In basketball, to be successful and good at it, you have to be well conditioned, fundamentally sound, play good offense and defense, and be knowledgeable of the rules and regulations of the game. HOWEVER, that is not the most important thing in basketball....It's the ball, THE ROCK! The ROCK is the CENTER of the game. If you don't have a ROCK, it would just be a track meet.
In Spirit, Christ is our ROCK! Like in basketball, without THE ROCK, you will be running around without a purpose or direction. HE must be the center of our lives. Psalms 78:35 says: "Then they remembered that God was their ROCK, and the MOST HIGH GOD, their Redeemer - ELOHEEM". Eloheem means "MOST HIGH". GOD is the HIGHEST part of our life. HE is ELOHEEM - our ROCK!
The word "HIGH" is very important in basketball too. I learned early, to have a good jumpshot you have to have an arch and aim HIGH at the rim. You shoot straight with no lift you have no chance of the ball getting over the rim and no chance scoring. You shoot low at GOD you have no chance in connecting with HIM. You have to AIM HIGH to move forward in life. To play good defense you have to keep your hands HIGH. In church, keeping your hands HIGH is a sign of worship.
Again, just like in basketball, your spiritual life must contain THE ROCK. God wants to redeem us and save us from our own flesh. Crucify your flesh my brothers and sisters. Do away with things that are not working in your life. Condition your body, strengthen your body. Today, PRACTICE talking more with God so HE can COACH you in the right direction. The game of life will be more meaningful when you make GOD the center of your life....THE ROCK!!
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