who is your hero?

So, this is kind of a long post, but it is something from a while back. It made me think: hope it leaves you guys thinking this morning! Who is your hero? Who do you let influence you and your decisions? Who are you letting influence your kids? Just remember, the people and things that you let inside your heart and mind daily have the ability to change how you think and act! Make sure it is God and God alone who is able to achieve "hero status" in your world.

 Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need. Hebrews 4:16 

Revelation 4:2 At once I was in the Spirit, and there before me was a throne in heaven with someone sitting on it.

How many of you have a hero? Someone you really look up to? How many of you have ever been lucky enough to meet that hero? Did they invite you into their home? Did they make you feel like you were their closest friend? Were they willing to share all of their riches with you? Seriously I bet the answers to most of those questions are no. Maybe, sure- you got lucky; maybe you did meet your hero and maybe they acknowledged your existence, but that was probably all. I would be willing to bet there was not heart to heart share time about your dreams. I bet there was no invitation to dine with them, and I am certain they did not offer to share their enormous riches with you. But you want to know something really awesome, something that could and should blow your mind each and every time you think of of it? God did and God does.

God sacrificed his most valued treasure, Jesus, in order for you and me to live. God invites you into His home each and every day and He has offered to share all of His riches with you. The ball is in your court, all you have to do his acknowledge that He is worthy of being called your “hero”. Huh, “God my hero”. I know it is hard to put Him in the same shoes as Tim Tebow, or Michael Jordan, or ARod, but lets think about it. He created time and space, land and sea, you and me.  In my mind He is the only true hero and get this, not only did He do all of that. He loves you. He doesn’t just meet someone and play nice for a few short moments to better his image, he isn’t being loving just to get a better deal. He honestly without fault or reservation loves you and me. How do I Know that? How can I be sure? Well, fist because He sent his son to ensure we could be more than casual acquaintances. He sent Jesus so that we could have a love relationship, a deep meaningful heart-felt relationship. I know sometimes it is easy to picture him as a big and powerful King far away and out of our reach. But go back and read those verses again. Yes, He is mighty and powerful. Yes, He does control the wind and the seas. But even in all of that, even in all of His splendor He invites us to join with Him. He wants to be relational with us, not only that He wants to share all of His treasures with us. Again, how do I know? Well, read the description of God’s throne in heaven, be amazed at His majesty and His glory. And when you are finished with that read Hebrews 4:16 again. Let us approach the throne of grace with confidence… What? We are to approach all of that? Our God not only loves us, He wants to be with us. He wants us to know him on a deep and personal level.

Think on that and decide fresh what to do with that knowledge!!!!!