United Together yields an outcome far greater than one person can accomplish. We can start as one with a dream but we need to recognize there is strength in numbers. When we are united, we can accomplish so much more. When we are united for a common mission, we are unstoppable. When we are on a good mission derived from divine guidance, it makes the journey abundantly more rewarding.
By myself, I am not much of a fan for baseball but my grandson is so that makes me a fan. The College World Series plays every year in Omaha, Nebraska. This year LSU was in the Series but had lost badly to Oregon on Monday so was playing in the loser’s bracket on Wednesday. Since tropical storm Cindy was right on top of us and not much to do, I decided to take my grandson to Omaha. No big deal except it is a 16-hour drive so we had to drive half the trip on Tuesday then half on Wednesday to arrive in time for the game that evening. The mission was before us and we accepted the challenge. Now, what does that have to do with being united together? Well, we could not do this on our own. My wife and our daughter jumped into action to help get ready for the journey. We had friends at the games in Omaha that acquired our tickets and helped us find a hotel. We had supporters in our social media encouraging us on to victory. Many of you are already LSU fans and know the outcome. They won their game on Wednesday. They won on Friday and while we were driving the 16 hours back home, they won on Saturday to advance to the Championship. Ok, they lost to Florida but our mission was still a success. Memories and new friends were made along the way. The LSU Tigers still made it much further than expected after an earlier loss but they came together to overcome defeat. So too should we look to a better outcome when we keep our eyes on the mission and unite together. TEAM can be an acronym for Together Everyone Accomplishes More. LSU fans are loyal followers and become an integral part of the team. We had so many people come up to us to say Geaux Tigers!
Romans 6:5 reminds us we were united together in the death of Jesus so we can be united together in a resurrection like his. We used to be a bunch of slaves to sin but now we are united as a team for everlasting freedom. Let us not walk with fear into the darkness but boldly run with faith into the light as part of a team united together in victory.
The audio below is very short as I literally drove back from Omaha and walked into church exhausted but feeling victorious from the mission accomplished. Praise God!
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