Tebow Time Must be Explained as a God Moment

When the clock ticks down to under 5 minutes, everybody knows it’s Tebow Time.  No matter how poorly he or the Broncos have performed up to that point, it seems that some type of indomitable will comes over the Denver quarterback as he takes charge of a come-from-behind surge.  Last night against the heavily favored New York Jets on a national TV platform Tebow did not disappoint as he shut up many of his media critics.  Sure you can criticize his unorthodox throwing motion — it looks like it takes him maximum effort to wind up and hurl just a medium length pass.  Sure you can criticize his inaccuracy.  But there is no denying his intangible leadership ability that wills his team to victory time and again.

I can’t remember a more polarizing figure in the NFL than Tim Tebow.  Sports commentators have been brutal in their assessment of his chances to succeed at the NFL level.  Fans seem to either love him or hate him with surprising passion.  There probably are a number of contributing factors, but certainly his open profession of faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and desire to give God the glory for every performance has made him a prime target for many critics.  Last night the distinguished bevy of analysts on the TV set for the postgame show seemed in awe of his heroic performance.  They responded to him more as fans than as football experts.  How could one individual operate an NFL offense with an empty backfield and single-handedly run and pass his way 95 yards down the field in the final minutes with improvised, backyard types of plays.   His success has nothing to do with schemes or sophisticated play calling.  He simply waits for the play to break down and then finds a way to make the necessary yards on his own.  As Tebow humbly tries to explain, the driving force behind his success is not superior talent or human ability (although he possesses plenty of both — just not in the traditional NFL quarterback package), but in the power and blessing of God.  Does that mean he will win all of the time?  No — but it means that he can accomplish what God chooses for him to accomplish — which lately has included some extraordinary exciting moments in high profile settings.

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