I Love My Churchনমুনা

In the 2010 Super Bowl, Peyton Manning and Drew Brees were locked in an epic battle that resulted in the Saints ultimately winning. They celebrated well into the night and marked their place in history as Super Bowl champions.

As I was thinking about this, my mind flashed back 2,000 years to the Roman Coliseum and the sporting events that took place there. I am sure the coliseum hosted epic battles that riveted the crowd. When these battles were over, men were raving about the results and talking about how the gladiators would never be forgotten. And yet they have been.

We know that gladiators existed, but we have no idea who they were. We know there were battles, but we barely know any details about them. Those once lifted up by society have drifted into obscurity, and what people considered to be of the utmost importance, we now see as insignificant.

However, around the same time the gladiators were locked in the epic battles, a little known movement called Christianity was beginning to take shape. A guy named Jesus who was dead came back to life, and it really did turn the world upside down. People began hearing Jesus’ message and lives began changing.

What was set in motion 2,000 years ago is still happening today. And while the gladiators that were once lifted up by society have been forgotten, Jesus has not been.

So let me encourage you with this: What you are doing at church (whether you’re a church leader or volunteer) matters and you are making a difference. Your grandchildren will probably not know who Peyton and Drew are, or even care about an event that took place decades before their time, but the Gospel will still be true and relevant to their lives. And the message of Jesus will continue to matter in the years to come.