Every team - except the Tigers - that advanced to the next level did so in a win or go home game. The Cardinals beat the Braves in a one-game Wild Card game. The Cardinals beat the Nationals in the fifth of a five-game series. The Orioles beat the Rangers in a one-game Wild Card game. The Yankees beat the Orioles in the fifth of a five-game series. And tonight the Cardinals and Giants face off in the seventh game of their seven-game series.
The Tigers, however, swept the Yankees to win the AL pennant.
I expect the World Series will go six or seven games.
In other words, winning the World Series will not be easy.
Seems like that describes life on most days. Lots of hard work is necessary to succeed or just survive. Sometimes you find yourself in a win or go home situation. To be your best you have to play the best and do your best. You have to overcome obstacles, injury, loss.
Except for the Tigers/Yankees series, the winner who moved on won only one more game than they lost. Success isn't always a clean sweep with no losses or errors. Success is just winning more than you lose.
The good news for Christians is that we are on the winning team! Jesus died to clean up our mistakes. Jesus resurrected and lives now to promise our victory. We still have delays, face disappointments, and get derailed. But these are light and momentary issues, as Paul would say. In the end, we win!
There's just one way to lose. Refuse to be on Jesus' side of the battle.
- "Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved" (Romans 10:13).
- "No, in all things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us" (Romans 8:37).
- "But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ" (1 Corinthians 15:57)
- "Who is it that overcomes the world? Only he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God" (1 John 5:5)
Here's to a victorious day!
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