Over the last month i have been pleased and amazed to see high profile sportsmen from high profile sports publicly displaying their beliefs. On two occasions within the period of two weeks I saw two sportsmen wearing t-shirts displaying their love for God.
In the first instance, in the sports section of a local publication in Pretoria, RSA, I saw one of the Blue Bulls (Vodacom Cup) team members, after winning this prestigious competition for developing of young rugby talent in South Africa, wearing a t-shirt (at the trophy handing over ceremony) with the inscription Acts 1 v 8. This fascinated me and lead me to go upstairs and check what the verse said. It read "But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth" (ESV).
What a challenging and inspiring verse. The fact that we as people can receive power from God when the Holy Spirit has come upon us is truly promising and amazing. The real challenge is then to live up to the second part of this verse, to be God's witnesses to the ends fo the earth. Where ever we go to be His witness and to testify of Him and His grace, passion and enduring love for us.
I believe this verse is so applicable to the sports men and women. They truly do often travel to the 'ends of the earth' in their sporting quests. What an opportunity they have to be the testament of faith.
In the second scenario I was watchign the final match of the local soccer PSL tournament. If SuperSport United drew the match they woudl win their innagural domestic football championships. Which they did and after the game the PSL proceeded to hand of the winning teams cheque and the trophy. This was all broadcast live on TV and when they were receiving their trophy I saw that their Captain Ricardo Katza was wearing a different t-shirt and reading it said ("Jesus is Alive"). Once again amazing how he was bold enough to wear this esepcially considering he is the captain and secondly that he was not wearign the club outfit and sponsors logo. Bold yes, but strong for Jesus!
SB
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