Win or lose ?

I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. —2 Timothy 4:7                                   

During the 2009 college football season, University of Texas quarterback Colt McCoy began every post-game interview by thanking God for the opportunity to play. When he was injured early in the national championship game, he was forced to watch from the sidelines as his team lost.

After the game, he told a television reporter, “I’d have given everything I have to be out there with my team . . . I always give God the glory. I never question why things happen the way they do. God is in control of my life and I know that if nothing else, I'm standing on the Rock.”

The apostle Paul experienced God’s deliverance many times, but he didn’t insist on things going his way. From prison in Rome he wrote to Timothy: “I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure is at hand” (2 Tim. 4:6). Some might say that Paul had failed to accomplish his goals and that his life was ending in defeat. But he saw it differently: “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith” (v.7). He looked forward to an eternal crown (v.8).

As we walk with God, we can praise Him for His faithfulness — win or lose. – David  McCasland

I can always count on God, my heavenly Father, For He changes not; He always is the same. Yesterday, today, forever, He is faithful, And I know He loves me, praise His holy name! — Felten         

READ:2 Timothy 4:1-8

In every change He faithful will

remain. — Katharina von Schlegel        

The Bible in one year:

•Numbers 23-25; Mark 7:14-37