Nerlens Noel was the story of the season for the UK Wildcats basketball team. The 6’10” freshmen forward, from Everett, MA was leading the nation in blocks (106) and blocks per game (4.4) before he tore his ACL in the game versus Florida a few days ago. There was talk here in the Bluegrass about his “block parties”.
Noel had ranked second in the Southeastern Conference in rebounding (9.5). He also was averaging 10.5 points per game for the Wildcats. He had a record-setting game against Texas A & M when he had twelve blocks. He had been on pace to break the previous record for blocks in a season, held by Anthony Davis, also of Wildcat fame, from last year. Noel is tall and his arm-span is 7’3”. He has a standing reach of 9’ ½”.
You can’t win a game if you don’t block. Whether it is football or basketball, defense is a key to the game.
You can’t win in the war with Satan either, if you don’t block. You have to block Satan’s fiery darts aimed at your heart and your mind (Ephesians 6:16). We block Satan with our shield of faith – trust in God. We trust God’s word and do what He says. We trust God’s faithfulness that He will do what He says. We trust God’s love that He’ll do what’s right by us.
We also have to block Satan from using us to hurt others. In Matthew 18, Jesus’ disciples were arguing over who would be the greatest. When you struggle with pride, you injure other’s self-image and, in turn, hurt your own influence. Jesus took a child and set him in the middle of the disciples and taught them a lesson in blocking Satan from using them.
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“Whoever receives one such child in my name receives me, but whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a great millstone fastened around his neck and to be drowned in the depth of the sea. Woe to the world for temptations to sin! For it is necessary that temptations come, but woe to the one by whom the temptation comes! And if your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life crippled or lame than with two hands or two feet to be thrown into the eternal fire. And if your eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life with one eye than with two eyes to be thrown into the hell of fire. See that you do not despise one of these little ones. For I tell you that in heaven their angels always see the face of my Father who is in heaven” (18:5-10).
The context of the preceding verses is that of humility (18:4). Through humility, we will submit our wills to God’s and to others when the time is appropriate (Ephesians 5:21). In that way, we will not offend “these little ones” who believe in Christ. No one will be lost because of our inadvertent negative influence.
We will have blocked Satan from using us. Now that’s a block party!
–Paul Holland
