If Jesus ever said "YEEEHAAW!"
Hypothetically speaking, of course, if Jesus ever said, "YEEEEEHAW!" I'm sure it would have been when he was riding his bike.
This morning I rode my bike to work, which on the way to work isn't so hard, since it's mostly downhill. Downhill translates into FAST, which is why I happily exclaimed YEEEHAW. Of course, screaming down the hill in bright yellow windproof coat, with a lower layer of spandex made me a Charter Member in the Muffin Top Bike Club, but nonetheless, what a joy. Tonight shall be less so, since it'll be biking back up the hill. I'm pretty sure I'll be saying BOOHOO.
But back to the hypothetical ramblings of this Jesus. The Nicene Creed states that Jesus is "true God from true God," but that he also was born of a virgin and "made man." That "made man" thing is important in so many ways, but today I'm just going to focus on Athlete Jesus. God became fully man, and that allowed Him not only to experience all the same temptations and sufferings we do, but it allowed Him to truly experience all the joys that we experience, and, I'm sure to partake of riding a bike down a hill. Ok, ok, don't get started on the whole, "There weren't any bikes in ancient Palestine," because I know that. But still, if God wanted to hop on a bike, some skis, or a snow board, He easily could have done it. I mean, He practically water skied on the Sea of Galilee - just minus the boat. The point is, He would have liked it, because, after all, He created it all. And to that, we can say YEEEHAW!
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Do you actually have a Giant road bike? Interested in bringing your bike and biking friends down to Moab with us over Memorial Day for a little Slick Rock biking?
We just studied Luke 2:52 in Bible study last week. "And Jesus increased in wisdom (mental) and stature (physical), and in favor with God (spiritual) and man (emotional)." I had never considered that verse as an illustration that Jesus lived a well-balanced life, which included being physically fit. That part never jumped out at me before last week.
I’d say something witty about your life going downhill, but I just can’t think at the moment. "Learn to love the hills" is Trev’s motto, but I just don’t buy it.
Posted by: Jenny | March 3, 2006 12:26 PM
Isn't it wonderful to know that He enjoys our fun as much as we do!
Posted by: Gabi | March 2, 2006 11:28 PM
Well, remembering that Jesus was a Jew, we have to think that his mom probably would have been very careful and not let him do a lot of things that are too dangerous. None of my Jewish friends ever have to take their kids to the emergency room, because they never are in dangerous situations.
That said, I'm sure that Jesus would have enjoyed a lot of things. He probably liked to fish, and go for hikes in the desert (except when that pesky Satan would come around).
I'll just bet Mary had some protective headgear or something that he had to wear too.
Posted by: Mrs. Pondering | March 2, 2006 3:38 PM
Yes. There was a four-legged bicycle known as a donkey that Jesus was seen riding at one point.
Posted by: Michael | March 2, 2006 2:05 PM
Hey, glad that was fun for you. That muffin top may be missing soon.
I wonder if there were any ancient forms of a bike or bike-like thing that Jesus rode. hmmm...that would be fun to know.
Posted by: yeehaw | March 2, 2006 10:44 AM