“Timothy, my son, I give you this instruction in keeping with the prophecies once made about you, so that by following them you may fight the good fight, holding on to faith and a good conscience. Some have rejected these and so have shipwrecked their faith.” – 1 Timothy 1:18-19
In the third round of the National Football League 2012 draft, the Philadelphia Eagles selected quarterback Nick Foles. He was a back-up quarterback for three years and nearly quit the game. He said he prayed about the situation and believed the Lord wanted him to continue playing football.
“I knew as a person, the more growth I would have, the more opportunity to glorify God and trust in Him, was to go back and play football because of everything I had encountered,” Nick said. “It took a lot more faith to go back and play than if it would have gone the other direction. Either way, I would’ve been fine. I know I would’ve trusted in God.”
That trust led him first to Kansas City for the 2016 season. In 2017, Nick was traded back to Philadelphia as the back-up quarterback again. Then in week 14 of the season, starting quarterback Carson Wentz sustained a season ending knee injury.
Nick became the starting quarterback and guided his team through the playoffs and to a Super Bowl victory. Nick was named the game’s most valuable player.
Less than five seconds into his post-game interview, Nick acknowledged God as he held his baby girl and took in the victorious moment the city of Philadelphia has been waiting for since 1933.
“Unbelievable. All glory to God,” Nick said.
“I wouldn’t be out here without God, without Jesus in my life. I can tell you that first and foremost,” he shared later, during his post-game press conference.
Nick has taken the next step of faith and said that after his playing career, he believes the Lord is leading him to be a youth pastor. He has signed up for seminary classes during the offseason.
Are you looking to Jesus and growing in faith? Today in prayer, praise the Lord that He is a rewarder to all those who place their faith in Him.
"Faith is taking God at His word. Faith is not belief without evidence. It is belief on the very best of evidence -- The Word of Him "that cannot lie."" - R.A. Torrey
God’s Word: “I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.” – 2 Timothy 4:7
By Peter Kennedy, Copyright 2018, Devotional E-Mail
DEVOTIONS IN 1 TIMOTHY