Today 11-30-2023

2 Timothy 2:5 NASB "And if someone likewise competes as an athlete, he is not crowned as victor unless he competes according to the rules." The win was tarnished! Today's verse speaks of following the rules! At the end of the game, I felt glad that we won but it wasn't a good feeling for I knew we had cheated! Playing football for my high school was an honor but one game, I learned an important lesson about winning. During the game, one of my teammates scored a touch down but I knew he had stepped out of bounds. Others saw it too but no one said a word about it. We ended up winning the game but it was a tarnished win! We must never allow ourselves to side step the Truth in order to win. We must admit when we step out of bounds and come clean in order to truly enjoy the blessings! Let's not let our lives be tarnished just to win the game! peace, tom