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I know professional basketball is not everybody’s ‘thing.’ But I like it and I have found myself watching the NBA’s play-offs. Last night I watched the Bulls play the Heat. Miami Heat this year paid some big money to obtain some star players. I thought they would be the team of the year with the big three they have on their team. But the Chicago Bulls won the first game easily. Before the game the announcers were doing what they do best just talking and wondering. One person said the Bulls would win this series because they had a deeper bench. Another announcer said that they spent all their money on the ’stars’ and could not afford as good a bench as the Bulls. I like where they were going with their comments. Too often we overlook the bench players and yet they are vital to the game, too.
I don’t know who will win this series but I do know that on God’s team there are no unimportant persons. Everyone has something to contribute. And so rather than trying to be a star like someone else how about just being you. God can and does use the unknown ‘yous’ to carry out His will. I guess I like this thought because I have always thought of myself as a bench player not a star. It takes all kinds to not only make the world but to make God’s kingdom move forward.