Sportsmen's Devotional Wednesday

A Daily Study of God's Word for Christian Sportsmen April 22, 2009

Today's Photograph.... The Right Spot At The Right Time (Will D)

Bible Study Verse
Acts 9:1-2
Meanwhile, Saul was uttering threats with every breath and was eager to kill the Lord's followers. So he went to the high priest. He requested letters addressed to the synagogues in Damascus, asking for their cooperation in the arrest of any followers of the Way he found there. He wanted to bring them-both men and women-back to Jerusalem in chains. (NLT)

II Corinthians 10:3-4
We are human, but we don't wage war as humans do. We use God's mighty weapons, not worldly weapons, to knock down the strongholds of human reasoning and to destroy false arguments. (NLT)

Thoughts
There are certain days of year when the weather, the tide, and the moon align creating perfect fishing conditions. Fishermen reap great harvests. However, angler's zeal to be in the right spot at the right time sometimes causes rifts among us - frustrations that lead to anger or conflict on the water. We might say words we regret.

Before Saul met Jesus on the road to Damascus, he had no problem with anger. In fact, he used it well. he was "eager to kill". But God had a different purpose for Saul. When He met him, He changed him. Saul became Paul. A man driven with a spirit of hatred is replaced with a man of Holy Spirit led compassion. A drastic change only possible from a living God. Later, when Paul confronts problems within the Corinthian church, he does so with composure. His calculated, Christ led approach succeeds and ultimately leads to a Christian movement that consumes all of Rome. (Will D)

Action Point
As Christian hunters and fishermen we might be tested by circumstances on the water or in the field. How will we deal with the conflict? Like Saul of Tarsus or like Paul? A Christ led approach to tenuous situations can show others how Christ lives in us - quite possibly leading to a change in them.


Sportsmen's Tip of the Day
When fishing crowded areas, a good rule of thumb is to stay two to three casts away from the nearest boat