Speaking of Heroes

Our culture seems to be enamored with heroes. What is it that draws our culture to embrace the exultation of men. Perhaps it is a deep-seated realization that we are all in need. We all know ourselves and because of this we know we are not sufficient. Turning to heroes is a hopeful reach for the expert the one who is capable. The one who is sufficient in the given situation. Yet heroes fail us again and again. Even the heroes on the big screen are shown to have flaws. Yet there is a hero who will never fail us. He is worthy of our attention and He is sufficient for every situation. That hero is the greatest hero ever and His name is Jesus.

 Jesus example is incredible. He is the creator of the world and has all the power in the world at His disposal. Yet in order to save us He became one of us. He was fully human but also fully God and He demonstrated that by what He did. He healed the sick. He made blind men see. He fed 5,000 people with just 5 loaves and 2 fish. He walked on water. He commanded the wind and the waves. He spoke with wisdom and compassion. He forgave sins. He was mostly rejected by us and yet He still loved us. As He was being crucified by us He prayed that God would forgive those of us who were acting against Him. He rose again by His own power and conquered death. After the resurrection He passed through walls and yet ate food. He was seen by over 500 people and literally flew into the sky. He now continues to rule and reign at the right hand of God on high. One day He will return and establish a new heaven and earth. He is the greatest hero ever and worthy of our greatest adoration and devotion.

Even the other great heros of the Bible point us back to Him. My second greatest hero in the Bible is Enoch. What strikes me as important about Enoch is that God recorded not what he did, but who he was in relation to God. As a matter of fact we really don’t know what he did. All we know is he walked with God and did not see death because God took Him. That would be totally awesome to be such a friend of God that He just takes you to be with Him in glory. Like I said, all of the other heroes in the Bible, like Enoch, point us to Jesus. The only reason Enoch could walk with God and have a relationship with God, is because of what Jesus did on the cross. Even though that event was a long way off, when Enoch walked with God, Enoch had to be looking to the forgiveness that could only be found in the savior. That savior was promised in the Garden when God declared that He would send a seed of the woman to crush the serpents head. Enoch walked with God by faith trusting in the coming hero of heros who would save all of those who put their trust in Him. It would be awesome for God to make us more like Jesus so we could walk with God like Enoch. One more reason to pray earnestly for God to grant us the ability to live a God focused life.