When our son Travis was a little boy I remember quite vividly how he liked to be or play the character that he was watching on television. If we were watching a Cowboy and Indian TV show, he would go get his cowboy clothes and dress up like a cowboy… and go running through the house like he was shooting Indians. When we would watch a show that had some military drama in it, he would go get his army outfit and play like he was a soldier.
And when we would be watching a football game? Yep, you guessed it. Off he would go and dress up like he was a football player. He didn’t like and wasn’t content to be a spectator; he wanted to participate. He was a cowboy, soldier and football player all rolled into one. Travis was and is a participator. Our daughter, Leigh, was a little school teacher, all day, every day and to this very day! Both were active and involved in life!
As we grow older, we have a tendency to want to be more of a spectator than a participator, don’t we? We pride ourselves by saying that we have served our time; we have done our duty. We just want to kick back and “let somebody else do it.” But, is that attitude Biblical? Does God pay spiritual social security? I think not.
Caleb, the Old Testament stalwart, was still climbing mountains and facing enemies at age 85. Along with Joshua, Caleb said that the people should trust the LORD and conquer the land! See Numbers 13:30. The other ten spies were afraid and said it was impossible. Caleb was a participator! See Joshua 14:10-13.
And likewise, our God is NOT a Spectator God; He is a Participator God! And for that, we should give Him thanks! We worship Him as such today!
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