Does God care who wins the World Cup? I don’t know, but today a black African sister in Christ gave me a new insight into something He does care about. We were discussing the dismissal of all of the African teams from the tournament, and she said, “None of them was ever going to win. If they had won, who would get the glory?” She went on to explain that many African players had gone to witchdoctors and had consulted ancestral spirits in an attempt to help them win. Her point was that God would have received no glory had an African team won; instead, spirits of darkness would have been praised.

Does God care who wins the World Cup? I don’t know, but He does want His glory declared among the nations. Continue to pray that many people will be drawn to Him through the ministries and outreaches planned to share the Gospel with the nations who have come to South Africa for the tournament. Pray that Christian players on the remaining teams will have many opportunities to give God glory for what He has done in their lives.