“Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which so easily ensnares us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.”
Hebrews 12:1-2
Arguably one of the greatest college football players of all time played his last home game on Saturday. Tim Tebow is the record setting senior quarterback for the #1 ranked University of Florida Gators. He has amassed 84 passing and 56 rushing touchdowns in his storied four year career. He won the Heisman Trophy as the nation’s best player in 2007 and led the Gators to the national championship in 2008. He is on track to possibly accomplish both of these feats again in 2009. Tim Tebow also just won his unprecedented second straight Academic All-American of the Year Award (2008 & 2009) and has a 3.66 GPA.
Tim Tebow has accomplished all of his gridiron success with modesty and class not often seen in big time college football. “I’ve never seen anything like it” Coach Urban Meyer said “He’s made unselfish kind of a cool thing.” Rather than bolt early to the NFL for the big bucks he has instead stayed all four years at UF and as a result has made a tremendous impact on the college football community.
Tim Tebow is a committed Christian who lives out his faith everyday on and off the football field. Pat Forde of ESPN.com calls him “the most impactful player in college football history” and states that “Some roll their eyes at his unapologetically public Christianity - worn on his sleeve and under his eyes - despite the authenticity that underlies it in word and deed.” Last season Tim started putting a bible verse on the black stickers that he wears under his eyes during the game because as you might guess he receives a lot of TV coverage. These stickers have become his trademark. To celebrate his final home game fans, coaches and announcers all wore “eye black” stickers. Tim chose to highlight Hebrews 12:1-2 on the stickers for Saturday’s game. Amazingly CBS announcers referenced this scripture verse numerous times during the telecast and thus presented the Gospel to hundreds of thousands of viewers.
I am looking forward to watching next year as Tim Tebow brings Jesus Christ with him to his new job in the NFL. Imagine the impact that we all could make in the business community if our Christian faith was as “unapologetically” linked to us as Tim’s is to him. I challenge you to allow your belief in Jesus Christ to be more completely revealed to your fellow workers this week. While eye black stickers might not be a part of your dress code on the job, there are numerous other ways for you to express your faith at work. Go ahead…spread the good news!!
Sources: gatorzone.com, espn.com
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