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October 3, 2006 Sports & HumilityLISTEN TO ODB RADIO: Real | MP3 | WMA READ: Ephesians 4:1-3 [Walk] with all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love. —Ephesians 4:2 On May 2, 2003, my daughter Melissa's high school paid her a great honor by dedicating its new athletic field in her memory. At the ceremony to mark the opening of the Melissa Branon Memorial Softball Field, the school unveiled a stone marker to remind future generations of the girl who wore number 11. On that marker is etched: "Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love" (Eph. 4:2 NIV)—a verse Melissa had marked in her Bible. So often in life, the words humble and gentle don't seem to belong. Instead, the words pride and harshness mark the way success is measured. Yet Melissa and her friends were able to compete successfully in high school athletics without displaying either of those characteristics. One of Melissa's teammates wrote of her: "The way you never backed down, always kept going, and never gave up totally inspired me." That's how she and her teammates played for God's glory—without arrogance. Competition, handled properly, can have its place in our lives. But we should always remember to be humble and gentle in everything we do. We must reflect the characteristics of a Christlike life. True
greatness does not come to those Be humble and you will not stumble.
Bacaan: Efesus 4:1-3 Pada batu peresmian itu tertulis: “Hendaklah kamu selalu rendah hati, lemah lembut, dan sabar. Tunjukkanlah kasihmu dengan saling membantu” (Efesus 4:2)—sebuah ayat yang telah Melissa tandai di Alkitabnya. Betapa seringnya dalam hidup ini kerendahan hati dan kelemahlembutan tidak lagi dimiliki. Sebaliknya, kesombongan dan kekasaran menandai ukuran kesuksesan. Namun, Melissa dan teman-temannya dapat bertanding dengan sukses dalam olahraga atletik tingkat sekolah menengah tanpa menunjukkan sifat-sifat tadi. Salah seorang teman satu tim Melissa menulis tentang Melissa: “Sikapmu yang pantang mundur, maju terus, dan pantang menyerah benar-benar membangkitkan semangatku.” Itulah cara Melissa dan teman satu timnya bertanding demi kemuliaan Allah, yaitu tanpa kesombongan. Persaingan yang dikendalikan dengan benar dapat berlangsung dengan baik dalam kehidupan kita. Akan tetapi, kita harus senantiasa ingat untuk tetap rendah hati dan lemah lembut dalam segala hal yang kita lakukan. Kita harus mencerminkan karakteristik kehidupan yang serupa dengan Kristus —JDB Bersikaplah rendah hati Efesus 4:1-3
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