The other night I tuned in to watch the blockbuster hit, The Blind Side...it's the story of Baltimore Raven's offensive tackle Michael Oher.
The story is built on the fact that Michael scored in the 98th percentile for 'protective instincts.' This is where the movie obtains it's title from, because the offensive tackle is in charge of protecting the quarterback's blind side...
In a humorous yet serious part in the show, Leigh Anne Tuohy, the woman who took Michael into her family, tells Michael to treat his quarterback and his fellow teammates as family members, and therefore protect them at all costs.
Leigh Anne knew of her son's gift...she knew he scored in the 98 percentile for protective instincts. She knew if there was somebody to protect the blind side of the family that it had to be her son Michael Oher...
Jesus Sent To Protect
God knows His family...He knew we needed our blind side protected...He knew His Son Jesus had protective instincts...so God sends Jesus to protect the family...
You see, satan wants to hit us on our blind side...just like most cowards, satan wants to attack vulnerable areas in our lives...in fact, 2 Corinthians 4.4 says the following:
The god of this world has blinded the minds of those who don't believe. As a result, they don't see the light of the Good News about Christ's glory. It is Christ who is God's image. (emphasis added).
Jesus Sent To Save
Christ is The Image of God, and He is the light of the world...satan wants to blind us of these facts. So contrary to cultural opinion, Jesus is The Savior, satan is the enemy...simply put, Jesus does not send us to hell, He instead saves us from the hell we send ourselves into...
John 3.16-17 states how Jesus was sent to save and not to condemn:
God loved the people of this world so much that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who has faith in him will have eternal life and never really die. God did not send his Son into the world to condemn its people. He sent him to save them!
Jesus saves us...Jesus protects us...without Christ, we send ourselves into hell...without Christ, our blind side is exposed...Thankfully, Jesus has our back and leads us into eternal glory with The Heavenly Father...Jesus lived, died, and was raised on the Third Day because He is The Image of God who protects His family...
But thank God! He gives us victory over sin and death through our Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Corinthians 15:57
1 Corinthians 15:57
