The Leader of the Pack
Dear Champions,
The short excerpt is by Art Stricklin published last week before the Super Bowl, and the Scripture is in the excerpt
NFL experts and newspaper headline writers have been quick to label Green Bay starting quarterback Aaron Rodgers the Leader of the Pack. Something about 4,712 yards passing and 34 touchdowns, and leading the Packers to the verge of their first Super Bowl title in more than a decade will do that for you.
But Rodgers made it clear in Tuesday s jam-packed Super Bowl XLV Media Day he only wants to be a leader of God s pack when it comes to influencing others to see his faith in Jesus Christ.
We all have a platform, we all have a message in our lives, Rodgers told Baptist Press and a worldwide media turnout, which ringed his individual interview area. I just try to follow Jesus example, leading by example. God always has a plan for us, a path. Sometimes we wish we knew it sooner, Rodgers said with a bit of a laugh, but He always shows up His way.
Rogers credits his parents, Ed and Darla Rodgers, who still live in Northern California where he was raised, for showing him a loving and Christ-centered household. He also remains close to his two longtime accountability partners, Pastors Andrew Burchett of the Neighborhood Church in Chico, Calif., and Young Life Christian youth group leader Matt Hock.
Packers wide receiver Greg Jennings is one of Rodgers receivers and teammates on the field, but more importantly, a spiritual brother on and off the field. I just want to let people know what it is all about. One of the Scriptures I refer to a lot is, to whom much is given, much is required (Luke 12:48) and I am required to have a voice [for God] because I have a stage and a platform, Jennings said.
Number one, all glory goes to God. That is where it starts and that is where it finishes.
Champions, have a great week!-David Vining
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