Romans 10:5-17
There
was a tremendous amount of fanfare when it was announced that LeBron James
would be returning to his home team, the Cleveland Cavaliers. Fans immediately
anticipated that an NBA championship would soon follow. King James would inevitably
lead the Cavs, and the city of Cleveland, back to the Promised Land.
Following
game 5 of the NBA Finals, LeBron was asked if he was feeling freer to shoot
than normal since the Cavs were so undermanned. His response is a classic: "Nah, I feel confident because I'm the best player in the world. It's
simple."
In other words, he believed that even though the Cavs
were down 3 games to 2 and two
Cav starters were out due to injury; that they
still were in it because of him. This confirmed that he was Cleveland’s savior.
Our passage today is a contrast in how salvation is
attained. The Jews believed salvation was possible by obeying the Law. Paul
wrote in response to this belief:
“For they don’t understand
that Christ has died to make them right with God. Instead they are trying to
make themselves good enough to gain God’s favor by keeping the Jewish laws and
customs, but that is not God’s way of salvation.”
“For salvation that comes from trusting Christ—which is what we
preach—is already within easy reach of each of us; in fact, it is as near as
our own hearts and mouths. For if you tell others with your own mouth that
Jesus Christ is your Lord and believe in your own heart that God has raised him
from the dead, you will be saved.”
You and I may not try to find salvation through laws and
customs, but we may try through our spouse, our children or our job. There are
many imposters that can lead us down the wrong path; that can lead us away from
the Savior and salvation.
In LeBron’s interview he talked about how hard he had worked
for this. Unfortunately, it didn’t matter how hard Lebron worked or how much
confidence he had or even if he is the best player in the world – the Cavs
lost.
Fortunately for us, God’s word is not just true but He is
faithful. He is the Living God who created us and continues to work in and
through us. We don’t need the confidence of being the best in the world. We
just need the God who is trustworthy.
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