Back in February, the Oklahoma City Thunder had
to make a dramatic halftime change. It wasn’t their play that was the problem,
it was their jerseys.
That night the Thunder were hosting the Atlanta
Hawks. Now once upon a time the rule was home team wore white uniforms and the
away team was the color but the NBA has for several years now, has allowed several
alternate uniforms that teams can wear. This is great for jersey sales but it can
create some mix-ups. So, the combinations have to get league approval before
the game.
Somehow, they didn’t
realize that Atlanta’s red "icon" uniforms and the Thunder orange
"statement" jerseys were almost the same color. So, for the first
half, both teams looked exactly alike. The players didn’t seem too affected but
for the fans, especially those watching on TV it was a nightmare. The league
made the call at halftime that somebody had to change and since the Hawks only
had brought the one uniform, the Thunder went back to white.
Opposing teams shouldn’t look the exact same.
For the Christian, this should be the case as
well. We are called to be ‘set apart from the world. We must be distinctive
from them. However, there are some that call for us to have ‘alternative’ looks.
Rather than black and white distinctions, some think we must” shade” our rules for
the sake of popularity. Yet all that does is cause confusion.
It is hard to spot
the people of God if they look and act just like the world.
Do not be
bound together with unbelievers; for what partnership have righteousness and
lawlessness, or what fellowship has light with darkness? Or what harmony has
Christ with Belial, or what has a believer in common with an unbeliever? Or
what agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are the temple of the
living God; just as God said, "I will dwell in them and walk among them;
and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. "Therefore, come out from their midst and
be separate," says the Lord.
2nd
Corinthians 6:14-17
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