Every Four years the (IMO) greatest sporting event to ever happen happens. It is called the World Cup. This tournament of Champions started in 1930. This year there are 32 teams representing the Country they are from. The tournament is being held in Qatar.
Overall the tournament will last for 29 days. Each team will battle it out to see who is the best in the world. But this got me thinking, how many of us would be honored to be ask to represent our country on that kind of level? You represent your culture, your way of life, your ideology and so on.
Many of us walk around this world only living in a way that gives us honor and glory. We are selfish as parents, as workers, as bosses, as husbands, as wives, as... You get the picture. We are entering into a season that is full gifts wrapped up as selfishness and we are ready to open them. When we walk in this way, we are all about the country of "ME". This season (and all seasons) we need to reflect only one Kingdom. That is Christ's Kingdom. Remember we, as followers of Christ, only represent one Kingdom and that is God's Kingdom.
Let us all start doing what Romans 13:13-14 says, "Let us walk properly as in the daytime, not in orgies and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and sensuality, not in quarreling and jealousy. But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires." Let's spend our time Representing and Putting on Christ.
Have a great Christmas Season!!!
-Pastor Shawn