The Super Bowl is in the rearview mirror now. There is almost as much commentary about it as there was hype before it. It was Super Bowl 58. The first Super Bowl took place in 1967, that was the year Bob and I married. I think I have seen all of them (at least I can’t remember missing any).
I like football. I have liked football and baseball as far back as I can remember. My favorite games are those peewee leagues where the little ones need to hold onto their helmets as they run all over the field chasing the one with the ball, or those little baseballers who have no idea which base to run to after they hit the ball.
There is much that can be learned in sports. However, I sure do not like what the Super Bowl has become. It seems it is now centered mainly on entertainment and hype. It has become all about who is singing before the game, who has the halftime show, and what commercial will be the best. We have lost sight of the reason for the day.
As I say that, I am reminded that it is very easy to lose our focus. The writer of Hebrews needed to remind his readers that they were in a race and that a lot of witnesses were observing them. He reminded them that they needed to keep their eyes on the source of their faith, Christ Jesus, the One Who would also finish their faith. AND, they needed to set aside the weight of this world and the sin that so easily finds us.
“Therefore, since we also have such a large cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us lay aside every weight and the sin that so easily ensnares us. Let us run with endurance the race that lies before us, keeping our eyes on Jesus, the source and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that lay before Him endured a cross and despised the shame and has sat down at the right hand of God’s throne.” [Hebrews 12:1-2 HCSB]
Holy Spirit, set my focus today on Christ Jesus, my LORD. May I always see and seek Him above all else. Amen.
