Seeds Of Hope Daily Devotional: 300, What a Game!
Tombstones are often interesting reminders of what people accomplished in life. One that is very interesting is in Wisconsin. It reads: “He bowled 300 in 1962.”
Do you
wonder, as I do, if that was his greatest achievement in life? Or how many
games he bowled before he had a perfect game? Or was it his first and last game
and it left him so stunned that he never bowled again? We’ll never know.
But one
thing we do know is that we will all be remembered for something. Paul made a
most interesting observation about life’s accomplishments. He was writing to
the Philippians about his achievements. Reading them is like reading the resume
of one of the world’s great leaders. They are very impressive. But then he
pulls the rug out from under his own feet. After what sounds like someone
bragging about what they had done he concludes: “But because of Christ I
decided that all of my worldly accomplishments are worth nothing.”
Paul always
had it right. More than anything in life he wanted to be known for his
relationship with Christ and what he did for Him. Other than knowing and
serving Christ, everything to him was “worthless trash.”
Prayer:
Help us, Lord, to place You first and foremost in our lives. May we
be remembered for what we did for You and through You, because of You. In
Jesus’ Name, Amen.
Scripture For Today: Yes, everything else is worthless when
compared with the infinite value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake
I have discarded everything else, counting it all as garbage, so that I could
gain Christ and become one with him.
Philippians 3:4-11
