The Bible On Trial

Cheering Crowds~

The Ryder Cup, the single most important three day golf tournament that happens every two years, began this morning at Whisling Straights golf club, located on the shores of Lake Michigan. With Covid restrictions in place last year the Ryder Cup was postponed a year, so this is the third year not the second year for this tournament. The Cup is played between the United States and Europe, and Europe has won 7 out of the last nine meetings.

With the easing of Covid restrictions In the USA there is a crowd of fans watching on sight, limited to 'only' 40,000 fans per day. These fans are wildly in favor of the US Team, and as such can sometimes to overboard in expressing their disfavor of the European team. Any fan that goes out of bounds in their language in doing this will be ejected.

A positive cheering crowd can actually help a player play better. A crowd that is cheering against a player can, and does, negatively affect the outcome from time to time. 

We are all in a spiritual tournament of our lives. It is not a game. And there are crowds of a spiritual beings that are cheering either for or against you as you 'play' for your very life. Who you choose to listen too does affect how you behave, and does affect the outcome of whether you win through to eternal life, or not. The truth must win in your mind if you are to gain eternal life.

Somewhere in the recesses of your mind you are either listening to the crowds of Gods angels cheering you on to victory over sin, or you are listening to the crowds of Satan's angels telling you that you cannot beat the sin in your life, and that you don't even need to try.

One side is cheering you to honor and practice the Law, the Prophets, and the Words of Jesus, and the other side is cheering against you, that all you need do is 'believe' on Jesus and you will be saved. Listen only to the cheers of truth.