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"It's Not Over Till It's Over"
In 1986, Bob Brenley was playing third base for the San Francisco Giants. In the fourth inning of a game
against the Atlanta Braves, Brenley made an error on a routine ground ball. Four batters later he kicked
away another grounder. And then while he was scrambling after the ball, he threw wildly past home plate,
trying to get the runner there. Two errors on the same play. A few minutes later he muffed yet another
play to become the first player in the twentieth century (at that time) to make four errors in one inning.
Now, those of us who have made very public errors in one situation or another can easily imagine how he
felt during that long walk off the field at the end of that inning. But then, in the bottom of the fifth,
Brenley hit a home run. Then, in the seventh, he hit a bases-loaded single, driving in two runs and tying
the game. Then, in the bottom of the ninth, Brenley came up to bat again, with two outs. He ran the count
to three and two and then hit a massive home run into the left field seats to win the game for the Giants.
Brenley's score card for that day came to three hits and five at bats, two home runs, four errors, four
runs allowed, four runs driven in, including the game-winning run.
The Christian's daily journey is a lot like Bob's game against Atlanta. We make mistakes as we go along
our way. We know that "...all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God." (Romans 3:23) But, what
remains our overall intent? Do we stay in the game, dedicated to winning? When we look at Bob's score
card for the game, the two little words, "four errors" seems to pale in comparison to all the other stats.
We must never forget that "If we confess our sins He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to
cleanse us from all unrighteousness." (1 John 1:9)
When we sin, we should never give up or lose heart, but should repent, pick ourselves up, and strive to
do better. It's Not Over Till It's Over.
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Neely's Bend Church of Christ
1502 Neely's Bend
Madison, Tennessee 37115
Phone (615) 865-1836
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