Heros?

In the USA, hero worship is not an uncommon phenomenon.  We see it in the posters in kid’s rooms, the faces on the t-shirts, the times when kids pretend to be the individual they idolize and in many more ways.

From the adult side of the equation, the stature of being a hero is often set up by the commercialism that exists in our country.  Face it, every time an athlete or movie personality attempts to pitch or sell a product the message is ultimately, “Be like me.”  

Kids need to be guided toward appropriate role models and heroes in life and there is one role model and hero that is commonly overlooked.  The role model I speak of is very controversial and humble at the same time, but he is a hero nonetheless.  Take a close look at the heroes in your kids’ lives and ask if they can make claims such as this:

1.  “I am the way the truth and the life, no one comes to the Father except through me.” (Jn. 14:6)

2.  “I have come that you may have life, and have it to the full.” (Jn. 10:10)

3.  “I who speak to you am he (the messiah).” (Jn. 4:26)

4.  “You are right in saying I am.” (After being asked, “Are you the son of God?”) (Lk. 22:70)

5.  “Your sins are forgiven.” (Lk. 5:20)

6.  “Whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.” (Matt. 10:39)

My hero can and did make these claims and backed them up by rising from the dead!  My hero, of course, is Jesus.  Who do you and your kids have as your hero?