Sunday, July 11, 2010

The Ultimate Push

Some online poker players take audacious names. In a Saturday night game, we spent a long period of time with someone named "PokerGod863". When we won a big pot, this chat ensued....

Dealer: flopblogger wins Main Pot ($4715) with Three of a kind, nines
Me: A real God would have known I had a 9. ;-)


Our opponent didn't respond. But our point is that the real God is all-knowing.

"'Can anyone hide in secret places so that I cannot see him?"' declares the Lord...." says Jeremiah 23:24. You can't hide from God -- not your "hole cards," and not your deepest secluded sins. The game continues:

Dealer: pokerGod863 wins Main Pot ($4180)
Me: Here's hoping everyone here knows the real God....


We didn't plan to go beyond that statement unless someone responded -- and someone did:

MackinawGirl: i do but i dont think he plays poker
Me: But sending His Son was the ultimate all-in moment.


"He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all...." is how Paul describes God in Romans 8:32. Don't overlook the rest of that verse: "....how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things?" The gifts include eternal life for those who seek "glory, honor and immortality...." (2:7)

MackinawGirl: i guesss that would be the DEGREE all in moment
Me: Well, before there were sponsorships for those things. :-)
MackinawGirl: true


You might say God loved us to the "n'th degree" -- because "while we were still sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8). Do you love God enough to give up your secret sins, and seek His most wonderful gifts?

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