Luke 11:1-10.           

Nike’s famous slogan, “Just do it,” has left an indelible mark on modern sports culture. Give it all you’ve got. Don’t stop. Keep on keepin’ on. Just do it. Athletes discipline their bodies in training for their specific sport, meaning they let go of other ways of training. Specific practices are needed to grow in their particular sport.

At the center of God’s loving heart is forgiveness. God the Holy Spirit fills us with God’s love so that, as we receive forgiveness and are cleansed of our guilt, we can become a means of God’s love and live out God’s forgiveness in us. Like an athlete, it takes work. It takes focus and remembering that we are training in the way of God’s kingdom.

Forgiveness is at the center of God’s love. We let go of ways that don’t conform to Christ and the kingdom as we live this new way. Like God with love, we through the Holy Spirit can have the audacity to forgive others because of His audacious love, and forgive others in Jesus. This week “give all you’ve got” to allow God’s love to flow by forgiving others.

Author: Michael Scarlett