Sport

I think of sport as something fun to do. There are obviously “sports” that we can play or watch. People fish and hunt for sport, a cat playing with a mouse before devouring it can be seen as sport (to the cat!), you get the idea. Sport is something that, once learned, gets to be easier and more and more fun as we practice more. Even the learning process is fun, even though it may be frustrating at first, simply because we may or may not be very good at something when beginning.

Then, new challenges are encountered and overcome, and on and on the process goes. Something that is sport becomes almost habitual, you bait the hook the same way each time, you step into the batters box in the same manner over and over, you enjoy the same activities with your family, and so on, the routine becomes familiar and very enjoyable.

Proverbs 10:23, speaks of sport. Using the above comparisons, think on this verse today:
“Doing wickedness is like sport to a fool,
And so is wisdom to a man of understanding."

The foolish treat wickedness, sin, as sport.
The man of understanding does the same with wisdom.

So the wise will examine himself, and take honest note of what it is he treats as sport. Is my walk with God one of (good) habitual behavior, consisting of wise practices such as prayer, praise, and thanksgiving? Or is it just too easy to sin, because I have gotten very good at it?

Tough questions, and a tough challenge, and this is from just ONE verse in this Proverb. My prayer is that it will become easier and easier in my heart to live for the Creator, that I will make sport of wise living according to His Word.

And if we are trying and not seeming to be very good at that yet, let’s keep trying to be "men of understanding". Keep practicing, it’s worth the effort!