The movie, “Miracle,” is the story of how Coach Herb Brooks led the United States hockey team to victory over the Soviet Union in the 1980 winter Olympic Games. The upset victory of a team composed of college hockey players over the world’s greatest hockey team has been called “American hockey’s defining moment.” Sports Illustrated said, “American hockey came of age on February 22, 1980, when the young Americans took down the mighty Red Machine from the USSR.”

Recently I watched the movie on DVD and was completely caught up in the tension. For a couple of hours I sat on the edge of my seat, anxiously watching every player, every penalty and every move on the ice. There were moments when I was scared that Team USA would lose. Then I thought, “Hey, I haven’t seen this movie before but I know how it ends. They wouldn’t have made it into a movie if we had lost. I may not know all the details, but I know that in the end we’re going to win.”

Thinking about my reaction to the movie, I realized that it’s the same way with God’s predictions about the future. As we watch history unfold, we can get nervous and worried. What if the bad guys win? But we know how everything is going to turn out. We may not know all the details or exactly when it all is going to happen, but we know the end of the story and God is going to win! We can rest assured that in Jesus Christ both our future and our destiny are secure.