My very excited redheaded grandson with a slight speech impediment tried so hard to explain to me how to set up my chess pieces to play this daunting game. He was especially excited because he had just gotten this chess board that day on his sixth birthday. He loves to play games. He loves the challenge and loves to compete against anyone willing to play with him. Now his gray haired Grandma sat across from him totally bewildered as I listened to him explain what to do. He tried to tell me where each piece went and then declared, you go first because you're white. My only problem was I had no idea what or where each piece could do, or move. So I moved a pawn one square. His next move was strategically moved across the board. I moved a piece and he said I had captured one of his pieces. I bewilderedly removed it from the board. In the next move he declared 'checkmate.' He had won. I had no idea why or how, but he said my king was cornered and I was in check mate, and he was declared the winner.
He was mostly excited because he had just beat his grandma in chess, this old lady was an easy opponent, but to him, she was an adult and he had won game. Little did he realize that this Grandma didn't know even how to play, so winning was a given for him.
I thought about other games in life I've been thrown into, without knowing the rules. My opponent knew how to play, and was eager to do me in, but I was clueless, and was fumbling along. Had I had prior instruction before playing I may have stood a chance in winning, but no rules were explained, I just had to jump in and play, and often times ended up loosing. Education!
In the game of life, it's always beneficial to learn the rules and strategies before proceeding too far. We were given a rule book to play by. The Bible has even been called "Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth." Learn from the one who created the game. He knows every move we can make and should make to win and He's eager to tell us how to play the game, because He wants us to win. All we have to do, is read the instruction and listen to His voice, as He explains the next move to make.
II Timothy 3:16-17 "All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, throughly equipped for every good work." In II Timothy 2:15 is says, "Study to show thyself approved unto God a workman that needs not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth." Lets dig into God's Word to find the right way to win at this game of life. For it's His Word that lights up our path, and shows us where go. Psalms 119:105
I think I’ll study on some chess rules and moves too before playing my grandson again. It would be beneficial for both of us if I did. He’d actually have an opponent then, and I might stand a chance winning.
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