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Players and Spectators

With so many of life's activities you have players and spectators. In classical music you have the orchestra and soloist playing to an audience.  In sport you have the footballers and their spectators.  In athletics you have the famous athletes and their crowd of supporters.  In the church you have the minister with a watching congregation????? Now just a minute that should not be the case.  All the church people are members of the body of Christ.  Paul likens us to athletes who give up all the things in our lives that stop us running the race.  There is no place in the church for spectators. Athletes train hard and long with their mind only on winning the race.  Christians should spend their lives doing all they can to please Jesus.This will include caring for one another and helping one another to get closer to our Lord.  Stop spectating and get on with the job in hand.

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