"Mr. Irrelevant" - Brock Purdy

In the NFL draft, the final pick is tagged with the label "Mr. Irrelevant".
Irrelevant.
"Unnecessary. Not meaningful. Serving no purpose. Of no significance. Having no bearing on the matter at hand."
In 2022 Brock Purdy was the final pick of the NFL draft. He was Mr. Irrelevant.
Yesterday, Brock Purdy, was far from being "irrelevant". As the quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers, he led his team to a convincing win over the Dallas Cowboys and sent them into the NFL conference championship game against the Philadelphia Eagles.
Brock Purdy was not "irrelevant". He is not who the NFL draft says he was.
And yet with all his relevance to the success of his team, there is another level of relevance for us all.
Not what the success or lack of success of our teams tells us who we are, but who God says we are.
And God says, "You are relevant. You matter. I see you. You make a difference."
The cross of Jesus Christ spells out our relevance. Jesus says to you, "You are worth dying for. You are worth 6 hours on a cross with nails in my hands and feet. You are worth it."
Coach, take your relevance as a gift from God. He gives that to you. Relevant because God says you are. A relevance of being, not of doing.
Lord, help us remember to take our relevance from who we are in relationship to You and that is one of a beloved son or daughter. No matter how good it gets or how bad it gets. Even if we feel irrelevant.
Marty Mayer
Northern Kentucky FCA
NKY FCA Blog




