Creator and speaker Tim Tebow tells Jesus’ crucifixion story from tree’s viewpoint

FIRST ON FOX — Speaker, entrepreneur, Heisman Trophy winner and former NFL quarterback Tim Tebow continues to unfold the great phrase, which is a key a part of his life — this time by sharing the religion and love of Jesus Christ by way of an sudden lens.

His new guide, “If the Tree Could Speak: The Story of the Cross That Saw It All,” publishes Feb. 24. It follows the journey of a tree that begins as a tiny seed with huge desires.

In an on-camera interview, Tebow informed Fox News Digital he had been reflecting on methods during which he felt he’d didn’t reward Jesus. 

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That led him to surprise why all of creation is so desperate to worship the Lord if people aren’t fulfilling that function, as impressed by Luke 19:40. (“Jesus replied, ‘I tell you, if these [people] keep silent, the stones will cry out [in praise]!’”)

He began fascinated by what it will be prefer to be the closest factor to Jesus that day on Calvary, he stated. “And that is the wooden cross that he was hanging on,” stated Tebow.

“I decided to go back to when this tree was just a seed. Then it grew up, and it had dreams — and he dreams of being a door, a table or maybe even a throne. And then he hears about this carpenter that everybody’s praising, and he’s thinking, ‘Maybe that carpenter could turn me into a masterpiece.’”

However, the tree’s “dreams were dashed when he gets cut into a cross, and he’s thinking, ‘No, a cross — that’s for criminals,'” stated Tebow.

“His life is transformed because of this encounter with Jesus.”

Tebow stated many individuals tie the cross to disgrace and torture — but for the tree, that’s not its final goal, as his guide particulars and because the vivid illustrations by Rommel Ruiz, a Dominican American artwork director, illustrator and designer, assist illuminate.

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“You fast-forward to his encounter with Jesus on the cross, and his perspective changes,” stated Tebow. 

“He sees the love of God, and how his life is transformed because of this encounter with Jesus.”

And the tree, Tebow continued, then asks Jesus to offer it a voice as folks mock and dishonor the Lord. 

“‘I would tell them all who you are. I will tell them how different [you are] — I would tell him about your love,'” stated Tebow, recounting the tree’s phrases from the guide. 

“And I can just imagine Jesus saying, ‘Yeah, but that’s not your job. You just do your job, and your job is to keep me up high,'” he stated. 

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Everyone in life faces obstacles and setbacks whereas attempting to realize hopes and desires with out realizing what God is doing, Tebow stated.

“Ultimately, now, when you look at what God has done, the cross — which in the past was only a symbol of shame, guilt and a place for the worst of the worst to hang and die — now means hope all over the world,” stated Tebow. 

“God could show up, and he can turn something that feels like only a mess into a message,” stated Tebow.

“I feel like that’s the story of the cross. But it also gets to be the story of our life — that if the cross is true, then the life, the death, the burial, the resurrection and the ascension of Jesus are true.”

Tebow stated those that are missing in religion ought to bear in mind the cross counted for all of us.

“If you put your faith in Jesus, somehow he does something so miraculous and supernatural that he changes us from the inside out,” he added.

Tebow stated he feels enormously humbled by the day that Jesus went to the cross.

He additionally stated he believes the present religion revival throughout the nation is occurring partially as a result of “young people are searching for purpose and meaning.”

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“I think people are realizing that… the more [social media] followers and likes [they get on various platforms] doesn’t matter anymore. You’ve got to live with who you are on the inside.”

“Christianity isn’t this religion that’s like your average — and it makes you a little bit better. It’s a relationship that takes you from dead to alive, from lost to found, from orphan to son or daughter,” stated Tebow. 

“There’s a weight and a gravity to it. Young people, especially, are looking for that purpose and meaning — and I think it can only be found in the person of Jesus.”

Tebow has discovered plenty of methods to stay out his religion and beliefs.

In 2010, he created the Tim Tebow Foundation, which is devoted to “bringing faith, hope and love to those needing a brighter day in their darkest hour of need,” as he has stated on many events.  

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“For us and our team here [at the foundation], we believe good works are fueled by the gospel and the love of Jesus — but then also, in every way possible, by trying to care for those who have been abandoned, overlooked, trafficked and treated as ‘less than.’” 

“We believe good works are fueled by the gospel and the love of Jesus.”

Tebow and the muse labored with Homeland Security Investigations on “Operation Renewed Hope2,” a three-week “surge” of investigations into baby abuse in 2023.

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The basis stated it positioned “311 probable identifications of previously unknown victims, including 14 positive contacts and confirmed the rescue of several victims from active abuse.”

Tebow is married to Demi-Leigh Tebow, a speaker, writer, entrepreneur and former Miss Universe 2017.

The couple lives in Jacksonville, Florida, and lately welcomed their new daughter, Daphne. 

Fox News Digital’s Ryan Gaydos contributed reporting.