Change in a Second

March 12-13

Life can change in a second! Just ask Seth Greenberg, the basketball coach at Virginia Tech. In last night's ACC tourney, victory was sounded for the Florida State team, but after review, the basketball had not left the players fingers when the clock ticked down to zero. The escalating and deflating emotions both teams experienced had Greenberg and probably many more in tears.

Those shell shocker moments in life when you don't know what to think, like diagnoses of cancer, death, divorce or even earthquakes and tsunamis as Japan is experiencing, are heart stoppers . When the unexpected happens, where does it leave us?

There is more to miss in life than baskets. I believe with all my heart that God desires to speak to us daily. Some days the snippet of His purpose may be as simple as reaffirming He is with us as we step outside to see a flower which has just bloomed; or He might prick our conscience with the promise of his provision as we see a robin flying to a nest with a big fat worm. Other days we may linger longer with Him as he unveils a project, which seems off the wall to us, yet He is asking us to join him through sacrificially serving. Then there are the unpleasant times where He allows pain to teach us something we otherwise would not have learned, but He is by our side.

The one we don't want to miss at the buzzer is the moment the Spirit stirs our heart and God reveals to us how deep and wide his love is for us. And even though we have committed foul, after foul, He has a game plan which allows his Son to take the penalty, so we can win the game against death and live victoriously forever.

Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed. 1 Corinthians 15:51-53

If you haven't seen yourself as sinful or maybe your sins are weighing so heavily upon you the disgrace and embarrassment has you not wanting to face God, just ask him to come to you, right where you are. He wants you on his team. He has more plays for you to carry out than you can imagine. Jesus is always Coach of the Year and has written down game plans which will help you through whatever moves might be thrown upon you.

Step up to the line...Confess your sins. Ask Jesus to be your Savior...

and score!