BCS Aftermath and John 3:16

So the biggest suprise of the BCS championship game was not that OU lost. Disappointing, but not suprising. It was not that Florida won. It was not that both defenses played very well. It was not that my little girls had fun spreading popcorn all over the TV room. It was not that my mom made sure all my kids had an OU shirt for Christmas. It wasn't even that Tim Tebow wore "John 3:16" on his eye black.

It was that people freaked out about it.

My first reaction - three words -"Get over it." But then I started thinking more about it.

I was very interested to find that google hot trends had "john 3:16" at a medium level Friday morning that peaked just after the game ended.
Of course some people didn't make that big a deal about it - but how amazing that Tebow's eye black made the google hot trends light up. I guess it was that people thought is was a big deal is what surprised me.

One blog post (from a site I won't link to) said that his eye black caused "an unholy controversy."

Yep - just little ol' John 3:16 - how controversial is God's love? Maybe Tim should have put Romans 1:27 on his eye black. Boy, that would have caused some real excitement. Then, google hot trends would have had it as "volcanic" and not just "medium."

How often does John 3:16 show up on Google hot trends? That may never, ever happen again. Although Tebow spanked my team, I am amazed that God could use something as small and insignificant as Tebow's eye black to cause people to search for the Bible verse.

I can certainly handle another Sooner big game loss if it magnifies God's Glory.

For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved, it is the power of God. 1 Corinthians 1:18