Topics:<\/b> Authority; Judgment; Law; Morality; Power<\/p>\n
References:<\/b> 1 Corinthians 3:10\u201315; 2 Corinthians 5:10<\/p>\n
In Cuba baseball rules, except when Fidel Castro, Cuba\u2019s former dictator, would go up to bat.<\/p>\n
During an exhibition game against Venezuela, the Cuban dictator grabbed an aluminum bat and walked to the plate. Not to be outdone, the president of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, went to the pitcher\u2019s mound.<\/p>\n
The first pitch didn\u2019t even reach the plate. Castro kept his bat on his shoulder. The next pitch was over the plate, and Castro swung and missed. A couple more balls and an attempted bunt later, the two heads of state were locked in a full count. Castro watched the 3\u20132 pitch sail through the middle of the strike zone and listened as the umpire called him out.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo,\u201d Castro said. \u201cThat was a ball.\u201d He took first base. No one argued. Chavez said nothing. The opposing team said nothing, and the umpire said nothing. Later Castro joked, \u201cToday just wasn\u2019t Chavez\u2019s day.\u201d<\/p>\n
It\u2019s hard to get a batter out when he has the power to overrule the umpire\u2019s calls. In God\u2019s economy, dictators can\u2019t do that. Everyone will face God\u2019s ultimate judgment, whose word will be final.<\/p>\n
\u2014Jim Wilson, \u201cFidel Castro Plays Baseball,\u201d PreachingToday.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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