When Tebow Disappoints

I have watched with fascination the last few weeks the stories about Tim Tebow, the quarterback of the Denver Broncos.  According to most football analysts, Tim Tebow right now is the most successful failure as quarterback.  I have heard people talk about his inability to throw the football correctly and to direct an offense consistently.  The only thing that Tebow does right is win. 

What makes Tebow controversial though is not his poor mechanics, but his out spoken faith in Jesus Christ.  Tebow unashamedly talks about his relationship with Christ, and looks for opportunities to share his faith.  Some people don't like this and have expressed their opinion about it.  I have even heard one commentator say that there are some people who hope that Tebow has a fall from grace.

I am not a Denver Broncos fan but I do like Tim Tebow.  I like him not just because he is a Christian but he brings excitement to the game.  No matter what the experts say, Tim Tebow is a winner.  He has been one in college and surprising to most he is doing that right now in the NFL. 

I do want to set a couple of things straight about Tebow.  First, Tebow is not winning games because God is blessing Him for being a good Christian.  There are many Christians in the NFL and they are playing on losing teams.  God's blessings are far greater than a NFL win or a large salary, and are present in your life when you lose and when your salary is gone.  God's blessings are never earned, they are given by grace.  So when Tim Tebow loses a game, it does not mean that God loves him less.

The second thing I want to say is that one day Tim Tebow will be a disappointment.  I am not saying that he will have a great moral failure (although he like all of us are capable).  But He will disappoint someone, because we are all sinners.  We are all moral failures.  We are Christians not because we are good people.  We are Christians because we are sinners who have had their failures (past, present and future) forgiven by God through faith in Jesus Christ.  Christians are as Luther said at the same time sinner and just.  When we sin, we scar ourselves and we scar others.  We have to live with the earthly consequences of our behavior, but the eternal consequences have been paid for on the cross of Christ.

So, Tim Tebow is a Christian and Tim Tebow is a sinner.  As a sinner he can and most likely will  disappoint someone.  He is not perfect, none of us are.  However, there is one person who was perfect.  His name is Jesus.  He will never disappoint.  Think about it.