"So
do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I
will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous
right hand." - Isaiah 41:10
Years ago, when my wife and I
lived in Houston, Baylor University had a great football team. They
absolutely stormed through the Southwest Conference that year. But late
in the season, the Baylor players were discouraged by a shocking loss to
an unranked team. And their hopes for a great season were further
threatened because they were scheduled to play perennial powerhouse,
Arkansas, the following week.
But Baylor’s head coach pulled
out a secret weapon. He invited a former team member, one that had been
paralyzed in a freak football accident earlier in the season, to speak
to the discouraged players. He sat in a wheelchair before them as they
gathered in the locker room before the game. First, he thanked his
teammates for their prayers and support as he faced this ordeal. Then,
referring to their loss the week before, he declared, “Guys, you’ve got
to turn a setback into a comeback.” With that bold declaration, he
slowly rose from the wheelchair and took a step forward, to the shock
and amazement of his teammates. They began to cheer and then they cried,
and then they ran out on the field and whipped the tar out of
Arkansas. Those Razorbacks didn’t know what hit them! They didn’t know
that they were the victims of Baylor’s secret weapon – turning what
seemed impossible into victory.
What “impossibilities” are you
facing today? God’s power and strength are available to help us all turn
an impossibility into a victory. After all, the “impossibility” of the
cross was followed by the “victory” of the resurrection!
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