Pray for Tommy

Good Thursday morning! "Pray for Tommy" those words went out over Twitter from a famous model who is the wife of an equally famous quarterback. The writer in the famous sports magazine claimed that tweet had made the husband a laughingstock at a critical moment. Did you realize that any and all of us who prayed for players in the Super Bowl had become the victim of scoffers? I did not know that at the time of my prayers and I didn't much care. Surely, the world thinks, the famous quarterback with all of his skills, the wealth, the attractive wife, the fame, and every other aspect of the life we think we want in this world does not need the help of the Almighty. Why ever not? We who believe in Christ would ask. All of us need the Savior, or anything we have in this life is but a pile of trash to be burned up before we too are burned up forever and ever. Perhaps not being intimate with this person we laugh a little at the more child-like moniker, preferring instead the adult version, "Tom". However he is known, the request for prayer should not be laughed at by those who believe. I certainly cannot; for I too prayed for players before the big game, as I pray for those in many sports where injury or even death can occur at any time. Indeed, many of you will soon take up a sport that is more dangerous by far than all other organized sports - we call it "driving to work".

Praying for the famous and celebrated might bring the scoffers out. You might find yourself on the 'at' side of being laughed at because of your faith. It hurts. Don't stop praying though! That celebrity you pray for has a powerful witness for God if he or she will believe in His Son. We don't know by looking at them who will believe and who will not. It is not our place to think that someone who seems to have it all from the worldly point of view is not also searching for something with real meaning and, dare we say it, salvation for the next life as well. All of us, famous or anonymous, face eternity after this life is over. Some are blessed in this life with much, and some with not so much. Each of us must make the choice to believe in Jesus, or face eternity without Him. There are consequences to either choice. In Christ we will face the consequences in this life. Without Christ, the consequences are eternal. In Christ, we can face anything in this life. A little scoffing isn't so bad in light of eternity with Him. I don't see any problem with praying for the rich and famous. They might even need prayer more than we do.

Have a great new day in Christ,
Bucky