I am awful at chess. Like, bad. But the other thing is I try to protect all of the chess pieces on the board, which means I don’t honestly try to protect my king. This is the only thing that you need to win the game. And if you don’t have the king, you lose. Jesus Christ is trying to get this across in the gospel today. You have everything if you have Jesus and nothing else in your life. But if you don’t have Jesus, if you don’t have the king, and you are filled to the brim with worldly things, you have nothing. Protect the king. Jesus reminds us that we must protect the king no matter what is on our chessboard. And so that is my invitation for us this Sunday. No matter what you feel you may be lacking, if you have Jesus, you have everything. Don’t be like me, and protect your king. This is Spirit juice. Peace.
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