Jesus Is Better Than Football

I found this neat video on YouTube. Points out the obvious. We need to not be obsessed with sports. Sports are great, but we need to keep things in perspective and keep our priorities straight. God is #1 and deserves first place in our hearts and the most praise.

"To be clear, OBVIOUSLY Jesus is better than football. We cannot demean Christ's love or sacrifice by comparing it to something as insignificant as a game. BUT many DO glorify football beyond their praise of God. I am guilty of this in other areas, too!

We obsess about the material things of this world while ignoring and downplaying the greatness of our God.

A secondary point of the song and the slideshow is that there is an exuberance to following Christ that does not have to conform to the stereotypical, staid image that many armchair quarterbacks have of church and God's word. GOD INVENTED FUN!

The song says:
1. Jesus Is Better than Football
2. Jesus already won the SUPER Bowl (meaning won the greatest victory, using a phrase that an avid football fan would "get")
3. That the storied comebacks that Peyton Manning has engineered are nothing compared to Jesus's victory over sin and death after three days in the tomb
4. That we should shout and sing about Jesus's greatness
5. That all the whining that peoplel did about the Colts not going undefeated was absurd compared to the perfect record Jesus has and offers(the word "try" there is sarcastic, as if to say "Perfect YEAR? Try perfect FOREVER!")
6. Think a seat at the 50 yard line is the pinnacle of life? Bowing at the feet of our Lord and Savior is far, far more valuable.
7. You raise a foam finger as if to say you or your team are the BEST? Spend that energy praising God! Use that finger to point to where real victory is already won.
8. Instead of spending your Sunday glued to the furniture, wondering if your fantasy team or your betting line will turn out okay, trust in GOD!
9. Jesus is better than a good pass to Reggie Wayne.
10. Touchdowns cannot compare to God's glory.
11. People get crazy enough to paint themselves blue for their team, but then sit in church like it's a punishment.
12. EVERY DAY IS A VICTORY WHEN JESUS LOVE GRABS HOLD OF YOU.

Even some of the images in the slideshow, like Jesus playing football, have a purpose: Jesus, who people know suffered for our sins, is still accessible to the common man who doesn't know the Athanasian Creed by heart.

As Luther said: "Put the best construction on everything. It doesn't take much to see that this glorifies God."