There
are all kinds of heroes. Some of them wear
a jersey and do amazing things with a basketball or football. Other heroes will take on all different forms
depending on the time they lived, in the present or in history long ago. Many heroes are those who have fought for our
freedom as Americans.
I
remember the movie Robin Hood and how
powerful of a picture it was to me. The
image of a man of common rank doing so much for a people with great needs was
an image of a hero that has long since stuck in my mind. This is the type hero that seems will leave a
bigger legacy than a basketball star would.
As we
get older our heroes tend to change.
They change from the kind of person they are and from the type of work
or impact they had. Our heroes change as
our spiritual lives change too. The
world glorifies the people who party and those who get ahead by cheating or
hurting others. Yet God lifts those
people who stop thinking of themselves and start to serve others.
That
means Jesus is the perfect hero. He was
perfect and gave his life for yours and mine.
There are other heroes of the Bible that we talk about often: Daniel and
the lions den, David who killed the giant named Goliath, Paul whose missionary
journeys changed much of the world, and many more.
The
heroes in my mind are those who are leaving marks on this world who will far
outlive their lives. These are people
like Billy Graham, Mother Teresa, Matthew Barnett, Matthew Hendry, Steve
Anderson, Grace Tucker and many more (some you know and some you don’t). These people have reached out to those near
them who are in pain and struggling. I
believe that God has given us abilities and resources so we can share them with
others.
Heroes
share what they have with others. Who would call you a hero and why?
Not all of us can do great things, but we can do small things
with great love. --- Mother
Teresa
Use
what you have for the good of others and watch how fast God will bless your
life. Waste what you have on yourself
and watch how fast your blessings are gone.
I am praying that from those of you who read this that God will raise up
many heroes. Heroes who will feed the
hungry. Heroes who will help those who
are hurting. Heroes who will give what
they have for the good of others.
The godly people in the land are my
true heroes! I take pleasure in them!
For I was hungry, and you fed me. I was
thirsty, and you gave me a drink. I was a stranger, and you invited me into
your home.
Feed the hungry, and help those in
trouble. Then your light will shine out from the darkness, and the darkness
around you will be as bright as noon.
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