“It is not what a man does
that determines whether his work is sacred or secular, it is why he does
it. The motive is everything. Let a man sanctify the Lord God in his heart
and he can thereafter do no common act. A. W. Tozer
“What if
we all understood our identity to revolve less around what we do than Who
has called us to do it?”
Ryen
Denison
Anthony Rendon is the
third baseman for the Washington Nationals.
Because of his successful season, he is one of the contenders for Most
Valuable Player. The Nationals defeated
the Brewers, with Rendon scoring the winning run. Next, they won over the Dodgers and then the
Cardinals to earn their spot in the 2019 World Series. Although this has been one of Anthony
Rendon’s best seasons, his desire is to be in a position to bring God glory in
all that he does. “You want to play for
the future. But I’ve come to learn your
plans don’t always come to fruition.
Obviously, with my faith, too, I don’t want to seem like it’s all about
me, me, me. It takes away from what I do
for Him, for the Lord. I want to be
known as a Christian baseball player and I’m still trying to grow into
that. But in the end, I want to be more
Christian than baseball player.”
Jose Altuve plays second
base for the Houston Astros. His homerun
ensured the Astros of another trip to the World Series. Whenever interviewed, Altuve is quick to give
credit to God and his teammates. Even
when he could have basked in the glory of his homerun hit, he reminded people,
“We’re not going to the World Series because of me. We’re going to the World Series because of
every guy in that clubhouse.” Altuve
also thanked Springer for taking the walk and extending the inning. When interviewed Jose replied, “I grew up in
a family that always told me that to achieve success, we needed to have God
first. To achieve success wasn’t to get
to the major leagues or have the best season in the world. The best success is to live your life the way
God wants you to. If you can do that, if
you can be good with God, then I think you will have success in your
life.” Altuve continued, “I grew up in a
family that always believed in God. And
I feel like, every morning when you wake up, you have to thank Him for just
another day. I do it every day.” Altuve also made it a point to show respect
to his wife. Two years ago, Jose’s shirt
was ripped off after winning the series.
This year he made sure to mention that it upset his wife and he didn’t
want it done again. In a matter of
just a few minutes, Altuve honored his God, wife, and teammates.
Whether in word or deed, may
our motive and desire always be to bring God glory and honor in whatever we do.
But the LORD said to
Samuel, “Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him.
The LORD does not look at the things people look at.
People look at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at
the heart.”
I Samuel 16:7
May these
words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight,
Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer.
Psalm 19:14
And
whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord
Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
Colossians 3:17
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