Tim Tebow Can't Lose with What He Uses

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It has been interesting to see how everyone has reacted to twenty-four year old Tim Tebow, the former University of Florida Gator quarterback and now NFL Denver Bronco quarterback who touts Romans 8:37-39 and John 3:16 on his website. Truth be told, the world and “the world” in religious vernacular don’t quite know how to handle Tim Tebow.  I say that because I really don't think folks are truly that interested in Tim Tebow the quarterback, as they are Tim Tebow the boldly professed Christian. All of the hype and talk about Tim Tebow, while it may appear to be about his quarterbacking skills, really is about the fact that he boldly proclaims his faith in Jesus Christ.

Really what folks are trying to do is negate the existence of God/Christ or the power of prayer in order to mock those who do believe. This has truly been seen by the reaction to whether or not the Denver Broncos would either win or lose. Because Tim Tebow was seen on camera praying or in an interview said he sings praise songs on the sideline, many are watching to see whether not all of this has anything to do with the Denver Broncos winning or losing. What they're really trying to do is reduce God and faith in Him to a football game. It's not really about whether they like Tim Tebow or not. What they're really trying to grapple with is whether or not they believe in God or not and if the winning or losing of the Broncos can substantiate their beliefs or give them a reason to scoff.  When the Broncos lost you could see all the commentary on Facebook and Twitter mimicking the fact that Tim Tebow believes in God. You could see the fun that was poked at the fact that Tebow sings praise songs on the sidelines, believes in God and is still a virgin. You could see the world trying to connect the prayer dots with the victory or defeat of the Broncos.  The truth of matter is, folks really are not that concerned about Tebow, but what Tebow has done is challenged what one says they do or do not believe. This challenge is unsettling to many and they mask their discomfort by pretending as if it's about a football game. If you study the Bible you will see that God used all types of personalities, titles, and characters to get his message across. There was Rahab the Harlot; Moses the murderer; David the adulterer; Noah the drunk and the list can go on. I believe God is using Tim Tebow to once again make an attempt to show the world just who He (God) is. Tim Tebow understands this and he knows it is not about him and the world is struggling with that thereby trying to make it about him, a mere for the most part, rookie NFL quarterback.  Tebow knows it is bigger than him. I applaud him for not being ashamed of the gospel.

One can say we have always seen athletes acknowledging God either through pointing their fingers toward the sky upon scoring a touchdown or kneeling to the ground and putting their head down or even during an interview giving God the credit, but very few athletes have proclaimed their faith as boldly as Tim Tebow has both on and off the field. He has unashamedly shared with everyone that he is a Christian and that he is a virgin and intends to stay that way until he is married, something rarely heard of in athletics. A.C. Green shared the same testimony when he was a professional basketball player in the NBA.

God has always had his people to deliver his message to the many who refused to hear it. In fact we see biblically that some of the same if not all of the characters mentioned above delivered the message to people who did not want to hear it nor believe it, but in time would come to see who God is. We see it time and time again in the Bible with the various kings, pharaohs and even the centurion who witnessed Jesus’ crucifixion who according to Luke 23:47 saw what was done, glorified God, saying, certainly this was a righteous man.

Don’t be fooled by all of the Tim Tebow hype, the “Tebowing,” etc. etc.  because other quarterbacks have come into the league and have garnered more or less the same type of attention with the difference being the constant reference to religious faith. I pray that Mr. Tebow continues to stand on his faith and what he believes. I pray that he continues to keep on sharing Christ regardless of the Broncos being in the Super Bowl or in the bowels of their division.  I believe as Mr. Tebow continues to delight himself in the Lord that He shall give Tim the desires of his heart and if that desire is being in the Super Bowl, then one day we will see the Denver Broncos in the Super Bowl with Tim Tebow at the helm. Keep in mind, Tim was not supposed to be quarterbacking this season. He was not the original starter.  I believe Tim commits his way unto the LORD and that he trusts in him and because of that God shall bring his desires to pass and even if he doesn't both me and Tim know that God is still God.  My faith is in God and not in Tim Tebow, but I am cheering for Tim as he has professed to be a cheerleader for Christ.  I’ll be pulling for the Broncos as long as they are not playing my Pittsburgh Steelers and even then I have to respect Tim Tebow. It’s bigger than Tim Tebow.  I welcome your thoughts in the comment section and as always something to critically think about.