8/14/2019 Frank Reich Testimony
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Oh, I could stop and count successes,
Like diamonds in my hand.But those trophies could not equal, to
the grace by which I stand.
In Christ alone,
I place my trust,And find my glory in the power of the
cross.
In every victory, let it be said of me,
My source of strength, my source of hope,Is Christ alone.
In Christ alone will I glory,For only by His grace, I am
redeemed
And only His tender mercy, could reach
Beyond my weakness to my need.
Now, I seek no greater honor than just to knowHim more
And to count my gains but losses, and to theGlory of my
Lord.
Behind all the hoopla surrounding the greatest comeback in NFL
history, you could hear thequestion being asked, was God on the
Bills' side for that game? The answer, of course, was yes!
But let me also say God was on the Houston Oilers' side as well.
You might say, well how could
that be since the Bills won? Let me use this illustration. As
the father of two girls (Lia and
Aviry), I love them both very much. When they play a game
together, as their father, I am notconcerned with who wins and who
loses. What is most important is that they learn the lessons
they are to be taught from playing the game. Many times, I will
even help determine the outcome
of their game. This helps to get a point across to one or both
girls. In the same way, God looks at
us as His children. He doesn't care who wins or loses a football
game, but only that we learnfrom each contest and draw closer to
Him as a result of what we have learned.
The song "In Christ Alone" has been special to me in many ways.
It definitely encouraged me tohave the strength and the courage to
come back against the Oilers. But as I would learn almost a
month later, the song had a much deeper message for me to learn.
You see, after our crushing 52-
17 loss to the Cowboys in SuperBowl XXVII, I was devastated. The
devastation wascompounded by the fact that I had played more than
half of the game. I couldn't understand how
God could allow us to get beat like that, especially after the
Houston miracle. I was flying home
from Pasadena when I realized the answer. For the first two
hours of the trip, I was going crazy
trying to figure out why the SuperBowl went the way it did.
Finally, I could take it no longer. Irealized I could be asking the
same questions the rest of my life. I needed some peace of
mind.
The only thing I could think to do was to put on my headset and
listen to "In Christ Alone." I
sought comfort from the song which gave me peace during the
stressful week prior to theHouston game. The message I was now
hearing was that we can experience victory in all our
circumstances through Jesus Christ. He gives us the strength and
hope to overcome all odds.
Looking back on both the Houston game and the SuperBowl, I
realize the circumstances I had to
