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At a recent Kansas high school state track championship, an unusual thing happened. The team that won the girls 3,200-meter relay was disqualified. But what happened next was even more unusual. The team that was awarded the state championship by default turned right around and gave their medals to the team that had been disqualified. The first school, St. Mary’s Colgan, lost first place because judges ruled that a runner had stepped out of her lane as she handed off the baton. That meant the second team, Maranatha Academy, moved up to first. After receiving their medals, the girls from Maranatha saw the downtrodden looks on the faces of the St. Mary’s girls, so they gave them their individual medals. Why
did they do this? As Maranatha’s coach Bernie Zarda put it: “Our theme
for the year was to run not for our glory, but for God’s glory.”
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result of the girls’ action, their story was told throughout Kansas,
and God’s name was lifted up.
When we set aside our own interests and accomplishments to recognize that it’s better to care for the interests of others (Phil. 2:4), we see God’s name glorified. Acting with grace and kindness toward others is one of the best ways to point people to God. |
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| Read: Philippians 2:4-11 |
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Philippians 2 -Audio-)
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Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others. —Philippians 2:4 |
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| Bible
in a Year: Judges 4-6; Luke 4:31-44 |
"Reflexions from Our Daily Bread"
Posted by: Ben Ayala : benayalal@gmail.com
Thanks to the Sources at: rbc[dot]org -and- odb[dot]org |
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Hermanos, no pienso que yo mismo lo haya logrado ya. Más bien, una cosa hago: olvidando lo que queda atrás y esforzándome por alcanzar lo que está delante, sigo avanzando hacia la meta para ganar el premio que Dios ofrece mediante su llamamiento celestial en Cristo Jesús. - Filipenses 3:13-14 Hay recuerdos y momentos dolorosos del pasado que a menudo parecen querer regresar a nuestras memorias. Algunas personas prefieren aferrarse con uñas y dientes a esos recuerdos como una forma de blindaje emocional o para esconderse de la realidad actual. Otras tienen un apego excesivo al pasado o tienen miedo a vivir algo nuevo. Sea cual sea la situación, la Biblia nos enseña a dejar el pasado atrás. Hoy se nos invita a reflexionar y comportarnos como el apóstol Pablo: olvidar las cosas que quedaron atrás, avanzar para las que están adelante, y proseguir hacia la meta de nuestras vidas: ¡Jesucristo! Pero para no correr el riesgo de permanecer estancados sin vivir el pleno llamado ...
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