Bat Boys
In Major League Baseball, each team has a Bat Boy. They are most often young kids who retrieve bats after a player has hit the ball and taken it to the dugout. They also retrieve other items, shin guards, elbow pads, etc. These young boys have no name on their jersey and the cameras almost never show them while they work during the game. They go unnoticed, but their tasks are important. They are there to serve the players.
This past summer as I was watching a game and as I really took notice of what the Bat Boy does, some scriptures came to mind. Romans 12:10b, “in honour preferring one another;” Philippians 2:3b says, “in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.” Other scriptures I encourage you to read: I Peter 5:5 and Proverbs 3:34.
Someday in heaven I think we will meet a lot of Christian people who, in a sense, were “Bat Boys” for Jesus. They served others. We never knew their names. They were never in the limelight. People who were the unknowns, but in humility, they faithfully performed their tasks, and the cause of Christ went forward. They got the job done and in heaven were exalted and recognized.
Let’s be willing to serve Christ, and in humility, serve others. A day will come when Jesus says, “well done”. That alone should motivate us to go about our daily tasks whether anyone knows our name or not. Come on Bat Boys – there is work to do.
Pastor Bruce Freeman
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