The sports world is a buzz with the Major League Baseball's steroid scandal.

The leaked grand jury testimony published by the San Francisco Chronicle in which Yankee Slugger and American League MVP Jason Giambi admitted to using steroids and human growth hormones has jolted the baseball community back to reality from a season of record attendance and a storybook postseason authored by the Boston Red Sox.

Not everyone is shocked by the testimony of Giambi. Rumors of performance enhancing drugs were circulating when a bottle of Andro was found in Mark McGuire's locker during his record-breaking season in 1998. Rumors also surrounded Sammy Sosa's unbelievable string of 60 plus home run seasons and well as Barry Bonds assault on Hank Aaron's all-time homerun record.

There are more than 100 anabolic steroids that have been developed. Steroids can be taken orally, injected into the musculature, inhaled, or rubbed on the skin. Regardless of the method of ingestion, all steroids affect the body's self regulating system and quickly begin to damage the body.

Some sources estimate that as many as 10 million American men and women have taken steroids. Ten million. It's not just athletes and it's not just adults. A 1999 study funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse reported that 2.7 percent of eighth graders had taken steroids.

But why do healthy, fit athletes choose to risk their health by taking steroids? Because steroids work, that's why. Despite all the dangers, steroids produce the desired results. Athletes are always looking for an edge. The edge that steroids give are strength, size, speed, intensity, and a quicker recovery time. That is a huge advantage over someone who is not using a drug that enhances performance.

But is it worth it? The answer is a definitive NO. The health risks associated with steroid usage are numerous. Both physical and behavior problems loom for those who want a quick fix.

Let me share with you the very best performance enhancer that is not getting front page, headline attention.

A year ago Jon, a junior high school running back from Ohio, had his world crash down on him. He blew out his ACL playing football. The news wasn't good, not only was his season over, but the doctor believed his career was through.

Late one night while surfing the Internet, Jon found the "To The Next Level" website. Something pulled him back to it night after night. Jon came to the realization that what he was missing in his life was a relationship with God. As Jon prayed to ask Jesus Christ into his life, miraculously he felt something strange happening to his injured knee.

The strength and the range of motion all returned to his knee. He believed he was healed. Jon had the knee checked, and he was given a clean bill of health! Jon then contacted me through e-mail. He wanted to tell me his awesome story, and he wanted to know more about God. Since that time we have corresponded regularly as he reports his game statistics to me almost weekly and asks for prayer support.

Jon's story is not just about a healing of a heart and a knee to play the game of football again; it is much more than that!

This season was a breakout year for Jon. His high school team went 14-1 and won the Ohio Division V State Championship. Jon rushed for 2,293 yards on 305 carries (that's 7.5 yards a carry!), and he scored 34 touchdowns! He was named the Most Valuable Player in the State Championship game where he rushed for 165 yards and scored three touchdowns earning a $500 scholarship.

I think Jon would tell you the greatest performance enhancer is not found in a syringe, a pill, or a cream, but in Jesus Christ.

It was Christ that enhanced the performance of a poor, uneducated fisherman who denied him three times! This fisherman was one who later would preach the gospel with power; healing the sick and lame, and ultimately going to the cross for His Savior (Acts 4:13-14).

It was Christ that enhanced the performance of Kurt Schilling in Game 2 of the 2004 World Series. On the morning of the game, Schilling who had a dislocated tendon in his right ankle, couldn't walk. He knew his teammates and the fans of the Red Sox Nation were counting on him. Schilling did the only thing he could do... he prayed.

After giving a gutsy performance on the mound to give the Red Sox to a two game lead in the World Series, Schilling said this: "I wish everybody on this planet could experience the day I just experienced. I will never use the words unbelievable and the Lord again in the same sentence."

It was Christ that enhanced the performance of heavyweight boxing champion George Foreman. In 1974, George lost his heavyweight world title to Mohammed Ali. Then, three years later, after a brutal 12 round match-George was so beat up he thought he was dying.

"I just don't know how I was able to be a boxer, in the first place, without belief in God. When I found Jesus Christ it taught me everything. I learned to be a better athlete, I wasn't in a rush, I didn't have to go out there and try to knock someone out and hurt 'em in the first round. I learned to be patient, skillful in the ring. And at the same time, I wanted to prove to other boxers that you can just take off this 'killer instinct' stuff. You can really be a great athlete, a great boxer, and love your brother."

At age 45, 20 years after losing his championship belt to Ali, Foreman stunned the boxing world by winning back the heavyweight world title.

The greatest performance enhancer is not found in the locker room of some gym, in a back alley pharmacy, or in the advertisements of the latest muscle magazine. The best performance enhancer is not injected, digested, or rubbed in. The best performance enhancer changes your heart, then your entire life.

The best performance enhancer avalable is Jesus Christ. It is free and totally safe. It promises peace, contentment, and eternal life. Go to your knees and ask Jesus to come into your life today. You will never regret taking a full dose of Him!