Here Come the Heroes

1 Blessed is the one

    who does not walk in step with the wicked

or stand in the way that sinners take

    or sit in the company of mockers,

2 but whose delight is in the law of the Lord,

    and who meditates on his law day and night.

3 That person is like a tree planted by streams of water,

    which yields its fruit in season

and whose leaf does not wither—

    whatever they do prospers.

Psalm 1:1-3 (NIV)

Cheat code: Just play the tune from the old Foo Fighters song as you read this!

Here come the heroes that the Father has called us to be! People that don’t walk in step with the wicked. Men and women that don’t stand in the way that sinners take. Believers that don’t sit in the company of mockers. Leaders that delight in the word of God and that focus on this word day and night! 

One night, I took my two oldest kids with me to Bold City Youth. They wanted to hang with their “big friends.” When I started my sermon, I asked the group who their heroes were. My then six-year-old raised her hand and I called on her. What she said next wrecked me. Maylee said “my daddy.” No offense to Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, or any other superhero but… christian parents are the baddest on the planet! We are new creations in Christ, filled with the Holy Spirit, and fierce frontline soldiers for the Father. 

In the name of Jesus, my prayer for the church is that we will become like mighty trees planted near streams of water! We will bring forth the fruit of the Spirit in our lives. We will not dry up and blow away. Everything we put our hands and heart to will prosper in Jesus name. 

We will become the heroes God has called us to be. I really believe that. Do you? In this blog series over the next several weeks called “Heroes,” we’ll discover together the ways that God has called us to show up to our own lives as heroes - to the people we love and as we press ever onward to become like Christ! 

So, HERE COME THE HEROES! 

As you read along this series on our blog, think about this question: “Who is your hero?” We’ve all got to have at least one in our lives to learn from.