It’s the culmination of Basketball for the year.
I love this game. Really, I LOVE this game. #lovelovelove
After an intense substate week, ending in a victory last night (which means we head to Manhatten for the State tournament), I realized something so clear to me this morning.
THE POWER OF THE STRIPES!
In most sports there are Referees, Officials, Umpires . . . those people who have the power to influence the game Hugely!
I have never blamed a referee for losing a game for us . . . I have yet to see that perfect game played; HOWEVER, i have taken pictures of those I deem absolutely unworthy to be holding a whistle and running at the same time as they are obviously not multi.taskers! #frustration
I also have never figured out why someone yelling in the stands about how bad dumb the referee is and how inadequate they are . . . I have never understood, why this fan would think that would be in our favor? After all, those stripe.wearers are human; with ears; and, um, yea! They do have the power to make that call, and that one and guess what, that one too if they choose. It’s not always black & white--is it a jump ball? travel? foul? Depends on their perspective when it happens.
So, are the Stripes powerful? Absolutely. Do they cause us to win? to lose? to stop trying? Absolutely NOT.
Ultimately, it is only by “His Stripes we are healed.” Is 53:6
Jesus Christ alone has the power to cause us to Win. He was in the game, He played it perfectly. He endured the hate, the loss, the shame, because He knew the Power of His stripes and He shed them freely for you & me. Praise God! We are healed. We are saved.
WE ARE VICTORIOUS!!!
Are there power in the stripes? Yes ma’am.
There is.
The power to defeat anything & everything so that when the buzzer sounds, the whistle blows, the time ends, our game continues on another court, in another gym and it will be Awesome!
#getinthegame
We win 2A Sub-State 46-43 over Berean! #takestate
Posted by Moundridge USD 423 on Saturday, March 5, 2016
55 seconds left in 3rd and we take the lead 34-32 over Berean! #makestate
Posted by Moundridge USD 423 on Saturday, March 5, 2016
