Jesus’
words in today’s passage sound too good to believe. He said the kingdom
of heaven was at hand and promised that “some of those who are standing
here” would see it. But the next day—and the five after that—were just
normal days in the same dark world.
On the sixth day, however,
Peter, James, and John were with Jesus for what we now call the
Transfiguration. And what an amazing thing they witnessed! As their
Master’s appearance changed, they saw His face shining “like the sun”
and His clothes a luminous white.
The next day the three disciples
awoke as usual in the world they had always known—but they were
different. They had seen the promised kingdom. And they carried that
hopeful memory for the rest of their days, living in the light of the
kingdom Jesus had revealed.
In his epistles, Peter wrote about
that hope in the King and His coming kingdom. He said that he, James,
and John were “eyewitnesses of His majesty” (2 Peter 1:16). He believed what he saw and trusted that Jesus’ promises were “a lamp shining in a dark place” (2 Peter 1:19).
The
Transfiguration offers us the same hope today. Since the King’s majesty
has been revealed to us as well, we can endure our dark places by
living in the light of the coming kingdom.
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The
Israelites had returned to Jerusalem to rebuild the temple. But many
opposed their efforts, and were, in fact, quite clever. First, they
offered to help. What better way to cause things to go wrong than to get
involved in the work? When their aid was rejected, the enemies set out
to discourage and scare the Israelites. They were successful in stopping
the work—temporarily.
But “the eye of their God was on the elders of the Jews,” and the work was finally able to proceed (Ezra 5:5).
The Lord took care of the mountain of opposition before them. What that
means is, sometimes He will remove the problem; at other times He’ll
walk with us through it. But either way, He wants us to depend on Him.
This means choosing to ...
• Patiently love friends and family.
• Wisely guide others toward godliness.
• Follow scriptural principles about finances.
• Have divine contentment in our current circumstances.
• Do God’s work His way.
Our work should be characterized by dependence on the Holy Spirit (Galatians 5:16).
While that mindset is countercultural, it’s the only way to live as a
child of God. Seek out others who regularly try to follow the Spirit’s
leading, and spur each other on to live it out.
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Yesterday,
we examined a scene in which bitterness was a poison. Today, let’s
consider another useful illustration that will help us understand the
effects of resentment.
Hebrews 12:15 describes bitterness as a
root. Where do you find roots? They are underground, gathering water and
nutrients from the soil around them. Without the root, the vegetation
would collapse and die.
Can you see how this image parallels your
spiritual life? Perhaps you have a root of bitterness in the soil of
your heart. Does the fact that it’s unseen mean that it is inert and
harmless? Absolutely not! The root is doing its job—sucking the life
from you to strengthen a cynical and hateful weed.
Thankfully,
there’s a solution to the problem. “Once you were full of darkness,” the
apostle Paul tells us, “but now you have light from the Lord. So live
as people of light! For this light within you produces only what is good
and right and true” (Eph. 5:8-9 NLT). To kill a weed, you need to dig
it up by the root. Pull the source of your resentment out of its hiding
place. Bring it into the light and then throw it away for good.
Lacrosse is a fast moving sport, and it is also fast growing.
If you or someone you know yearns to learn how to play lacrosse, the
following procedures briefs you on the basics of this sport. But first,
let us take a good short look about lacrosse.
Each opposing teams on a lacrosse field is composed of 10 players, so
a field has a total of 20 players. Each team is composed of 3
attackmen, 3 middies, 3 defensemen and 1 goalie.
A game is divided into 4 quarters like basketball, and like all other
games, the team scoring the most points at the end of the game emerge
as winner.
A player earns a score by shooting the ball from their stick’s pocket into the opponent team’s goal.
The lacrosse ball is a solid rubber ball about the size of a baseball.
An opponent team can dispossess you of your ball either by hitting
you with their stick or with their body. A player has to cradle to
prevent the ball from falling out.
It is important that a middie make an outside shooting. The defense
can shift their game completely if threatened by a good outside
shooting.
A player who has the ball can get past the defenseman by using different dodges such as face doge, split dodge, and bull dodge.
The procedures below outlines step by step the proper way of playing lacrosse.
CHOOSING YOUR STICK. A branded lacrosse stick is quite expensive. If
you just want to learn how to play, go to your local sports store, where
a basic stick won’t cost you as much as a branded stick. There are
three main components of a stick. The Head- this is the piece at the top
of the stick used for controlling the ball. The Mesh- this is the rope
suff inside the head, also known as the stringing. Finally, The Shaft-
it was traditionally made out of wood, but nowadays they are made of
strong metal alloys and have varying weights and strength. If your right
hand is your good hand, put your left hand on the bottom and right hand
on top. Switch for your left hand.
LEARN HOW TO CRADLE. A necessary skill that is important to lacrosse
is cradling, which is the equivalent of dribbling in basketball.
Cradling is the technique of getting past the defense man without him
taking the ball out of your stick. Use centripetal force to keep your
ball in place by a curling motion with your wrist. This is best done in
front of a mirror while starting. Place the ball in your pocket (the
area where the ball sits in your mesh) and hold your dominant hand a few
inches below the head. Begin with the head facing the mirror so you can
see the ball. Now bring the head across your face while curling the
wrist. Keep practicing until you are get used to it. If you find it hard
to get the hang of it, try watching some lacrosse dvds until you are
familiar with all the game’s moves and techniques.
LEARN TO PASS. In lacrosse, passing is one of the most critical
skills to succeed in the game. Passing is used to move the ball up
field, catch your opponent out of position while hitting your teammate
for an assist, or get yourself out of pressure. Make the head next to
your ear and ruffle your wrist of your top while pulling your bottom
hand towards you. Don't let it hook around your neck. Be sure to go
through with the motion. Eventually, you will get used to how your stick
throws and can then adjust the way you throw to be more accurate. You
can imp[rove your skills in lacrosse by is getting to a brick wall and
playing "wall ball." stand a few feet from the wall and throw the ball
against it. Practice catching as the ball bounces back towards you.
BE A GOOD CATCHER. Catching is about hand-eye coordination. Catch
the ball in your stick and make sure you don't cradle as it enters your
stick. This is called cradle catching and is done by beginners. Instead
of cradling, just release your grip on your top hand and as the ball
enters the stick give and ease the ball into the stick. Again, wall ball
practice is recommended.
GAMES ARE WON AND LOST IN GROUND BALLS, that's a fact. While
approaching the ball step to it place your foot near the ball. Sink your
hips and put your head parallel to the ground. The butt of your stick
have to get down low as well. Scoop through and bring the head to your
face. Immediately look for an outlet to a team mate.
PASS, CATCH. AND CRADLE USING BOTH HANDS. Using both hands requires
patience, and you have to practice over and over again to learn this
skill. A good way to improve your off-hand skills is to look at what
your dominant hand is doing. Mirror the way you are passing. Go through
the same motions. After doing this, spend a week of practice using
nothing but your non-dominant hand. During line drills, 6v6, fast break,
only use your off-hand. This will be very frustrating, but keep doing
it. It will go a long way in improving your skills.
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