Tim Tebow. We all know who he is. He became a household name in only a few weeks, over a few games. Why? 1. How he played. 2. He expresses his faith in God publicly without being ashamed. Now, I don't know a whole lot about football. At all. I don't even watch it. But everyone knows who Tim Tebow is. And 3. Because of a specific pose he does before each game called...."Tebowing".
Tebowing: To get down on a knee and start praying, even if everyone else around you is doing something completely different. (urbandictionary.com)
Tim Tebow is a Christian. He was home-schooled as a child, and he learned the word of God thoroughly. He was taught to not be ashamed of what Christ did for him. Before each game he would pray to God asking for a good game, or sometimes after a game, thanking God for winning that game of that week. Many Christians see this young man who plays in the NFL, to be an inspiration of how he stands up for what he believes in. He has become a huge role model in so many lives. People look up to him, so much so, that "Tebowing" has become a nation wide stance. People are Tebowing everywhere. Schools, work, gyms, football games and even parades. You name it people are doing it. People have lost sight of what Tebow is actually doing when he kneels. Maybe they don't know why Tim poses the way he does. He isn't looking for publicity. He isn't asking to be on the front of newspapers week after week, or have books written about him, or for "Tebowing" to come about as it has. It's one thing to kneel in prayer before God, it's another to do it for attention. Tim Tebow Kneels in prayer before God, not for the attention but for the glory of God.
I bet, if you asked almost any kid, or even an adult for that matter, why they Tebow, they won't be able to tell you. Or if you asked what Tebowing means, they wont be able to tell you that either. We have turned Tim Tebow into a national idol. Bowing on one knee has become a theme for all pictures, posters, even parties. He's become a huge buzz on all the social websites. He comes up in conversations all the time. I don't know one person who doesn't know his name, let alone know all about him. We talked about it at a bible study that I attend that, not only have we made him an idol, forgot what Tim was actually doing, and have treated him badly; but also that we have spread rumors about him, talked badly about his faith and bashed almost everything about him.
I was thinking, that I wouldn't want to be Tim right now, all this publicity, of being on the new and social websites all the time, and being the "talk of the town", if that makes sense. Also having your fans lose sight of who you really are, and turning your way of praying to God as a popular thing to do. How could anything good come from this? Tim Tebow used to paint "John 3:16" on his face...
"For God so loved the world that He gave his only begotten son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life". -John 3:16
This is the most well known verse in the bible. And Tim Tebow wore that verse proudly! Our purpose is to "reach the people far from Christ, and grow them into fully devoted followers of Christ." -(Journey Community Church). Doesn't matter how we do it!
After Tim Tebow played with that verse printed on his face for a little while, people started to notice it, hundreds of thousands of people looked up that verse purely out of curiosity. Do we know how many people got saved, or even looked into the faith of being a Christian? No. And we might never know; but to think of that possibility of even just one person coming to have a real and personal relationship with God, is so amazing, and it would be worth it too, But I'm thinking it was more than just one person!
So, out of all the bad of people idolizing the Tebow stance, I'm positive people came to know Christ and I think Tim Tebow would be okay with that. Theres a video Focus on the Family put out taking after Tim Tebow's wearing of the verse...
So, next time you go to Tebow... remember what his meaning was behind it, and ask yourself why are you bowing on one knee? And how can you make a difference in your community let alone your country, as Tim Tebow has?
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