What’s Really Good Folks? I hope all is well in your lives! Thanks for checking out the site and either watching the video or reading the blog! Today, I want to talk to you about something that has been on my mind lately---Tim Tebow.
I’m not a NFL fan. I pretty much watch the Super Bowl. I like the Patriots. I root for whichever team has a Razorback on it. I’m really more into college football. Primarily the Arkansas Razorbacks! Woo Pig! Congrats to them on the Cotton Bowl win!
But back to Tebow and the even bigger question folks are asking: Does God really care about a football game?
We know God controls the Big things, but Does Scripture show that God cares about little things?
Matthew 6:26-26 Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?
Psalm 147:9-He provides food for the cattle
and for the young ravens when they call.
Matthew 10:29-Aren’t two sparrows sold for a penny?[a] Yet not one of them falls to the ground without your Father’s consent.
The Lord commands all things to do as He wishes when He wishes. We have evidence of this in Jonah Chapter 1 verse 17 and again in Chapter 2 verse 10 and in Psalm 29 verses 3 through 10.
Now I know the illustrations I’ve given deal primarily with birds and food, but I think that is exactly why the Bible uses them.
How important are random birds in the world to most people? How many do you think exist? There are thought to be at least 10,000 species of bird in the world.
We know there are 7 billion people on the plant, couple that with all other animals, insect, bacteria et cetera. I 100% believe God is in control of it all.
With that being said, God makes things happen in order to draw attention to Himself and bring glory to His name!!!
Ephesians 1:11-12-11 In him we were also chosen,[a] having been predestined according to the plan of him who works out everything in conformity with the purpose of his will, 12 in order that we, who were the first to put our hope in Christ, might be for the praise of his glory.
Colossians 1:16-16 For everything was created by Him,
in heaven and on earth,
the visible and the invisible,
whether thrones or dominions
or rulers or authorities—
all things have been created through Him and for Him.
Jeremiah 32:17-17 Oh, Lord GOD! You Yourself made the heavens and earth by Your great power and with Your outstretched arm. Nothing is too difficult for You!
Just as God has created all life, He also determines what happens within its history. We see evidence of this in Acts 17:26-26 From one man[a] He has made every nationality to live over the whole earth and has determined their appointed times and the boundaries of where they live.
And just as God gives certain people the ability to see the purpose of talents given to them like we read early on in Ephesians 3, He uses those who let Him have control in order to reach out to the masses to spread an almost undeniable truth---That God does exist!!!!
So…..Why Tebow? Why would God care about a football game? Let’s look at how many people view the NFL weekly:
network viewer averages for NFL games
Fox
25.9 million
CBS
25.0 million
NBC
21.4 million
ESPN
14.7 million
NFL Network
5.7 million
The Super Bowl is expected to beat last year’s numbers as well. Last year 106.5 million people tuned in to one game.
So…let’s just say that one NFL televised game is quite a bit bigger than what some unseen bird in the amazon is going to eat in terms of being able to do work for the kingdom i.e. bring God’s name glory.
Let’s also talk about other avenues that are affected. Can you honestly think of any media or social avenue that has not had some mention of Tebow or God recently? I mean there might be the HGTV or something, but this Tebow mania spread through the radio, across facebook and twitter, onto the news, and around pretty much every water cooler in the United States. If you didn’t know who Tebow was, you probably know at least three things about him:
1. He plays a sport
2. He’s not really that good at it but he keeps winning
3. He says its because of God
I mean think about it….right now you are watching a random video to explain whether God can honestly care about a football game because of these things. Has Tebow done what we are commanded to do by giving God ALL the glory in what we do? Definitely! And now you are on a journey admit it or not. There’s a lot more to know and a lot more available, but if there’s one thing I want you to know it is that God can change anything. He can make it better.
No matter what is going on in your life, God’s hands can fix it. He has all of the control in the world and beyond. If you are battling addiction and your about as good as Tebow under center….put it in His hands and take the game out of yours. You can win.
If your marriage is on the rocks and you can’t seem to call the right play…give the clipboard to God and see what drive He can work up for you.
If you are tired of losing and just don’t see any hope in going on…let go and let God control the GM decisions my friend.
We are imperfect. We fail. We have limited vision. We have limited strength. We have flaws in our ethics, morals, and values. We can succumb to addictions and wants. We can be hurt. We can lose hope. We can give up. God…..God’s nature is not capable of letting Him do any of those things. God is perfection and love and in His perfection and love He wants the best for us.
You might take what you think is a loss after working so hard so that God can give you something better (like a draft pick).
You might go through a period of turmoil so that He can get you focused and back in the word in order to find what you need to succeed in the future like a play in the playbook you’ve overlooked.
Will Tebow win the Super Bowl? I don’t know. Maybe there is more to be learned through how he reacts to a loss when everyone else loses faith in His God than those who would come to God through a triumphant win. We just don’t know. We can’t know. And just like we don’t know whether he will win the Super Bowl, we never know what God will do in our day to day lives when He is not involved, but I promise you there is a hope that life without Him can’t match. It’s worth asking a few questions about. It’s worth seeking.
Just remember Matthew 7:7: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.
God Bless!
Streezy