(I John 2:13 b)
These young men to whom John is writing now are not babes in Christ. They are on the way along the path that leads to spiritual maturity. They are not seasoned veterans; they are willing workers.
Adolph Rupp, for many years coach of the University of Kentucky men’s basketball teams, Ed Diddle of Western Kentucky University men’s basketball and John Wooten, for years head coach of men’s basketball at UCLA no longer played the game of basketball when I started watching these teams play. They coached the young men who had the strength and stamina to run up and down the court. Neither old men nor children go to the front lines when our nation goes to war.
These young men in our scripture have overcome the devil, perhaps as a result of the coaching and instruction of the mature fathers from the side lines.
As we grow as Christians we experience more and more of God’s great presence and see Him take us to the front lines of battle in our fight against the devil.
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