Instant replay caused him to instantly recoil.
Ah, the director’s right! In that scene, he’d missed his mark. The taped “X” seemed to suddenly glow as he felt his face flush.
How could this have happened?
He knew. Although he’d rehearsed it a dozen times, he’d taken his eyes off the mark. He’d assumed his mind knew where to lead his feet. He was so confident, he never even looked.
Now the director needed to reshoot the entire scene, all because the lead actor missed his mark. He knew that the end result of not being completely on his mark meant the cameras couldn’t catch him in complete focus. The strength of the story might be lost. Not only the story lines blur but the actors themselves are often unseen or distorted.
Living as a Christian can be difficult, especially when we take our eyes off the mark: Jesus. Lines of right and wrong can become blurred or distorted when we take our eyes off Christ. Hebrews 12:2 reminds us how to live life, with our eyes fixed on Jesus.
Thankfully God doesn’t record our errors so adamantly and rematch our actions so blatantly. Unlike a TV director, He doesn’t often employ the instant replay either.
Instead of lashing out at His children He redeems what they’ve done.
Romans 8:28 promises us, “And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to
His purpose.” (NIV)
He doesn’t need us to redo decisions in life to make everything turn out right. While we need to carefully consider our choices and fully expect consequences when we choose folly, God promises to weave good into everything, even the not-so-good things.
He doesn’t highlight when we missed the mark. Instead, He extends mercy and grace, and yes, even blesses our mess. He uses our choices to create a marvelous testimony that He indeed is Lord of all.