Whether you are a basketball fan or not, you are probably familiar with the name Larry Bird – the former basketball great of the Boston Celtics.
During a retirement party for Larry Bird in Boston Garden, former Celtics coach K.C. Jones told of diagramming a play on the sidelines, only to have Bird dismiss it, saying: “Get the ball to me and get everyone out of my way.”
Jones responded, “I’m the coach, and I will call the plays.” Then Jones turned to the other players and said, “Get the ball to Larry, and get out of his way.”
That should be the church’s message – Give the ball to Jesus, put your life in his hands, and get out of the way. Too often, I’m afraid, we try to hog the ball. 🙂
Pastor Scott
P.S. Only the last sentences are “mine” the rest came out of a book entitled “1001 Humorous Illustrations”
Grace Notes 