Cleveland Browns defensive back Daniel Thomas has one goal: to let the world know that he and his teammates are “ambassadors for Christ.”
“That’s what it’s all about. It’s about pushing people to let them know that we are ambassadors for Christ,” Thomas declared on the “Sports Spectrum” podcast. “We are the ones who are supposed to go out and be fishers of men and women and bring them back in so they can do the same thing.”
“Like once we give our life to Jesus Christ, it’s no longer about us, right?” he stressed. “It’s about Him and what we can do for Him and how can we go impact somebody else’s life. If we’re not doing that, we’re not operating on purpose.”
Thomas was one of the players involved in the Cleveland for Christ event that took place in June. Other players included quarterback Shedeur Sanders, running back Raheim Sanders, cornerback Tyson Campbell, team chaplain Nobles C. Darby and others, according to Fox News Digital.
Thomas loves seeing his teammates being bold in their faith.
“To see my teammates be able to come out and be bold about their faith too, because that’s what I want to push them to be able to do, because at the end of the day, like that’s what it’s all about. You know what I’m saying?” he said. “Because I know how hard it is as an athlete when you are getting the temptations of this world. You are getting all these pressures from different types, and you wonder, like, ‘Man, can I really share the gospel?’”
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The athlete revealed that feelings of doubt can creep in, as he finds himself asking, “How are people going to look at me? Who am I going to affect?”
But, “I’m taking that bold statement, and I mean being bold and coming out. I don’t care what people think about me. I’m here to spread the gospel as well. And no, I’m not clean. I’m not perfect, but I’m being made clean every day by the blood of Jesus Christ….They don’t see me. You know, they see the Holy Spirit working on the inside of me,” Thomas said.
At the end of July, Thomas shared a few photos of all the work he put in over the summer and praised the Lord in the caption.
“I praise you Lord, now for what you’re about to do 🙏🏽💯‼️ Thank you Jesus ❤️‼️,” he wrote.
He concluded with Psalm 103:1, which reads, “Let all that I am praise the Lord; with my whole heart, I will praise his holy name.”
For Thomas, seeing his teammates give their lives to Christ and getting to be part of the kingdom of God is far better than any win or accolade.
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