The End Zone

“Choose you this day whom ye will serve;” (Joshua 24:15)

Many of the revelations I get from God come to me as images or videos. Being a former coach, many of these are related to sports. Today, I want you to picture a football field.

First, you’re looking down on the field from above. In one end zone you see Satan standing there with some of his people. In the other, you see Jesus and some of His own. Next, the view switches to the sidelines where many people are standing. You also see people ON the field standing on every yard line from the 50 yard line to the 10 yard line, some closer to Satan’s end zone and others closer to Jesus’.  These people are moving toward Satan on the left or toward Jesus on the right. You also have many in the stands on both sides of the field cheering. One cheering for Satan’s “team” and the other, “a great cloud of witnesses” (Hebrews 12:1) for Jesus. Those in the stands and on the sidelines have already made their choice of which end zone they went to and are cheering on those on the field who are trying to make a choice.

Those on the field are moving slowly in one direction or the other. Satan is showing some tempting things in his end zone to draw those on the field to him. Jesus is holding His arms out, with His nail-pierced hands, showing His love to welcome them to come to Him. People on the field are drawn to one side or the other and move, some slowly and others quickly, toward the end zone they want to be in. They go from the 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, then cross the line to a deceptive, laughing Satan or a loving Jesus. Can you visualize this scene?

So my question today is…where are you? In the stands, on the sidelines, on the field or in one of the end zones? If you are not on Jesus’ team, you can go there today. Even if you’re on Satan’s team, you can leave and run to the other end zone. And, if you die without joining God’s team, you are automatically in the other end zone forever. So, choose you this day who you will serve. (Joshua 24:15)