In the film ‘The Cincinnati Kid’ there is the vivid use of that expression – The
Man. Steve McQueen is the young pretender, the Kid, trying to take the poker-player
crown from The Man, played by Edward G. Robinson.
There are scenes of card-playing in very dimly lit rooms, full of cigar smoke, and
the voice of the dealer would whisper “Jack to the Kid, Ace to the Man” as he deals
them their cards.
The idea of being ‘The Man’ is now of course widespread and oftengiven to heroes
in the worlds of sports, entertainment and business.
But may I briefly ask you to consider another man? man who spoke and worlds came
into being.
- A man who gives you your every breath, moment by moment.
- A man who is God in the flesh. A man who grew up to change history like no other
man; who has changed the affairs of nations and the lives of individuals
- like no other man.
- A man whose life and death and resurrection are the focal point of history.
- A man unlike any other, with power like no other – power over sickness, death, evil
– and with the power to deal with our greatest problem : our rebellion against God.
You know, that part in all of us that says “push off!” to God, “No thanks, to God,
“No thanks,
let me run my life, not you.” That desire within me that wants to try to de-God God.