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This week, Paul reminds us that we were created not for the fleeting shadow glories of this world,

but to live every day for the far greater and all-satisfying glory of God.

Here's this week's Wednesday's Word.

I love sports.

I enjoy watching as a way to relax, but I'm also captivated by the excitement,

drama, intention. Why do slam dunks, penalty kicks, buzzer beaters, hole-and-ones, and grand

slams produce such a reaction in us? As a Philadelphian, I probably get too emotionally invested

in our professional teams and their championship wins or losses. I'm a bit embarrassed to admit that I've

said, this is our year, or we just won the league. Paul Tripp is not a paid member of any sports team,

but there's something about sports that stirs our soul and makes us feel part of something bigger.

But it's not just sports. We flock to a museum to see paintings by a master artist.

We'll watch people walk down a red carpet so that we can admire hand-beated gowns. We'll wait in line for an hour for the ultimate roller coaster that lasts less than a minute.

We'll dream up and drool over an upcoming feast. We're blown away by the hugeness of a mountain range and dazzled by a multi-hued sunset.

We're tempted to climb Everest, traverse the oceans in an all too small sailboat, or attempt a feat not yet accomplished by a fellow human.

It's because we were created for glory, and because of our hardwiring, we'll work like crazy to achieve moments of glory in some area of our lives. While other creatures

and elements of creation are glorious, God hardwired only human beings to quest for glory. Groundhogs

don't compete for who has made the most beautiful underground den. My brother Ted uses this

illustration. Penguins don't host an international Olympics and score one another as they dive off the ice into the frigid sea.

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