Today the super bowl occurs. This happens once a year and is a HUGE event in this country. People go to great lengths to party, eat, and drink today. Mostly due to the overwhelming popularity of the NFL, but some just love football as a sport. I like to think I love football as a sport. I can watch any game, regardless of how bad the match up. I jut enjoy the game and the strategy involved. It's such a brutal, physical game. At the same time it takes deep analysis, smarts, and strategy to win. It's just a great game.
Now I realize that to Pittsburgh and Green Bay fans this is a HUGE day. Some would say it might be the "biggest day of their lives", which I find sorta funny. I get the team loyalty thing, yada yada yada. But most important day of your lives? Really!? I mean the day you got married or the day your first child was born is ranked out by a game that you aren't playing in and can't affect the outcome in? I mean for me if the Bengals were in the Super Bowl (not while MB is still in control), it would be cool, but not one of the most important days of my life. I consider myself a pretty hardcore football fan, but not that much.
For me the most important or in this case 'Super' days of my life happen quiet often. On Friday night I wrestled around with my dog and spent time with my wife. That's a pretty Super day to me. Much more so than watching something on TV. I would say one of the most important or 'Super' days of my life came almost 16 years ago. When as a unaware, awkward, and socially clumsy 13 year old I walked up to an old wooden alter and knelled before God and pledged my life to Him.
I remember it like it was yesterday. I had never given my life over to God even though I had been raised in the church. I went forward and accepted a change in my life that would transform the rest of my life. Jesus Christ completely changed me from the inside out. It was by far the biggest Super Sunday of my life.
Today as we celebrate and watch a game, remember that some 2000 years ago God sent His Son to live on this earth and die a death to give us freedom and grace. Today could be the most Super day of your life, if you give your life to the God who created you and made the ultimate sacrifice for you. Understand that God loves you and wants a relationship with you, that's His Super Story.
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