The Super Bowl

The Super Bowl is quickly approaching. Only a few more days until we see the Colts, once again, crowned the Super Bowl Champions. The Super Bowl is the most coveted trophy in football. It is why teams train, recruit, pay lots of money, and endure injuries. Those who wear a Super Bowl ring, wear a prized possession.

The truth for believers is that we are currently in our Super Bowl. We are playing for something far greater than a trophy or a ring. We are playing for souls and the glory of God. God has called us to reach people with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Our calling is to live for Him and His glory. Depending on how we do here on earth will depend what our reward will be in Heaven. 1 Corinthians 3:12-15 says,

"Now if anyone builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw- each one's work will become manifest, for the Day will disclose it, because it will be revealed by fire, and the fire will test what sort of work each one has done. If the work that anyone has built on the foundation survives, he will receive a reward. If anyone's work is burned up, he will suffer loss, though he himself will be saved, but only as through fire."

At the end of the game on Sunday one team will stand victorious. The team that is victorious put together a work load combined by the team effort as well as the coaches to get the W. As believers what is our work load going to get us. How are we working for the Lord of Lords and the King of Kings? Is our work pleasing to Him? Is our work temporal or is it eternal? Let us make sure that our work will not be burned up in the end, but that it will survive, so that we might receive a reward from our loving and gracious Father. The work is not easy here on Earth, but I am sure based upon the promise of Scripture, it will be well worth whatever we give up and sacrifice here on Earth.

By the Way: Go Colts!