“A Kingdom Man Aims for the Goal Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be.” “—John Wooden, Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections On and Off the Court My son Jonathan is a big guy who has played in the NFL. When he was young and five-foot-three, he asked me to come to the gym and watch him dunk the basketball. He had been practicing for months.” “Jonathan dribbled and dunked. I offered abbreviated congratulations. Then I turned to the athletic director and pointedly told him to raise the basket back up to where it belonged. Impatient to grow taller, Jonathan had lowered the goal. Men, God has a standard. He has a goal. His kingdom is that goal. Yet so many have lowered His standard only to congratulate themselves for being able to dunk the ball. The results of this lowered standard, though, affect us all. It shows up in our country. In our culture. In the economics of our world. It takes only a cursory glance around our homes, churches, communities, and globe to uncover that many men have missed the goal to live as kingdom men. That must change.” “The apostle Paul said, “Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may win” (1 Corinthians 9:24). We must run to win. We must raise the standard to where God originally placed it. We must define manhood as God intended it to be. Application 1. In what areas of your “life have you lowered the goal? 2. Are there any pursuits or possessions that have distracted you from the standard of God’s kingdom? 3. What scripture can serve as your reminder to pursue God’s kingdom today? Prayer “God, today I commit to pursue Your goal, Your standard, Your kingdom. Refocus my vision and strengthen my determination. Amen.” Excerpt From: Evans, Tony. “Kingdom Man Devotional.” Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., 2013-10-01. iBooks. This material may be protected by copyright. Check out this book on the iBooks Store: https://itunes.apple/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewBook?id=640152649
Posted on: Sat, 22 Mar 2014 11:45:47 +0000
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