The Coach's Flag
IllustrationAnalogy★★★★WHEN you watch football games today, you will from time to
time see the coach reach in his back pocket and throw a flag
out on the field. He’s contesting something that the referee has
called on the field and the flag shows that he doesn’t agree.
The coach is demonstrating that the referee didn’t see the play
right or call the play right. When he throws that flag out on the
field, play is going to be stopped.
The referee is then going to go and look more intently at the
play to determine whether the right call was made or not. On
many occasions, he will reverse, because of the coach’s flag.
When Christians pray right, God, in heaven, stops to take a
second look. On many occasions, things will reverse because a
Christian throws up a flag. God welcomes the flag of prayer. It
is His communication mechanism.
Found in Tony Evans Book of Illustrations · Tony Evans Book of Illustrations > Prayer
The point
When coaches flag contested plays, referees look more carefully and often reverse their calls. When Christians pray in faith, God stops to look and reverses circumstances.