Now Fred was a real baseball fan. He had been invited by the Lord to watch the game in the owner's box and sat next to the Lord. The Lord's team was at bat, and they were trailing 3-0. It was the bottom of the 9th inning with two outs.
The batter named Love stepped to the plate. He swung at the first pitch and knocked a single because Love never fails.
Next up was Faith. He beat out a bunt and put runners on 1st and 2nd because Faith works with Love.
Batting third in the bottom of the 9th was Godly Wisdom. The devil tried to deceive him with a curve ball. Godly Wisdom looked it over. Ball one, the umpire called. Three more trick pitches but Godly Wisdom refused to swing at the sucker pitches. He walked, and the bases were loaded because Godly Wisdom never swings at what the devil throws.
The Lord turned to Fred and said, "I'm bringing in my star player now with the bases loaded." Grace stepped into the batter's box. Fred looked at Grace and said to the Lord, "He sure doesn't look like much!" The devil's team thought the same thing and relaxed thinking they had won the game.
The devil went into his wind-up, and threw a 99 mile per hour fastball. It was high heat. To the shock of everyone, Grace swung and connected. Grace hit the ball harder than anyone could have ever imagined. But the devil wasn't worried. His center fielder was fast and never missed a fly ball. He ran back, back, back to catch the ball and went up for the ball. But the ball went right through his glove, hit him on the head, and sent him falling to the ground. The ball bounced off his head and over the fence for a grand slam home run! The Lord's team won 4-3.
Then the Lord turned to Fred and asked him, "Do you know why Love, Faith, and Godly Wisdom could get on base but couldn't win the game?"
Fred replied, "No, I really don't know why."
The Lord explained, "If your love, faith, and wisdom had won the game, you would think you had done it by yourself. Love, Faith, and Wisdom will get you on base, but only my Grace can get you home."
Click this link or the arrow on the embedded video for the Victor's Crown by Darlene Zschech and Hillsong.
"The Lord's Baseball Game" is copied with my edits from Evangelist Joyce Payne's September 2014 newsletter, "Outpourings of Good News." Click on the link to go to her website.
The batter named Love stepped to the plate. He swung at the first pitch and knocked a single because Love never fails.
Next up was Faith. He beat out a bunt and put runners on 1st and 2nd because Faith works with Love.
The Lord turned to Fred and said, "I'm bringing in my star player now with the bases loaded." Grace stepped into the batter's box. Fred looked at Grace and said to the Lord, "He sure doesn't look like much!" The devil's team thought the same thing and relaxed thinking they had won the game.
The devil went into his wind-up, and threw a 99 mile per hour fastball. It was high heat. To the shock of everyone, Grace swung and connected. Grace hit the ball harder than anyone could have ever imagined. But the devil wasn't worried. His center fielder was fast and never missed a fly ball. He ran back, back, back to catch the ball and went up for the ball. But the ball went right through his glove, hit him on the head, and sent him falling to the ground. The ball bounced off his head and over the fence for a grand slam home run! The Lord's team won 4-3.
Then the Lord turned to Fred and asked him, "Do you know why Love, Faith, and Godly Wisdom could get on base but couldn't win the game?"
Fred replied, "No, I really don't know why."
The Lord explained, "If your love, faith, and wisdom had won the game, you would think you had done it by yourself. Love, Faith, and Wisdom will get you on base, but only my Grace can get you home."
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