Tim Tebow v. the Occupiers

Denver Bronco’s quarterback Tim Tebow and the Occupy movement are occupying my thoughts these days. Tim Tebow, a single-minded young man, inspires believers, and perplexes agnostics. Yesterday, although he lost the opportunity to play (or pray) his way to a 7th straight victory, against the champion Patriots, still, all eyes are on this extraordinary young man of faith.

On the other hand, the Occupy movement lacks the focus of a goal or unified message. Sadly, I find it an apt metaphor for the 21st century church in America, floundering to find its voice and message to this generation. The lack of unity and the absence of clear leadership is troubling.

More than any time in the history of Christianity, there is a need for single-minded devotion to Jesus (2 Cor 11:3). If the Occupiers are a metaphor for the chaos and division in the world today, then Tim Tebow is a metaphor for the opposite.  Maybe God has raised up Tim Tebow "for such a time as this" (Esther 4:14).