“This is the rock on which I will put together my church, a church so expansive with energy that not even the gates of hell will be able to keep it out.”
-Matthew 16:18 (The Message)

Two nights ago I watched the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Los Angeles Lakers 93-87. It was an impressive performance for the home team (Cavaliers). If I was a Laker fan I would be afraid. Very afraid.

Watching Lebron James run roughshod over multiple Laker defenders I was reminded of a similar feeling I had when I watched Shaq/Kobe combo at the beginning of the decade. I remember thinking, “If these guys figure it out and pull it together, no one will be able to stop them.” Then they came back in Game 7 to beat the Portland Trailblazers 89-85 after trailing by 15 points in the 4th Quarter. The comeback was culminated with one of greatest moments in recent NBA history (Kobe with tossing an alley-oop to Shaq to seal the deal).

When that happened I thought, “They did it. It’s over.”

And it was over. They destroyed the league, playing in 4 straight championships, winning 3 of them. They were a Juggernaut.

A couple of evening ago, Lebron looked a little “Juggernautish”. Like the Juggernaut in the comic books, if opposing NBA teams don’t stop his momentum soon, they won’t be able to.

You and I are the same.

We are like Shaq, Kobe, and Lebron.

We are Juggernauts too.

When the people of God gather momentum, there is nothing that can stop us. In Jesus, we become Juggernauts. The Enemy of our Souls realizes this. He will do absolutely anything to distract us. Discouragement. Depression. Fear. Anything to get us off our game.

But if we stay focused on Jesus and dismiss every distraction, we will become the Juggernauts we were created to be.

Nothing will stop us.

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