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Honored by Obama
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Baseball legend Hank Aaron recently passed away at the age of 86. Ex-US President Barack Obama wrote a moving tribute on Twitter. The former athlete once said: “God is my strength … he shows me the way.”
The words of Barack Obama – his wife Michelle had tweeted this – move: «Hank Aaron was one of the best baseball players we have ever seen, and one of the strongest people I have ever met. Michelle and I send our thoughts and prayers to the Aaron family and to everyone who has been inspired by this humble man and his preeminent example. “
Hank Aaron was indeed an exceptional athlete: in 1957 he won the “World Series”, was called up to the All-Star Team 21 clean times (!), He hit over 3,700 hits, his breath was enough for a full 755 Home runs and he received the “Medal of Freedom” from ex-US President George W. Bush.
“God is my strength”
Once the great champion said: «God is my strength. He helps me when something goes wrong. He forgives me when I fall on my face. He lights the way for me. “
After his death, secular public figures immediately said how they imagine him and his colleagues in heaven.
Pastor Bob Russel brings an interesting blog post on the subject “Does Hank Aaron play baseball in heaven?”: “It is fascinating that many of the same people who otherwise tend to ridicule any discussion of biblical matters somehow imagine life beyond the grave when a famous person dies. We all instinctively think: ‘Certainly that can’t be all there is. We are certainly more than a mere street dog that slowly turns to dust and disappears forever. ‘”
Solomon already spoke of it
This instinct for the afterlife is God given, according to Bob Russell. «Solomon wrote: ‘God has put eternity in the heart.’ Humans have an innate sense that they were created in the image of God and, unlike animals, we think about the meaning of life and hope for a life beyond the grave. “
He also states that Jesus died and rose for us so that we can spend eternity with God. “This is not based on shaky speculation, but on reliable evidence. Jesus said in the Gospel of John chapter 11, verse 25: ‘I am the resurrection and the life. Those who believe in me will live even if they die. ‘”
Do like Hank Aaron
That is why it is important to accept this gift from God and to deal with eternity – as another great athlete recently said: Benjamin Watson explained that hardly anyone knows all of their eight great-grandparents by name. This is how it will all go: “You are two generations away from being forgotten.” But life with God offers a different perspective.
Do like Hank Aaron. This does not mean 755 home runs, but rather the statement: “God is my strength … He shows me the way.”
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Date:
30.01.2021
Author: Daniel Gerber
Those: Livenet / bobrussel.org / n-tv
