The top 5 heroes of all time?how am I supposed to write
about that? MCF is having another blog party and I?m supposed to bring
something that has an Archive flavor (quiet, not old and stuffy!). Trying this
after the Best Movie of All Time fiasco?
that no one will try. You know, that odd looking jello-salad, fruit bits
floating inside and a layer of mayo?looks completely unappetizing no matter how
good it actually tastes. One would be tempted to make something that everyone
would enjoy, like cookies but everyone brings cookies.
So, I?m sure most people will be expecting comic heroes or
the demi-gods of the silver screen?but I?m not going down that route this time.
Jesus the Christ, God?s Anointed
The enemy in this situation was so great that it
necessitated (if you allow the statement with a tremendous amount of reverence)
a change in the Godhead. Existing before creation, one with God and being God,
The Second Person of the Godhead became flesh and was born of a virgin women
right in the nick of time. His mission: no less than the rescue of humanity
from the curse of death, from the bondage to sin and slavery to His Satanic
Majesty, the Devil. Named Jesus according to the flesh, He humbly submitted
Himself to obedience. His testimony, and plan, culminated with His own
torturous death on the cross at the judgment of His own creation, which God
overruled by raising Him up from the grave on the third day. Jesus was then seen by Mary, the women, Peter,
James and the twelve, the five hundred, and was caught up in the clouds 40 days
after his resurrection. As He was seen going away, it was announced that He
would return in like manner. Currently, in heaven, He sits at the right hand of
the Father?the 2nd Person of the Trinity now as a man in the
presence of God. His rescue mission still not over, He assures that the ones
who believe on Him and His sacrifice, not only will He save from the coming
judgment when He returns but He frees them from the need to be driven by sin
and makes intercession for them to the Father. Savior until the very end.
The Apostle Paul
Bearing the two names of Paul (Greek) and Sha?ul (Hebrew),
this man was taught by the eminent Gamaliel, a Rabbi of chief rank. The man was
versed in the Hebrew Scriptures, Greek philosophy, and poetry and had a firm
grasp on the Roman law and his rights. Paul was on his way to be a Pharisee
among Pharisees, so much so that he persecuted the Church, the body of Christ.
That was, until the day he encountered the resurrected Christ and faced the
accusation that he was persecuting Jesus Christ Himself. The Lord showed mercy
though, because he did all this in ignorance and unbelief. From that day
forward he made it his mission to tell everyone of the tender mercies of David,
evidenced in the living son of David and the son of God with power, Jesus
Christ. Suffering scorning, beatings, ship-wreck, stoned and left for dead, and
one embarrassing event of being lowered through the window in a basket to run
away…he counted it all rational service. It was by this man that God revealed
some of the deepest mysteries ever. The gospel spread all the way to
and the world, and this man rode the crest of the wave.
Moses
The man Moshe, or Moses, is called the Apostle of the Jewish
confession. God saved him from sure death at the hand of Pharaoh and
strategically placed him under the very protection of the man. He would try to
fight for his people on his own steam, fail miserably, and come back years
later as a fraction of the man he was before. Where he was loud mouthed, he was
now afraid to speak. Where he was willing to kill for his cause, he was now a
man who wondered ?Why me?? This man went into the halls of Pharaoh, demanded
the release of God?s people and eventually God worked wonders through him,
proving His Almighty reality. God did the rescuing, but He decided to use this
man as a hero of the faith. Through him the Jews were told how to survive the
coming wrath of God, were rescued from the bondage of slavery under the power
of Pharaoh, and survived death in the crossing of the red sea.
Hosea the son of Beeri
A prophet of God, he willingly offered his family life to
the word of God. His marriage became a testimony of God?s dealing with
He was told to marry a prostitute and have kids. He named the kids ?God
Scatters?, ?No More Compassion? and ?Not My People?. His wife goes off and
becomes a prostitute again, to the point that he could buy her off the slave
market for mere dollars. The point? That although
has played the harlot, God would purchase her back. Though she spurned Him, He
loved her. Though she was scattered, and facing no compassion and were not His
people, He would soon gather them together, show His love and now make them His
people. To be such a testimony in his own life, Hosea becomes a hero.
Jael, the wife of Heber the Kenite
She?s the other woman who is blessed among woman?the one
that people forget about when they start worshipping Mary. Her life was turned
around when she saw a hairy legged gentile hot-footing it towards her tent with
nervous looks shot over his shoulder. Sisera demanded respite in her home while
her man wasn?t home and she faced a dilemma. Say no and die or have her man
show up and discover that there was another man in her tent. Wise in her
thinking, and trusting her womanly wiles, she invited him in and offered him a
lordly dish with warm cream, a nice blanket and a place to lay his head. Being
a woman in charge of keeping the home, and the tent, stable, she picked up the
tools of her trade, placed a peg against his rested temple and drove it through
with the hammer. It made quite a mess of things, but she put an end to his
gentile thinking. She got the praise for the battle and was memorialized in
Scripture.
-r-
It’s a ton of verses, if you want them I can give them to you. Who are your Top 5 heroes? Why not post it on your block and let MCF know.