Golfing and God

I’ve never been a fan of golf. I think it’s one of the most boring sports to watch on TV. However, I have gone miniature-golfing a few times. Recently, my friend Lorvin celebrated his birthday by inviting me and a few others to play a round at the Mall of America. During our game, many of us came close to getting a hole-in-one. Lorvin’s roommate Ken finally got one near the end of the course. He also had the best golf score and proudly wrote the results of our game on the kitchen chalkboard.

Over the years, I’ve heard a few jokes about Jesus golfing. In one of them, the Lord was on a golf course with Moses and an old man. Jesus went first and drove the ball into a water trap. So He walked on the water, chipped the ball onto the green, and put it for par.


Moses went next. He drove the ball into the same water trap. Moses parted the water, chipped the ball onto the green, and put it for par.


Then the old man teed off. Likewise, his ball headed toward the water trap. However, a fish jumped out and caught the ball in its mouth. Before the fish landed back in the water, a bird swooped down, snagged the fish, and began to fly away. As it circled over the green, lightning struck the bird, causing it to drop the fish on the green. The ball popped out of the fish's mouth and rolled in for a hole-in-one. Jesus turned to the old man and said, “Dad, if You don’t stop fooling around, we’re not gonna bring You next time.”


Sadly, many people fool around with eternity. Multitudes are on their way to hell without any concerns about being forever separated from God. That is not something you want to play around with.


In the game of life, Satan will set up traps to get you off course. But if you know Jesus as your Lord and Savior, He can steer you away from such calamities if you follow His leadings.


“No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man; but God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it.” - 1 Corinthians 10:13


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