Not Just Another Event
This was a sports weekend of monumental outcomes. Tiger Woods loses a 54-hole lead in a Major golf tournament (The PGA Championship), which he has never done before. He gets beat by a guy that was ranked #110 in the world. It’s not the greatest golf upset in golfing history, but it is a big one. It is big enough to send shock waves throughout the golfing, and sports world.
Then, Usain Bolt set a new 100m World record of 9.58 on the second evening of the 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin. No one in the history of track and field has ever run faster than 9.6, ever! So profound was Bolt’s achievement that defending champion Tyson Gay clocked a sensational 9.71 in second, a national record that was just 0.02 shy of the previous World mark. It is a big enough event to send shock waves throughout the entire sports world and beyond.
Then, this weekend at The Harvest Church International located in North Dallas, a young man who owns a tattoo parlor, and a young lady who has gone through tremendously difficult life circumstances, openly confessed and placed their faith in Jesus Christ as their Savior. These two people were lost spiritually and now they are found spiritually. They were spiritually blind and now they spiritually see! They walked in the church having been invited by a friend, and probably wondering what might go on in this church service. But they left from that service yesterday, forgiven, redeemed, justified and in right standing before their heavenly Father, by placing their faith in Christ as their Savior. It might not be a big enough event to the secular community to send shock waves throughout the sports world or the known world in general. But in reality it is such a huge event that it causes all of heaven to rejoice (Lk.15:10)! It is such a monumental event because this is why Jesus came to earth, to seek and save the lost (Lk.19:10). It is so deeply profound because it is the greatest of all miracles. It is the greatest of all events.
Untold millions around the world were shocked by the Tiger Woods loss, and all of South Korea was cheering for Y.E. Yang, the new PGA Champion. Untold millions around were amazed by and cheered for Usain Bolt and his amazing sporting feat. But in the natural world, there were only those in attendance in the church service at THCI yesterday that cheered for Kenny and Krista, not millions or thousands. But, what we couldn’t see was the reaction, the rejoicing that was going on in the presence of the angels of God over these two sinners who repented. They weren’t amazed by the result of the PGA Championship, or for the new 100m World Record that was set. They were too busy rejoicing over two lost souls being converted to a new relationship with Jesus Christ.
What about us? Let’s begin to put it all into perspective, the heavenly, eternal perspective, and let’s begin as true believers to get thrilled, and excited about the things that really matter in eternity. I was excited about watching Usain Bolt break the record, and I even yelled out and clapped. But, I am still smiling, and am still profoundly thrilled about the amazing miracle of those two lives that have been forever changed in eternity. How about you?
God bless you and have a tremendously rewarding week,
Pastor Brad Tuttle
Then, Usain Bolt set a new 100m World record of 9.58 on the second evening of the 12th IAAF World Championships in Athletics at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin. No one in the history of track and field has ever run faster than 9.6, ever! So profound was Bolt’s achievement that defending champion Tyson Gay clocked a sensational 9.71 in second, a national record that was just 0.02 shy of the previous World mark. It is a big enough event to send shock waves throughout the entire sports world and beyond.
Then, this weekend at The Harvest Church International located in North Dallas, a young man who owns a tattoo parlor, and a young lady who has gone through tremendously difficult life circumstances, openly confessed and placed their faith in Jesus Christ as their Savior. These two people were lost spiritually and now they are found spiritually. They were spiritually blind and now they spiritually see! They walked in the church having been invited by a friend, and probably wondering what might go on in this church service. But they left from that service yesterday, forgiven, redeemed, justified and in right standing before their heavenly Father, by placing their faith in Christ as their Savior. It might not be a big enough event to the secular community to send shock waves throughout the sports world or the known world in general. But in reality it is such a huge event that it causes all of heaven to rejoice (Lk.15:10)! It is such a monumental event because this is why Jesus came to earth, to seek and save the lost (Lk.19:10). It is so deeply profound because it is the greatest of all miracles. It is the greatest of all events.
Untold millions around the world were shocked by the Tiger Woods loss, and all of South Korea was cheering for Y.E. Yang, the new PGA Champion. Untold millions around were amazed by and cheered for Usain Bolt and his amazing sporting feat. But in the natural world, there were only those in attendance in the church service at THCI yesterday that cheered for Kenny and Krista, not millions or thousands. But, what we couldn’t see was the reaction, the rejoicing that was going on in the presence of the angels of God over these two sinners who repented. They weren’t amazed by the result of the PGA Championship, or for the new 100m World Record that was set. They were too busy rejoicing over two lost souls being converted to a new relationship with Jesus Christ.
What about us? Let’s begin to put it all into perspective, the heavenly, eternal perspective, and let’s begin as true believers to get thrilled, and excited about the things that really matter in eternity. I was excited about watching Usain Bolt break the record, and I even yelled out and clapped. But, I am still smiling, and am still profoundly thrilled about the amazing miracle of those two lives that have been forever changed in eternity. How about you?
God bless you and have a tremendously rewarding week,
Pastor Brad Tuttle
