The Master's just finished and the end of the four days was the best in the past years. Leaders came and went as mistakes took over and the stress of heat, walking the course, and mental strain took their toll. I heard a quote the said something of the real contest of golf is played on a five and a half inch course between a player's ears--in the mind.
So how is golf like evangelism? The failure to hit the mark in golf, or the sweet spot on a club forces the errors of physics to take a round object into many difficult spots. I spend many a second shot coming out of rough or trees and not down the middle of the fairway. If we are lost, we also spend time in darkness. In fact we love the darkness more than the light.
Also, in evangelism, we saw many missed putts by the smallest of inches. Likewise, sin is falling short of the mark established by God. At the end of the four days, the players must report to the Rules Committee in a green shed to review their scorecards. A mistake in the scorecard can cost a player a match. God states their is a "review" of our life. What will we say when faced with this very real event?
Fortunately, I will not have to say anything. Jesus will! He will attest to the fact I have received him as LORD and Savior. He will attest to the fact his righteousness has covered my errors on the course of life. He will attest we are brothers and co-heirs with him of eternity. THANK GOD!
When you play golf and top the ball, sometimes friends will give you a mulligan. I never thought of Jesus as my mulliigan, but what a blessing. I wonder if there are golf courses in heaven? Problably not because lying in a sin and many golfer fudge their score cards. Oh Well!
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