Rajon Rondo and the Jesus Jersey

My son proudly wears the number 9 whenever he can. His favorite article of clothing is a #9 sweatshirt, and he is #9 on his soccer team. The reason? Simple. Rajon Rondo is #9.

For those who aren’t sports fans, don’t worry, this post is not about sports. (Even though you should know that watching Rondo play basketball is like watching a world class figure skater or an elite gymnast. He’s like a championship boxer or a world class swimmer. He’s like a…sorry, I digress.) My son wears Rondo’s number for one simple reason: Rondo is a great basketball player.

I am not a fan of Christian t-shirts. My mother used to mail me one every Christmas until she realized that I never wore them. It was cool though, because I simply re-wrapped them for Yankee Swap. I dunno, I guess I always thought that if I had to advertise my faith on my t-shirt, then I was probably doing something wrong. Like, if my life wasn’t real enough to notice, no amount of Christian paraphernalia would cover that up. Also, I was always afraid that the moment I did something bone-headed in public, there I’d be, wearing my WWJD? tee.

But just like my son proudly wearing his #9, every fiber of my being declares loyalty and allegiance to my Lord. Jesus is a great Lord. In fact, he is the only one. A sports star can be celebrated by a jersey, but there is no human garment that could adequately express the glory of Jesus. The closest we could get is a different kind of clothing described in Is. 61:10:

I am overwhelmed with joy in the LORD my God!
For he has dressed me with the clothing of salvation
and draped me in a robe of righteousness.
I am like a bridegroom in his wedding suit
or a bride with her jewels.

So a good question to ask yourself is this: are you overwhelmed with the Jersey of Jesus?