Super Heroes

Yesterday, my son Sev was getting his picture taken with comic super heroes. These super heroes have been around for years, capturing the imagination of the young. What is in superheroes that attract us to them? I could identify some. One is that they have special powers. Another is that they save others' lives or they are able to the world from destruction. And probably one more is they have interesting struggles in life.

These super heroes have a lot of things similar to us. Like them, God gives us special powers (1 Corinthians 12:4-11), the gifts of the Holy Spirit. He gives us the power to serve. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth (Acts 1:8)."

With these powers, we are able to be used by God to save the souls of other people. So those who received his word were baptized, and there were added that day about three thousand souls (Acts 2:41). We use God's strength and power to be able to be soul savers. By evangelizing people, we also build a people who are good stewards of God's creation and a people who will strive to bring God's love to all cultures of different nations "Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit (Mt. 28:19)."

While we do our best to be God's disciples, we also face our daily struggles and victories. Our lives are living testimonies of God's goodness. They say that the world doesn't need more preachers but more witnesses. I believe each of us has a story to tell. A story of conversion, a story of overcoming struggle, a story of surrendering to the Lord. All these we shall use for God's glory, bringing others closer to our Lord.

We are more like these Super Heroes after all. But the greatest hero of all is Jesus. He died and suffered for our sins, that we may live the fullness of life. Now that's heroism. May we be more like Christ everyday, responding to His call with heroism.