Which Do You Prefer - "Roll Tide" "War Eagle" Or Jesus Saves? I Mean Really?

My Utmost For His Highest

 

Come to Me… —Matthew 11:28

 

“Where sin and sorrow stops, and the song of the saint starts. Do I really want to get there? I can right now. The questions that truly matter in life are remarkably few, and they are all answered by these words— “Come to Me.” Our Lord’s words are not, “Do this, or don’t do that,” but— “Come to me.” If I will simply come to Jesus, my real life will be brought into harmony with my real desires. […] Personal contact with Jesus changes everything. Be “foolish” enough to come and commit yourself to what He says. The attitude necessary for you to come to Him is one where your will has made the determination to let go of everything and deliberately commit it all to Him.[…] He is not saying, “I will put you to bed, hold your hand, and sing you to sleep.” But, in essence, He is saying, “I will get you out of bed— out of your listlessness and exhaustion, and out of your condition of being half dead while you are still alive. I will penetrate you with the spirit of life, and you will be sustained by the perfection of vital activity.”” CHAMBERS

 

(Romans 8:29) “For whom he [God the Father] did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.”  I have noticed that it is the habit of sports enthusiasts to wear jerseys with the colors of their favorite team and the number of their favorite player.  They make a loud, visibly obvious statement about where their loyalties lie.  They are not ashamed of letting people know about their devotion.  About their team.  About their “sports hero”.  In 2009, adults in the United States spent more than $8 billion on sports apparel. Wow, now that is commitment.  And that doesn’t include the cost of sports channels and ticket sales.  What would it like if you were as committed to Jesus as you are to your Alma Mater … or for most people who root for say Alabama – “Roll tide” – or Auburn – “War Eagle” who did not even go to those schools.  Are we that committed to our faith?  Some years ago, I attended a Sunday School sponsored men’s event.  Watching the Super Bowl.  I was naïve, I suppose.  I started talking about Jesus and was told that we were there to watch football, not talk about Jesus.  Now it is easy to be critical of that comment, if you are being spiritually minded that is.  But, don’t we do the same thing?  Don’t we compartmentalize our faith?  Just like when we take our sports jersey off after the game, we are inclined to take our “spiritual” jersey off after the church service.  Friend, we have been changed on the inside.  We have a new Alma Mater, Heaven U.  We have a new hero … Jesus.  We have a new team slogan “Jesus Saves”.  Perhaps its time that we had a new attitude.  CHARLEY

 

Untitled Hymn (Come to Jesus) By Chris Rice

 

Weak and wounded sinner, Lost and left to die, O, raise your head, for love is passing by

Come to Jesus, Come to Jesus, Come to Jesus and live!

 

Now your burden's lifted, And carried far away, And precious blood has washed away the stain, so

Sing to Jesus, Sing to Jesus, Sing to Jesus and live!

 

And like a newborn baby, Don't be afraid to crawl, And remember when you walk, Sometimes we fall, so

Fall on Jesus, Fall on Jesus, Fall on Jesus and live!

 

Sometimes the way is lonely, And steep and filled with pain, So if your sky is dark and pours the rain, then

Cry to Jesus, Cry to Jesus, Cry to Jesus and live!