YOU are a trophy for God! Betcha you never thought of yourself in this light. I know I certainly didn’t. Can’t take credit for the revelation… a pastor was giving a message from Galatians and made the comment. Now before you dismiss it out of hand… think about it. And, you are not only a trophy, you are a displayed trophy (person) in His trophy case by HIM. We all are. You may not be as invisible as you think.
Everyone who accepts Jesus as Lord is a trophy for the Father and He relishes this not the least of reason is that a trophy for God means one less person the devil controls. Remember… the devil is sneaky and hasn’t given up on leading you astray (1 Peter 5:8) and though you belong to the Lord, the devil really wants you on the sidelines totally ineffective. He tries to continually tell you that you aren’t worth it, you can do nothing that brings honor to the Lord – you are a loser. Never, buy into this lie. The devil is actually very fearful of you… of the witness you can provide.
When you think about this a bit longer, it’s what YOU do with this status, how you display yourself that becomes the gift you bring. Unlike trophies in a case, we aren’t there to simply stand there. The times that we are best displayed are times we are living trophies, doing what’s at our hand, bringing honor and glory to the Lord. I like to think that each time we do this, we are becoming more shiny, more visible, more of a witness of Whose we are.
Remember the story of the prodigal son? Talk about a huge mistake… that man made it! Then again, before we accepted Jesus as our Lord, so were we – massively lost. At the end of that parable, remember… the father threw a huge party for his son to celebrate his return.
“…for this son of mine was [as good as] dead and is alive again; he was lost and has been found.’ So they began to celebrate.” (Luke 15:24, AMP)
We read this parable in John as well. I think it’s meant to bring (and reinforce) hope that no matter how far away we are from God, He will find a way to help us home. Ultimately, it is always our choice to accept. That’s what God does for us when we accept Him! Talk about a trophy snatched from the devil’s hands! Regardless of how ‘good’ or ‘bad’ we are, we have this same opportunity. And being lost is not a viable choice.
We’re actually returning to our roots. We come with all of us, warts and all – and it’s this testimony to others that encourages them to do the same. And we continue to make mistakes, we sin – it really isn’t new information. The Father knew this would happen so He gave us 1 John 1:9 so that we could return to fellowship with Him.
Do you want to be a trophy? Do what’s at your hand to His glory and honor… not yours. It is the Lord who provides us with opportunities to become trophies.
