You're A Winner

My postings recently have been based on questions.  Today, however, I stumbled across an article I wrote a couple of year's ago and for some reason it struck me as one I needed to share again.  I don't know why, but maybe God does.

I was standing in line at the convenience store the other day where the man in line in front of me was redeeming some lottery tickets.  The clerk took the tickets and put them in the machine and the computer declared, “You’re a Winner!”  The man responded, “at least somebody thinks so.”  The clerk smiled and handed him $5.

When I first heard the man’s response, my reaction was to chuckle.  As he walked away, however, I began to think to myself how sad it was that so many people are reliant on things like gambling to be able to see themselves as a winner.  How sad to be dependant on chance to have any sense of self worth.

The truth of the matter is that we are very valuable.  We know how valuable we are because Jesus Christ the Son of God died for us and through that death we have a tremendous victory.  In Romans 8, Paul tells us that those who are in Christ are more than conquerors because nothing can separate us from God’s love. 

The most important victory one can attain is the victory over death and Jesus Christ has done that.  Paul writes in Romans 6 that those who are baptized are joined with Christ in that victory and will gain the reward when we rise to meet him in heaven some day.

The question is, “Are you really a winner today?”