He Is our Hero

           Due to the fact that Halloween is in the middle of the week this year, my friends elected to dress up this past weekend. I chose to dress up as “Clark Kent turning into Superman,” and I feel it came out pretty well. I wore a superman shirt underneath a dress shirt and bought fake glasses to top it off. Why am I telling you this (I doubt anyone really cares about what I dressed up as)? Well, I have been thinking a great deal about our naturally sinful nature. Last year I became sidetracked when it came to my faith; I simply stopped focusing on whether or not I was doing THE right thing, and instead focused on what I thought the right thing was. I ended up getting very far from the path I once held very dear to my heart.

            Just recently I’ve begun to realize just how far I got off that path. I always thought I was like superman—I figured I was invincible to any attack on my faith, beliefs, and values. It’s extremely proud I know, but I always figured I would never get that far away from God. Just recently I’ve realized that I am not superman, I’m just regular old Clark Kent. It was a crushing blow, but one I desperately needed. Imagine if I continued on in the disillusion the devil was every so happy to see me suffering in. Lately in FCA I have been leading a study in Hebrews (great book by the way, definitely read it), and one thing I’ve been dwelling on is the idea of the “new covenant.” Hebrews 10: 19-23 states that

 "Since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus, by a new and living way opened for us through the curtain, that is, his body, and since we have a great priest over the house of God, let us draw near to   God with a sincere heart and with the full assurance that faith brings, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water. Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful."

           That is some pretty heavy stuff. Jesus presented the sacrifice to end all sacrifices; He is the ultimate do-over when it comes to our lives. We may be fallible but God is not and He can save us. Far too often we look to people around us, and even ourselves, to come through and be perfect. Far too often we find ourselves terribly disappointed. When God came He took away the old covenant based on obedience and replaced it with a Savior who bridged the gap between God and us. There are no such things as superheroes, but there is a God who can fill that role in our lives, a God who can be our hero if we let Him. Without God I’m just regular Tay Tay, but with God I can be superman, that is, if I allow Him to work on my heart to get me to that point.