"And when Peter saw it he addressed the people: "Men of Israel, why do you wonder at this, or why do you stare at us, as though by our own power or piety we have made him walk? The God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, the God of our fathers, glorified his servant Jesus, whom you delivered over and denied in the presence of Pilate, when he had decided to release him. But you denied the Holy and Righteous One, and asked for a murderer to be granted to you, and you killed the Author of life, whom God raised from the dead. To this we are witnesses. And his name—by faith in his name—has made this man strong whom you see and know, and the faith that is through Jesus has given the man this perfect health in the presence of you all." (Acts 3:12-16, ESV)
Yesterday, as we had family and friends over for Easter dinner, we watch the Masters golf tournament. The room, like most rooms in America, was rooting for Tiger, or perhaps just expecting Tiger to win. But the opposite happened. Zach Johnson, a guy that nobody knew, and had won only 1 tournament before, outplayed the field and even the mighty Tiger Woods.
We were all stunned by his performance, expecting him to fade like everyone else had. We expected him to crumble under the pressure. Then we watch him interviewed after completing the last 18 holes and as he watched Tiger come after his score. Teary eyed, he kept mentioning how Jesus helped him through this day. He kept thanking and praising Jesus. We hadn't won the tournament yet, but he still was emotionally overwhelmed with praise and thanks for Jesus.
The room turned from rooting for Tiger to rooting for this humble Zach Johnson. Then it remember me of Peter, who had just healed the cripple beggar, didn't take any of the glory or credit, but gave the rightfuly glory to his Lord.
Lord, help me to remember to give you the glory. Help me to be a witness and to be bold in the works that you do through me.
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