The Finisher
March 7, 2025
Happy Birthday / Special Day! Every year older, I miss more and more things about my childhood. (If you are 20 and younger, I encourage you to enjoy every moment). One of my favorite activities as a young boy was to wrestle or watch wrestling. I don’t mean actual wrestling but the purely for entertainment wrestling. Growing up in the 70s & 80s I saw legends like Andre the Giant, Sgt Slaughter, Jimmy Superfly Snuka and the best ever – Hulk Hogan. We always knew as fans which wrestler was the “good” guy and which represented the “bad” part of town. Each wrestler had their own unique style plus they each had their own “finishing” move. A move that we all knew would end the match in their favor.
Today’s verses – 1 from the first book in the Bible and 1 from a book near the end- give us a glimpse into God’s “finishing” move. In Genesis 3, we see the match’s beginning. We see the evil serpent deceive mankind’s representatives, Adam & Eve. They willingly disobeyed God’s only commandment. There punishment was separation from their Creator. For the first time they realized they were naked because sin had just entered the world. Their disobedience had dire consequences for humanity.
God is holy, wise, infinite and love. That is His character. The moment man sinned; He provided a way for salvation. Gen 3:15 gives us the outline for the rest of this wrestling match. This match is an epic battle that is fought all through the 66 books of Scripture. The enemy is trying to stop the Messiah from coming to save His people. The Messiah – the Son of God- comes to earth as a baby and grows up to fulfill His destiny. As 1 John states – Jesus came to “destroy the works of the devil”. One of the reasons I loved Hulk Hogan matches is because he would almost always be on the mat and ready to lose before he “hulked” up and won the match. That is exactly what our savior Jesus Christ did for us. He wasn’t just on the mat and counted out – he was crucified and killed. He was buried. Then against all odds, on the 3rd day, he got up off the mat and won the victory over death and sin. Jesus pulled off the best “finishing” move ever. Let us rejoice today that we worship the ultimate Champion.
Dave R
’69 / ’83 Quarryville PA
It just so happens that Hulk Hogan is a believer and just got baptized – Praise God. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdAvtnVIEaQ
Another 1 of my favorite wrestlers – the Undertaker’s testimony – https://believersportal.com/from-dead-man-to-alive-in-christ-how-wwe-star-undertaker-found-jesus-christ/
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