“For God so loved the world that He gave His
one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him
shall not perish but have eternal life.”
- John 3:16 -
L
ooking at my boys playing, it is very obvious that we all have heroes. One loves Iron Man,
the other prefers Super Man and the oldest says
that Captain America is the best.
after 3 days. He came to give us life and to teach
us how to live. He came to tell us that all we have
to do is accept Him and believe in Him that He is
the Son of God and we will be saved.
This often leads to a full blown squabble about
who is the best among them.
He came for us, even though the very people
that He came to save and had the privilege of
hearing Him and seeing Him, rejected Him and
sentenced Him to death.
I believe it is in our DNA to want a hero, to have
someone to look up to. Just look at the majority
of films. The one thing they all have in common
is the fight between good and evil, right and
wrong, and the hero that saves the day.
Yes, it is important and great to have someone
that you look up to, whether it is your mum, dad,
a sporting hero or someone in your local community. The thing to remember though is they are
all (as awesome as they are) human.
Rejection is something we all face and it hurts.
It hurts when we work really hard at something
and it gets dismissed without a second glance.
It hurts when the boy or man we have a crush
on doesn’t even notice us. It hurts when you
try really hard to impress someone (mum, dad,
teacher, friend or boss) and they shrug off your
efforts.
We all make mistakes and we all fall short. That
is why we need an even bigger hero and that to
me is Jesus!
In the big scheme of things none of this is even
remotely close to the rejection that Jesus faced
and still faces today with so many people refusing to believe but my point is, He still came.
He truly is remarkable. Think about it, He came
to earth, He came knowing what He was going to face, knowing what He would have to go
through. He knew and still He came.
He knows you and He knows what you are going
through; He knows the hurt and the pain and He
can and does understand you. Most importantly
He loves you.
God the Father loves you and me so much that
He was willing to send His only Son to die a terrible death. But Jesus didn’t just come to die for
us, He overcame death when He was resurrected
It is worth rejoicing in. It is worth telling everyone about. It is worth sharing His message. It is
worth sharing His love. It is worth sharing Jesus,
the biggest Hero of all!`
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