What Kind of Coach is God?

There was a high school football team that was playing in the final play-offs for the state championship. The starting quarterback was injured early in the game, the 2nd string quarterback was recovering from the flu that had been going around and even though he was on the bench, he had not even dressed out. All the coach had left was the 3rd sting freshman who had played as a quarterback in middle school but was actually the varsity punter. To make matters worse, they were backed up on their own 3 yard line. In desperation, the coach’s only thought was to somehow get a little farther from the opponents goal to give them room to punt out of danger. As he sent the 3rd sting quarter back in he told him, “ Son, just hand it off to the big fullback Kowaski for the next two plays, let him run up the middle to give us some breathing room, then on the 3rd play, I want you to punt. The young quarterback did has he was instructed. On the first play he handed it off to Kowoski and he found a hole and ran 50 yards. The quarterback called the second play and miracles of miracles he found another hole and gained 45 yards. They were on the opponent’s 2-yardline. It was first down and goal to go! The crowd was going wild! Confidently the team lined up once again. The young quarterback received the snap, stepped back and to everyone’s amazement punted the ball into the end zone. As the stunned team mates left the field, the coach angrily grabbed the young quarterback and demanded, “What in the world were you thinking about when you called that last play? The quarterback answered, “I was thinking what a dumb coach we have.”

Doesn’t that sound ridiculous? But some high school and college coaches don’t expect their quarterbacks to think. They call all of the plays in from the bench.
As I compare the relation ship of a football team and their coach, to Christians and God, I am so thankful that God has paid us the ultimate compliment. He allows us to make our own decisions. He allows us to call our own plays each and every day.