God does not care about sports

We often see and hear people who pray to God that he will help some sports team win over the other. Of course we want the team that we support to be able to win all their encounters. 

Sports were not inspired of the Lord. They are the invention of man. Today they have become, to many, not just a diversion or entertainment, but a distraction from the true purpose of our life here on earth. 

Sports have been placed above our devotion to God. Most of the games are played on Sunday and as such keep us from keeping it holy and devoted; to include offering our oblations to God. Instead of attending to our church meetings and thinking about spiritual things, many think only about the big game or the super bowl party. 

I was disappointed one day to hear an employee of the missionary department talking about watching the super bowl game the day before.

We have so little time here on the earth to learn the things of God. That is the reason that we have the commandment to honor His day and keep it holy. 
It is as if sports have become our God.   If we spent as much time loving our neighbors and caring for them as we do watching sports then the world would be a better place. 

To illustrate this point recently over 1 million people turned out to celebrate their city’s team winning a championship basketball game. The question that I ask, is how many of these million people would come to see a prophet of the Lord speak and give them the word of the Lord or turn out to do a service project to beautify the city or help someone in need? 

In 100 or 200 years this basketball championship would not even be a blip on the history of mankind and no one would even care about the outcome or the players involved. 

Does celebrating in such a way make people better or make them more compassionate or do service to their fellow man? I think you could answer that question with a resounding no. And in the eternal scheme of things the championship and a basketball tournament has little or no redeeming value. It we let things like this cloud our perspective and keep us from our Heavenly Father. 

My dear grandchildren, keep your life in perspective.  Enjoy the game or sport occasionally, but do not let it take the place of the Lord in your life.

Love, 

Grandpa