UGA VI

UGA VI, the famous University of Georgia mascot, died last Friday and was buried alongside his ancestors at Sanford Stadium today. As I talked to other Georgia fans about the events of the weekend, the question on everyone's mind was whether or not there was a successor. While I'm sure the Seiler family was grieving over the death of their family pet, Georgia fans everywhere were more worried about the succession of the UGA line. By the way, the Seilers were quick to assure the Bulldog Nation that the lineage was intact. Now I'm as big a Dawg fan as the next UGA graduate, but I have to admit, sometimes we worry about such trivial things!

I wonder how many of those same people have worried about whether or not their friends or relatives know Christ. I wonder if they have taken the time to talk to these same friends and relatives about the sacrifice Christ made for each one of them. And I wonder if tears have been shed for the burden of knowing that some of our friends and relatives have died not knowing Christ because of our failure to share that wonderful message of salvation with them.

UGA VI sacrificed the life of a "normal" dog to represent the University of Georgia as its mascot and we admired him for it. But Christ sacrificed His life for our sins so that one day, when we leave this earth, we can be reunited with God for eternity. Doesn't that deserve our admiration even more? It's time we put our admiration for Christ into action! Share Christ today!