Good Morning, God
The headlines were about a National Football Referee who was to ref a game between the New Orleans Saints and the Carolina Panthers. Turns out that the referee was from New Orleans and had posted several pictures of himself, in Saints’ gear tailgating at the pre-season game, onto his Facebook page. The N.F.L. officials pulled the referee from the officiating at the game.
“It’s only a football game” some might say. “Just because he is a fan of one of the teams doesn’t mean he won’t be fair” others might say. “What? Don’t you trust me?” he might say.
Heavenly Father, Ruler and Judge of the Universe, you caution us against even the appearance of wrong. Your word tells us not to put any stumbling blocks in the path of others because of what we might be able to do. There are a lot of things that might be permissible, but not all of them are beneficial. Help us, Lord, to always be as circumspect and as fair as we can be – and let us judge ourselves so that others don’t have to pull us out of the game.
In Jesus’ name, Amen
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