THE LORD'S BASEBALL GAME
Bob was caught up in the spirit where he and the Lord stood by to
observe a
baseball game. The Lord's team was playing Satan's team. The Lord's
team was
at bat, the score was tied zero to zero, and it was the bottom of
the 9th
inning with two outs. They continued to watch as a batter stepped
up to the
plate whose name was Love.
Love swung at the first pitch and hit a single, because Love never
fails. The
next batter was named Faith, who also got a single because Faith
works with
Love. The next batter up was named Godly Wisdom. Satan wound
up and threw
the first pitch; Godly Wisdom looked it over and let it pass, because
Godly
Wisdom does not swing at Satan's pitches. Ball one. Three
more pitches and
Godly Wisdom walked, because Godly Wisdom never swings at Satan's
throws.
The bases were loaded.
The Lord then turned to Bob and told him He was now going to bring
in His star
player. Up to the plate stepped Grace. Bob said he sure did
not look like
much!
Satan's whole team relaxed when they saw Grace. Thinking he had
won the game,
Satan wound up and fired his first pitch. To the shock of everyone,
Grace hit
the ball harder than anyone had ever seen. But Satan was not worried;
his
center fielder, the Prince of the air, let very few get by.
He went up for
the ball, but it went right
through his glove, hit him on the head and sent him crashing on
the ground;
then it
continued over the fence for a home run!
The Lord then asked Bob if he knew why Love, Faith, and Godly Wisdom
could
get on base but could not win the game. Bob answered that
he did not know
why. The Lord explained, "If your love, faith and wisdom had
won the game
you would think you had done it by yourself. Love,
faith and wisdom will
get you on base, but only My grace can get you Home."