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David L Powell Jr

Male. Lives in Euless, United States. Is married.

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Home town Imperial, CA

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David L Powell Jr

April 18, 2024 6:37 pm

Good words from Kansas Servants of God, “The reason I play golf is, I am trying to glorify God and all that he’s done in my life,... View MoreGood words from Kansas Servants of God, “The reason I play golf is, I am trying to glorify God and all that he’s done in my life, and so for me, my identity isn’t a golf score.” -Scottie Scheffler Is the Christian faith merely a personal choice? Is it a religious preference? Is “what Jesus means to me” the measure of faith? Was Jesus’ death on the cross mostly about providing me a personal ticket to heaven and an escape from hell? Could it be that the American church has missed the point that God, in Christ, is not just saving individual persons but reclaiming the entire cosmos? Do we really believe that the day is coming when every knee will bow and every tongue confess that Jesus is Lord? And do we believe that what we do daily (right here and right now as individual Christians) will impact how and when that glorious day will come? I rarely watch golf on TV, but if I do it is usually the final round of the Masters Tournament. Having lived in Georgia, the scene at Augusta floods me with warm memories of how beautiful and lush that part of the country can be—especially in the Springtime. Being a bad golfer, I can truly appreciate how consistent and profoundly talented professional golfers are. The Masters is one of the four major tournaments of professional golf. The winner being awarded the green jacket is among the most iconic moments in professional sports. On Sunday, Scottie Scheffler was awarded his second green jacket in three years. It is a remarkable feat. Golf at the professional level is incredibly competitive and profoundly difficult. Scheffler is clearly, for the moment, the best golfer in the world. It is rare for pro golfers to stay at the top of their game for more than three to five years. That is what makes an Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus or Tiger Woods so very special. Interestingly enough, the aging Woods, who is probably the most famous pro golfer in the world, barely made the cut for this year’s Masters and finished 60th out of 60. Scottie Scheffler, a twenty-seven-year-old Texan, is a Christian and says that he plays golf to glorify God. He is one of a handful of professional sports figures who are very open about the fact that they believe Jesus is the Lord of all life—including sports. He has made it clear that he has worked at glorifying Jesus through his golf and that in the past he was not fully pleased with his personal testimony. He said that two years ago, after winning the Masters, he had not articulated his faith in Christ as clearly as he might have. Since then he has boldly announced that his identity is not that he is a golfer. He makes it clear that he finds his identity in Christ and what Jesus purchased on the cross. What if ordinary Christians understood as clearly as Scheffler seems to, that who they are and what they do or accomplish is to be ruled by Christ? He has made it clear that no matter what his golf score might be, he is obligated to do his best to bring glory to God. Does the plumber or taxi driver or nurse or computer programmer have the same obligation? What if every ordinary Christian felt the same obligation to appropriately witness to the victory that Christ won on the cross? Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross was not merely about rescuing humans from hell. Romans 8 makes it clear that the whole creation groans and waits eagerly for the day that the universe will be liberated from the presence and power of sin. The Apostle Paul penned that in the grand scope of redemption “…the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to corruption and obtain the freedom of the glory of the children of God.”(Romans 8:21). Average Christians—people like you and me—have been set free from “the law of sin and death” by the wonderful work of the Holy Spirit. Christ won a great victory on the cross and every believer can proclaim “I am free from the power of sin and you can be too!” The victory that Christ won on the cross is being consolidated as the body of Christ grows across our world. Things might look dark and dangerous. Because we are in Christ, we can know who we are. We can tell the gospel story of redemption and a new identity in Christ. And we, like Scottie Scheffler and other believers can make it clear that Jesus is Lord of all! Blessings, Pastor Coram Deo

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