I was hanging out with a small group of people tonight and
the following question came up: “If you could be any superhero or have any
superpower, who or what would it be?”
This nagged a couple of questions in my mind, the first of
which is: what are superpowers for? Would I desire this power like I would
desire a new Chevy Camaro, for its coolness? Or, would I desire this power for
the effect and help that it could bring to the world?
When I got past the superficial answer of “freezing the
moisture out of the air”, I found that every superpower I could think of fell
short of my aspirations to “save the world”. Being the fastest man on Earth could never
heal a sickness. Manipulating objects does not bring love into broken families.
Super-strength only has limited ability to stop the selfish mind from pursuing
our own self-interests.
When it came down to it, I wanted to be Jesus. Yes, the man
that only used his powers for the gains of others, not himself (as evidenced by
the story where he is tempted by the devil, Matt 4). We have a story where he could do some cool
things and manipulate the laws of science to
bless the lives of many. But, he also cared about relationships. He could calm a storm (a cool science trick
in itself) and he could encourage a thief to give back what he stole and he could even give a son back to his mother from death.
I covet the power of Jesus, but I would not be able to drink
from the same cup that He did. I cannot handle the price, so I am thankful for
the small part of him that he puts in my heart to live out in the most
unorganized and messy, yet glorifying way.
I need a superhero. And I have one. And He inspires me each
day.
They actually make comic book Bibles. I gave them to my
little cousins for Christmas last year. The best part? The stories are not made
up! http://www.amazon.com/The-Action-Bible-Doug-Mauss/
This thought process all came about due to a special event
that is being sponsored in Morristown ,
NJ
