The Greatest of All Time

A recent sporting event was won in dramatic fashion. The TV commentators referred to it as the greatest comeback win of all time.

Sports writers and fans are quick to announce someone or something as “the greatest ever.” Then people argue over their opinions.

Several months back, a friend sent me a request for the full version of something I shared over thirty years ago at a national FCA conference at Estes Park, Colorado. I commented that “there has never been a greater comeback than when Jesus…”

He asked if I had the notes in my files. Good luck on that. Last night, I opened a book and the notes fell out. Sometimes, that is how Winsday Wisdom works. Thanks Brad!

When the sports pages continue to proclaim someone or something “the greatest ever,” we should be reminded that these fantastic feats dim in comparison to the greatest of all, the Lord Jesus Christ.

No one in athletics has ever paid a greater price to achieve a goal than when Jesus paid it all on the cross.

There has never been a greater upset than when Jesus upset the plans of Satan and turned the cross from tragedy to triumph.

There has never been a greater weight lifted than when Jesus lifted the immeasurable weight of sin off the shoulders of all mankind.

There has never been a greater “in your face move” than when Jesus went into the depths of hell and snatched the keys of sin and death from Satan’s grasp.

There has never been a greater obstacle overcome than when the stone was rolled away and Jesus burst forth from the tomb as the Resurrection and the Life. Now because He lives, we can live also.

And there will never be a greater comeback than when the Lamb who took away the sins of the world comes back as the King of kings and Lord of lords. On that day, all that has been accomplished by believers will be placed at the feet of Jesus and we will proclaim HIM AND HIM ONLY worthy of all the glory, all the honor, and all the praise forever and ever.

Until that day, “I stand amazed in the presence of Jesus the Nazarene and wonder how he could love me, a sinner, condemned and unclean.

How marvelous, how wonderful, and my song shall ever be…How marvelous, how wonderful is My Savior’s love for me.”

It is amazing to be the teammate of Jesus in the greatest victory of them all!

Enjoy cheering at sporting events, applauding at artistic presentations, and being amazed at the wonderful achievements in life. I pray they all serve as reminders to turn our hearts and minds into joining God-Admirers.

I hope these lyrics will help you join all the God-Admirers cheering the God of Psalm 145.

Psalm 145  (The Song of a God-Admirer)

I will extol Thee,
Oh God my king;

Time will cease to exist before I cease to sing.

I say the Lord is great. I say He is highly to be praised…so great and let me search and discover how great. When my fathers did sing to the generations ring, I sing it back and forth of who you are.

The Lord is gracious, full of mercy, slow to anger, and abounding in love.
Over all of His works,
Of which I am truly one.

His mercy hovers like a cloud
Never raining dry.

Myself and the saints will sing power and glory everlasting. As long as your rule endures, I admire Thee.

Sustain me when I fall;
Lift me up when I’m bowed down.
You are the water
Never failing to satisfy.
You are right in all Your ways
And yet You are kind in all You do.

I cried and You saved me;
Lovingkindness keeps me.

I say the Lord is great,
So great, let me search
And never discover how great.
As long as Your rule endures.

The Lord is gracious, full of mercy, slow to anger, and abounding in love.
I admire Thee.
I admire Thee.

Lyrics by Dr. Myles Roberts