Don’t Waste It: The Impact of Easter for Christian Athletes and Coaches
Do you take the Easter story for granted???
Don’t waste its powerful potential to transform you!!!
Today, we will talk about:
An experience I had that made me understand how amazing Christ’s death and resurrection was.
Happy Easter!
I’m sure you’re all familiar with the Easter story.
Growing up, I had heard it every Easter …
(Well, almost every Sunday for that matter)
And its importance got diluted.
However, a few years ago I got to witness a powerful event that changed the way I viewed the Easter story.
I was invited to a college basketball practice.
Right before the practice, the coach let me know there would be a change in plans and the practice would be a punishment conditioning practice, so I didn’t need to attend.
But I wanted to go anyways.
The practice was brutal!!!
Almost all players were absolutely drenched in sweat and throwing up.
This punishment caused a lot of pain and suffering in the athletes.
The last thing they had to do was push sleds down a long hallway to a finish line.
I remember there was the team captain and leader …
Who had done nothing wrong …
But he had to undergo the same punishment.
He ended up finishing his sled push first.
And what happened next shocked me!
Rather than take a break, catch his breath, or get water …
He went back and helped the second place person push his sled.
Those two helped two more …
Those four helped four more …
Until all teammates finished.
Although this doesn’t come close to the magnitude of Jesus’s death and resurrection, it does provide us with a clearer image.
We came into this world that was full of sin and had to undergo a punishment, which involved much pain and suffering.
GOD’s Son Jesus came into this world and underwent the same trials, temptations, sin, pain, and suffering that we all faced.
But he transcended them all!
He was the perfect man!
And once he transcended more pain and suffering than we’ll need to face through His death on the cross, He finished His race.
But He came back to help us through our sin, pain, and suffering through His resurrection.
And then, once we see how we’ve been saved by Christ, we in turn want to help others until one by one, all teammates have crossed the finish line into the Kingdom.
Athletes and coaches for Christ, I wish you well on your journey of having your sin, pain, and suffering saved through Christ’s love (and, in turn, helping others with theirs), and I send love, gratitude, peace, and blessings to you!
May GOD inspire YOU every step of your way,
Kyle
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