Are You a Spectator?

[362 words] The American League and National League division games in Major League Baseball have been great, haven’t they? Okay, so the Tigers didn’t have the start we’d like, but there are more opportunities to win, aren’t there? When one goes to a baseball, football or basketball game, that person goes as a spectator. There may be those of us who would love to play. There may even be those who think they could play and win, but only the players can make that happen on the field or court. Otherwise, we are confined to the seats or bleachers. The Christian life, however, is not like this. We are expected to get involved. We cannot sit as spectators while people are losing their lives and their souls. We must act! The apostle John wrote that when we see someone in need, we just cannot sit as spectators. He wrote, “But…