If you are a sports fan, last week was the coming of the "Perfect (Sports) Storm." We had the chance, all in the same week, to watch the World Series, professional football, college football, high school football, professional basketball, college basketball, golf, and professional soccer. I have no doubt that the All-American couch potato athletes among us were floating around the outskirts of Heaven.
Fans are fun to watch. We go to games wearing multicolored wigs, paint our faces and sometimes our entire upper bodies, wear our teams colors, wear team jerseys and caps, hold up signs rooting our team on, stand through the entire game, scream until we are hoarse, stomp our feet, wave our arms, wave pompoms and towels and jump up and down and cheer when our team scores. If the team wins a championship we dance in the streets and party all night.
Then, when we come to worship the Lord of Lords and the King of Kings, we quietly sit in our seats, complain about having to stand too long, glare at people who become too demonstrative, refuse to sing if we don't like the song and call that worship.
On my Facebook page I describe my religious affiliation as "A Fan of Jesus". As a Fan of Jesus, when I come to worship the King of Kings I reserve the right to paint my face, jump up and down, scream my encouragement and dance in the streets. It strikes me that Jesus deserves more of my energy and excitement than a bunch of guys playing with a ball.
How about you? Are you willing to join me in being a Fan of Jesus in church this Sunday morning?
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