Week 22 Devotional | WORKS
Faith = Salvation + Works Isaiah Thomas is an undersized, 5'9 point guard in the NBA who has WORKED hard and overcome adversity to have a great career. He was the very last pick in the NBA draft in the 2011 NBA draft by the Sacramento Kings and played in Sacramento and in Phoenix with the Suns before becoming a star and MVP candidate for the Boston Celtics. In 2017, Isaiah finished 5th in the MVP voting as he led his team to the best record in the Eastern Conference. That same season, he broke his hip, requiring surgery and him to leave the playoffs in the middle of the conference finals. During that playoff run, Isaiah also lost his sister in a one-car collision. In a game of giants, Isaiah went from being the last pick of the draft to an NBA All-Star and MVP candidate. He was then faced to live and compete with the broken hip and the sudden, tragic death of his sister. Isaiah is still WORKING hard and trying to fully recover from the injury, and he has not been able to recreate t...