Everybody loves a hero. From white knights to Spiderman, Wonder Woman, and firemen - we all adore larger-than-life figures. Hero is a timeless concept, a word chiseled in stone and swathed in red, white, and blue. It evokes images of dashing figures and just-in-time deliverance.
A hero is someone we can believe in, lean on, and trust with our lives and sacred honor. A hero is always there.
My hero is the Lord Jesus. He's the only person who ever lived a life that was absolutely unsoiled, perfectly gentle, and truly wise. He has never left me forsaken on the railroad tracks of life as the inevitable wheels of death came charging down the rails- although I've squirmed a few times as I heard the rumble of disaster approaching. But He's always arrived...just in time... every time.
He's big. He's strong. He's amazing. He's the royalty that bends down to pick up the peasant. He's my King, and He never tires of riding out on the white horse to swoop me up out of my latest fall into some messy pit.
But life for us is not about being the eternal damsel in distress. God has saved us for a purpose:
He calls us to follow Him.
He commands us to take on the nature of His Kingdom.
He calls us to purity, wisdom, discernment, and courageous action.
He calls us to a life of heroic deeds.
Rise to the challenge. Live like you belong in the Kingdom. Be someone's hero today.
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