Running to Worship

Theme: Running to Worship

Verse: Romans 12:1

Have you ever watched the movie “Hoosiers”? For those that haven’t, it is a Hollywood-ized telling of the story of a small-town high school basketball team overcoming the odds, and many bigger schools, to win the Indiana state basketball championship. (That small town school, Milan High School (enrollment 160), did win the championship in 1954 over a school more than 10 times its size.)

Anyway, there is a scene in the movie in which the local preacher’s son, nicknamed Strap, one of the bench players finally gets in a game in a critical spot. He proceeds to immediately score a couple of baskets by driving to the basket and making it look easy. When the coach gets to talk to the team during the next timeout he asks his young player, “What’s gotten into you??”  

Strap: “It’s the Lord. I can feel His strength.”

Coach: “Well, feel His strength in the dribble, alright?”

The point is we have a chance to feel God’s presence in all sorts of places. At work, doing household chores, and yes even when we exercise. I often find myself worshiping during my morning workouts. 0500 is generally a time of solitude that gives me ample opportunity to meditate on what God has in store for the day.

Try it. It doesn’t have to by 0500, but the next time you are exercising use it as a time of meditation.

Have a great week!