John Ortberg wrote in his book, “When the game is over, It All Goes Back Into the Box", the story of two men in a museum who saw a painting of a chess game.
One character in the painting looked like a man and the other looked very much like the devil.
The man was down to his last piece. The title of the painting was “Checkmate.”
One of the two men looking at the painting was an international chess champion. Something about the painting intrigued him. He began to study it. He grew so engrossed that the man with him got a little impatient and asked what he was doing. The chess champion said, “Something about this painting bothers me. I want to study it for a while and you go ahead and wander around.”
When the friend came back, the chess master said, “We must locate the man who painted this picture. We must tell him he must either change the picture or change the title. I have determined there is something wrong with it.”
His friend asked, “What’s wrong with the painting?”
The man replied, “It is titled ‘Checkmate,’ but the title is wrong. The game is not over. The king still has one more move.” (Ortberg, 2007, 238-239)
Sometimes we think that the game is over, but we need to remember that the King still has one more move.
He certainly did with Daniel. Daniel was thrown into the Fiery furnace because he would not bow down to the image the king of the day had set up… but The King still had one more move, and Daniel came out of the furnace with our a hair on his head singed.
I’m currently making my way though the OT book of Exodus, and I’ve just read about how God parted the Red Sea— the Israelites were being chased by Pharaoh had his army, and as the Egyptians were approaching, the King had one more move, and He protected His chosen followers.
On the worst day in human history, when Jesus was nailed to the cross, it seemed that all hope was lost. But, the King had one more move, and three days after His death, Jesus Rose Again.
Remember loved, ones, The King has one more move. Every time.
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