Do You Know Him? (Part 2)

Read: Matthew 7:21-23; Philippians 3:8-10

Wyatt and Nicholas, along with their families, joined thousands of other fans in the bleachers surrounding the basketball court. They cheered loudly for their team—and jumped up and down whenever their favorite player, Anthony Smith, dunked the ball.

When the score was tied and there were only a few seconds left in the game, Anthony got the ball again. “Come on, Anthony!” Nicholas shouted. “You can do it!”

They watched in awe as the ball sailed across the court and into the basket just as the buzzer sounded.

“He did it!” Wyatt yelled, jumping out of his seat. “They won!”

Once the cheering had stopped and the crowd began to leave, Wyatt turned to Nicholas. “Let’s go to the locker room. I can’t wait to meet Anthony!”

“I’m sure they don’t let just anybody into the locker room,” Wyatt’s mom said.

“No, but Nicholas knows Anthony. He used to live in Anthony’s hometown. Come on, Nicholas! You can get us in, right?”

“He’ll probably be too busy to talk to us now,” Nicholas said, averting his eyes to avoid the look his mother was giving him.

“Then can you take me to meet him later?” Wyatt asked.

“I’m sorry, Wyatt, but I don’t think Nicholas will be able to do that,” Nicholas’s mother said as she glared at her son.

Suddenly, Wyatt realized Nicholas didn’t really know Anthony Smith at all.