Tour de Force
Theme for this Week: Tough Times
Jeff Hinman
Monday, December 10, 2001
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Key Bible Verse: And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them (Romans 8:28).
Bonus Reading: Romans 8:29-30
Last July, Lance Armstrong won the Tour de France for the third year in a row. In 1999, the first year Armstrong won, much was made about the fact that he had survived testicular cancer that had spread into his lungs and brain. Armstrong not only recovered from the cancer, but went on to win the most prestigious race in cycling.
But some said his victory was hollow because some of the best competitors had to sit out the race in 1999 due to a doping scandal. Few believed he would win in the year 2000 when the best cyclists would be back and the course more mountainous. This year and last, Armstrong not only won, but won by more than six minutes!
But one commentator pointed out that it was after Armstrong's bout with cancer that he became a premier cyclist. After recovering from cancer, Lance was 40 pounds lighter than he'd been before. This loss of weight made a difference in Armstrong's biking and played significantly into his becoming a three-time Tour de France winner.
As Christians we often ask why bad things happen. But what we're called to shed through adversity may help us have victory tomorrow.
Jeff Hinman in PreachingToday.com My Response:
Looking back, I see how God used _____ to condition me. Thought to Apply:
Adversity causes some men to break and others to break records.
William A. Ward (writer)
Adapted from: PreachingToday.com
Copyright © 2001 by the author or Christianity Today, Inc./Men of Integrity magazine.
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Sovereign Lord, help me to accept my trials as permitted by You to strengthen me.
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