Cricket And Christianity

Read: Romans 3:21-28

The righteousness of God ... is revealed ... through faith in Jesus Christ. --- Romans 3:21-22

The Bible In One Year:
Psalms 103-104
1 Corinthians 2

While visiting Jamaica on a mission trip with high school students, I discovered how much the people there love the game of cricket.

So I asked a Jamaican teenager to explain it to me. We sat on the ground, and he used rocks and sand drawings to help me understand it. Later, as our group was enjoying delicious jerk chicken, some of us watched a televised cricket match while a coach pointed out what was happening. Yet, after 11 days with Jamaicans, I still didn't understand their favorite game.

I'm sure some Jamaicans feel that way about American football. And millions of people worldwide consider baseball a mystery. One reason we may not like one another's sports is that we don't understand them.

Could that be true of the way you view Christianity? Could it be that you dislike it because it seems too complicated? Maybe it seems to you to be about rules and a big thick book with words you don't understand.

Actually, Christianity is simple: We can be made right with a holy God through faith in Jesus' death and resurrection. Our sins can be forgiven forever [see Rom. 3:24, 28; 10:9-10]. Check it out. You'll discover why believers love Jesus, and you'll learn to love Him too. --- Dave Branon

His precious blood was shed for me,
And in that precious blood I see
The righteous ground, the perfect plea,
For my complete acceptance. --- Anon.

FAITH IS THE HAND THAT SIMPLY RECEIVES GOD'S GIFT OF SALVATION.