Reading: Romans 8:1-4
Reflective Thoughts
Dancing to the end zone
I’m not a sports fan. In fact I can be snarky about my husband’s love for the Eagles. But in the fourth quarter of that December 19 game, even my eyes were riveted to the screen. The Eagles had been dominated by the Giants who held a 31 to 10 lead with seven and a half minutes left on the clock! Our group’s most devoted Eagles fan had already left in disgust. The game, he thought, was over. He couldn’t bear to watch the defeat.
However in that fateful fourth quarter the Eagles managed to tie the score with 1:16 left on the clock. When the Giants got the ball, their punter Matt Dodge kicked a line drive right to DeSean Jackson, one of the fastest men in the NFL. He sped down the field, eluding opponents. Instead of just running into the end zone, he danced across the field and over the goal line, going in with zero on the clock!
Romans 8:1-4 is your fourth quarter comeback! When you’ve done what you didn’t want to do; when you feel like you just can’t bear another defeat-there is no condemnation if you are in Christ Jesus. He hasn’t simply won the game-He danced into the end zone for you.