What a game! Saints 31 – Vikings 28 in overtime!

After 43 years of frustration, the Saints and their fans are basking in their glory, and the team is headed for Miami to participate in the 44th Super Bowl. Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts stand in the way of the New Orleans Saints being crowned the Super Bowl champions.

The Saints earned the trip to Miami by outlasting Brett Favre and his Minnesota Vikings in the first ever national football championship game played in New Orleans. I’m sure it was easy to pull against the Vikings, but many Saints fans had a hard time being against a true warrior like Brett Favre.

When 23-year-old Garrett Hartley’s kick split the uprights at 9:22 p.m. Sunday night, the celebration began. Fans stayed in the Dome

long after the final play to seize the unforgettable moment they had been waiting for. As the trophy was presented to team owner Tom Benson, the crowd roared. The trophy, a token to the team’s achievement, was handed to different players and lifted high for everyone to see and some to worship.

I was reminded of a message I read the day before in my daily devotional. King Solomon had written, “Riches do not endure. A crown is not secure for all generations.” A trophy is anything you can get others to look at that will make them say “Wow!”

The apostle Paul wrote to the church in Phillippi telling them

that all of his religious accomplishments, he now considered “dung.” For Paul, the ultimate trophy was not his personal achievements as an author and church builder. It was the joy of winning, discipling and investing in the lives of others.

I enjoyed the game as much as anybody. I’m reminded that two of my passions are sports and politics, and I get sidetracked often from my mission in life.

Today I read in the daily devotional that God is a jealous God.

That’s right! He considers anything that takes His place in your life

an idol. He wants to be first in your life.

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