What kind of Christianity do you share?
Hats off to Tim Tebow,
quarterback of the Denver Broncos, who sparked his team
to victory once again in an impossible situation. Late
in the fourth quarter, he stayed calm, cool and
collected and made an amazing touchdown pass and put his
team into field goal position on the next drive. That
was 10 points in the last two minutes eight seconds of
the game to tie it up. The Broncos defense got the ball
back in overtime and Tebow once again led them down the
field and positioned his team for a game winning field
goal. The sideline reporter said she was standing beside
Tebow who was praying before the kick. He thanked his
Lord and Savior Jesus Christ first before answering any
post game questions.
Contrast this with the
man who occupies the Oval Office who made a public
display of attending church for the first time since
Easter in April. He said, "For me and for millions of
Americans, the story has filled our hearts and inspired
our lives. It moves us to love one another, to help and
serve those less fortunate, to forgive, to draw close to
our families, to be grateful for all that has been given
to us. To keep faith, and to hold on to an enduring hope
in humanity. Service to others; compassion to all;
treating others as we wish ourselves to be treated --
those values aren't just at the center of Christianity.
Those are values that are shared by all faiths." All
faiths, really? Is Christ God or just another good
teacher?
With Tebow, its always
been all out total focus on Jesus Christ who gave the
gift of salvation to whom all praise is due. To the
president, its always been about Jesus Christ the man
who inspired our lives to service, compassion, and love
for one another--values shared by all faiths. Tebow
works out his faith by telling everyone at every
opportunity how joyful he is to be saved by Christ, and
by establishing a hospital in the Philippines for
children who need surgery. The president works out his
faith by lecturing everybody on Jesus being a great
leader whose values are shared by all faiths and by
promoting homosexuality, Islamic hegemony and allowing
his administration to classify Christians like Tebow as
right wing radicals.
I am thankful that the
Lord is using Tim Tebow and the man in the White House
to contrast a national debate about Christianity. There
are many who call themselves Christians who will just
delete this Jot or unsubscribe because they don't want
to think about it or are offended about the contrast.
But brothers and sisters, we need a national debate on
who we are as a people. We need to determine where we
stand. People can get mad all they want, but at some
point we will face our Maker. Revelation 20:15 says,
"And whosoever was not found written in the book of life
was cast into the lake of fire." And Jesus said in
Matthew 10:33, "But whosoever shall deny me before men,
him will I also deny before my Father which is in
heaven." Eternity is at stake. What kind of Christian
are you and how are you working out your faith?
Have a Blessed and
Powerful Day!