We took our grandson to opening day for Baylor University baseball. He loves baseball, and we wanted to give him a taste of college ball. We had great seats and had a great time. But something completely unexpected happened that day. We watched a player who had transferred from UTA start his first game of his senior season as a Baylor 1st Baseman. In the 2nd inning, Tyce Armstrong came to bat with bases loaded and rocked a hit over the fence, scoring a grand slam. It was marvelous. In the 5th inning, Armstrong came to bat again with the bases loaded. AGAIN, he rocked a grand slam! I was sitting next to a die-hard fan. (He lives in Waco, keeps score as the game progresses, and brings a radio so he can listen to a radio broadcast while watching live.) We talked after that play, and both began to ponder the odds of seeing that happen in any collegiate game.

In the 7th inning, I was stunned as the bases began to fill up, and I looked down to see that Armstrong was in the on-deck circle while his teammate came to bat with the bases loaded. When he struck out, Armstrong came to the plate with bases loaded for a 3rd time. My die-hard fan turned to me, and I turned to him, and I asked, “What are the odds?” On the second pitch, Armstrong’s bat cracked again, and we watched the fly ball angle for the same wall, the same spot, with even more height to clear the fence. He scored a 3rd grand slam! I immediately went online to search for baseball history and found what I expected. Only one other collegiate player (and no major league player) has ever hit 3 grand slams in a single game. The odds are infinitesimally small that this would happen again in our lifetimes! I told my grandson, “You just witnessed history in the making. You do understand how big this is, don’t you?”

The next morning, this historic event was noted by one newspaper, and it was described in three brief paragraphs. ESPN ran it as its homepage cover for an hour. The rest of the baseball world ignored it. And life went on as if nothing had happened.

2,000 years have passed since Jesus faced death and rose from the grave. Millions have recognized that, met Him in faith, and their lives demonstrate His power. But even more millions have been made aware, but have ignored this great news of Jesus’ grace. Even MORE MILLIONS have never heard of Jesus at all. Today begins a time when I will be praying each day for Jesus to reveal Himself to Muslims around the world. I’m praying for the Gospel to relieve people by the millions with the incredible news of God’s grace for them. I know that history was made. I’m praying it won’t be ignored.