By Ray Sanchez
Matthew 5:14-16
14 “You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. 16 In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.
As many perks as there must be for professional football players, most of these guys had little to no say picking the city in which they live. After being drafted, players are often traded before their contracts are up and are forced to move with little say in their destination. Regardless of how a player gets to a new team, we expect them to do their jobs at the highest levels - especially for our fantasy football team.
It was reported that Stefan Diggs, who was traded to the Bills this past year, immediately went to work in the offseason with Quarterback Josh Allen. That investment has paid off as Diggs is currently ranked as WR6 and is averaging over 20 Fantasy Points per a game. In addition, the usually bottom-dwelling Buffalo Bills are 4-0 for the first time since 1992!
Compared to football players in the NFL, many of us have a lot more input over where we live, work and worship. Regardless of how we got here, our job is to shine God’s light for others: whether its on a new hill like N8 from St8 Farm (That’s Nathan Obregon’s fantasy football team), or the same hill we’ve called home for quite some time.
In what ways can you shine God’s light from your hill?
How can you spend some time working with your Quarterback? (In this metaphor the QB is God)
What deeds are currently bringing glory to your Father in heaven?
Do you spend time with God and your family daily? If not, you can find our daily family devotionals here.
Ray Sanchez is the manager of the Dobbins is a Free Elf Fantasy Football Team (1-2) in the Baptist Ballers FBCW Fantasy League. He’s got lots of points, but not a lot of victories. His wife also says that when he talks about fantasy football it sounds like he is talking about reality - then she laughs. He is also the Pastor of Worship and Children’s Discipleship at First Baptist Church Weslaco.