By Andrea Merrell
And let the peace (soul harmony which comes) from Christ
rule (act as
umpire continually) in your hearts
[deciding and
settling with finality all questions
that arise in your minds.
Colossians 3:15 AMPC
It was embarrassing. All eyes focused on us as my
son-in-law got thrown out of the ballpark for arguing with the ump.
Everyone else thought my daughter was safe as she
dove for second base. But the ump saw it differently and yelled, “Out!”
The rest of the disappointed crowd accepted his decision—but not my son-in-law. He jumped up, grabbed the fence with both hands,
and proceeded to make his case against—as he put it—a stupid call. I think
there might have been a comment about needing glasses …
We might not always agree with the ump, but when he’s
in charge, what he says goes. His word is law. Like it or not, no one can
dispute him.
The Bible talks
about another ump who wants to direct our daily lives. And let the peace (soul harmony
which comes) from Christ rule (act as umpire continually) in your hearts.
When God’s
Holy Spirit takes up residence within us, He moves in with all his baggage:
love, joy, wisdom, understanding, creativity, favor, and especially peace. That’s
His specialty. No matter what's going on in our lives, the peace of God can
calm the storm and keep us grounded if we let Him call the shots. He is there
to help us win the game every time.
That day at
the ballpark, we all learned a valuable lesson. Don’t argue with the ump.
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