boss. He is the one who decides who gets
to play and who sits on the bench. They understand that he has the
best interest of the team at heart. It is from him they must learn
and it is from him they must receive the training that will take
them to victory.

How wonderful it would be if people, young and old alike would
submit themselves to Jesus in the same way. He is the one who will
teach us. He is the one who must help us to grow into the type of
person that he can use. He has our best interest at heart. He has
given his all for us on Calvary. How foolish it is to submit our-
selves to a man to win a game or even a championship when we fail
to submit ourselves to Christ that we might gain victory in life.

Maybe you are sitting on the bench of life because you haven't
been willing to submit yourself to the one who can build you into
the type person who can be used at crucial times. We are on the
right team for victory but we must listen to the Coach, Jesus, if
are going to be used very much.

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