You Are The One
- Now Think On This
by Steve Martin
Hanging
in our former car garage, which is still attached to our house, though not used
for the original purpose intended, is what some would call a “man cave”. (No,
there is not a husky man with furry fur on his body and meatless bones sticking
out of his mouth living there.) And within this cozy dwelling hangs an NFL
football jersey. This specific piece of clothing sticks out among the other
shirts I have hanging from one of the also former garage door rails. (It is
still a rail, but now serves with a different purpose, as noted.)
This
specific blue, orange and white team shirt, with the number 15 sewn onto it, also
bears the name of Tim Tebow. Because I admired the courage and skill Tim had
while playing for the Denver Broncos (and for another undisclosed reason), I
purchased it in April of 2014 on eBay. It was a bit cheaper at that time, being
he no longer played with the Broncos.
Going
back to his Heisman Trophy winning days while a Florida Gator, Tim Tebow
exemplified someone I wanted to imitate, in the realm of using what you have
been given by your Creator to do. Even though some would say his playing style
didn’t fit the traditional drop-back quarterback mold, he was faithful to use
the talent, discipline and heart that God had given him. He was the one his
teams needed to win the games and a championship.
There is
not another Tim Tebow. Our good Lord only created one of him. Our Father put
within Tim his unique spirit, soul and body. With that came desire, commitment
and connection to the Lord, giving Tim the ability to accomplish his purpose at
that moment in his football life. He achieved the goal because of the grace
given to him, and his acceptance of that fact, to faithfully use that grace.
Thus the college team, and later the big boys’ team, achieved spectacular
heights. In that world of sports, as a team they together made it to the top of
their game.
Now the
percentage of us who have played sports, and then who later filled a role at
the professional level, is very, very small. My guess would say that probably
99.99% of you reading this have never qualified for the starting position of a
sports team. But being that is beside the point, you and I have been called to
a higher calling, to fill a position that no one else but you can fill.
We are
each unique. We have each been created in such a way that if we don’t do what
we have been called to do, not only will we ourselves be hurting in our spirit,
soul and body, but our families, friends, co-workers, and even the people of
the world will be missing out.
No one
else can be the person you and I have each been called to be. You have to be you. You are the one the good Lord has created to fill a specific
plan and purpose in His eternal plan and purpose. Yes, you are the one.
The Lord
isn’t expecting you to be another Tim Tebow. There already is one. He isn’t
expecting you to be another “high profile” person who gets a lot of news
coverage, unless He has intended that
you were created for that purpose. But He is expecting you to use the gifts,
talents and every created cell in your being, beginning with the day you were
conceived in your mother’s womb, to be what you are to be.
The
nations are desperately in need of people who know who they are and are simply,
but obediently, walking in His plan, which has been carefully crafted for His
creation. These are ones like you and I, who are willing to give themselves in
obedience to His calling.
As
Christians, seeking and keeping our eyes
on Jesus (Yeshua), who have been chosen along with our friends the Messianic Jews,
we will rise up in Messiah’s power and strength, fulfilling our purpose as the
Lord’s Body of believers. We will, as One New Man doing our part together as a
team, manifest His glory on the earth. We will be the light to the
nations.
And each
of you are the one to help do it.
Now think
on this,
Steve
Martin
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Now
Think On This #186 “You Are The One” by Steve Martin
Date:
In the year of our Lord 2015 (10.11.15) Sunday at 5:30 am in Charlotte, NC
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