They cast their crowns before the throne, saying, “Worthy are you, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power. ‘ (Revelation 4:10, 11 ESV)
Trophies
Ronald Reagan played Notre Dame footballer George Gipp in a film about Notre Dame’s greatest coach, Knute Rockne. While Rockne was Notre Dame’s first football star, later invented the forward pass, and is credited with starting Notre Dame’s football Dynasty, in American culture he is best known for the inspiring speech to “win this one for the Gipper.” The team, facing their toughest opponent yet, but without the great George Gipp, who had been suddenly taken out of the football picture, heard Rockne’s words and of course, won the unwinnable game.
Rockne knew that having something outside of ourselves to fight for can make all the difference.
John saw Christians not only placing our burdens at the foot of the cross, but also our crowns! Like Rockne’s Fighting Irish, it can inspire us to know that we are not striving for ourselves, but to give God glory and honor, and display HIS power.
We are peculiar, when we win, we win for Jesus.