Tuesday, June 19, 2012

A Hole in Two

My dad always said he'd rather be lucky at golf than good at it. He didn't start golfing until he was in his 50s. As a natural athlete, he took to it like the proverbial fleas to a dog. He was somewhat skilled, but luck may have played a "roll" in his career THREE holes in one.
My Uncle Tony, on the other hand, had the form of a pro. He was an excellent golfer. But the best he ever did was a hole in two. He teed up his ball and promptly hit it into the water. He teed up a second ball and it went right in the hole. That was the closest he ever came to a whole in one--his infamous hole in two.
The best I can hope for in my efforts to please a holy God is a hole in two. Only with Jesus Christ taking on my sin and imputing His righteousness to me can I have any hope of heaven. Christ alone lived a sinless, perfect life. "God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting men's sins against them" (2 Corinthians 5:19 NIV). Through the atoning work of Christ on the cross I can enter heaven with a perfect score. Not only because He is in me, but because I am in Him, the perfect One. SDG.