Superman vs. Jesus

This week i had the opportunity to speak to the students at Lighthouse Christian School and the message i talked about with them was simple but yet applies to all of us (at least i think). We all have seen the super hero movies whether it is spider man, batman, the hulk, or superman. i noticed something about super heroes, for the most part they all had something happen to them like an accident or maybe in the case of the x-men they were born that way to make them super. But i spoke to the students and talked about superman, he was different he was an alien (not the little green type) but he was from a different planet. That's where he got his super powers from, he was different from most of the other super heroes.

Most people never think of themselves as special, they think that they are just like everyone else but if you follow Christ your not! You are different God has created you something special.Lets look at what most would call great men of faith.

 First at Abraham out of all the people in the world God chose him to be a father of nations (Gen 18:18) and said that nations of the earth will be blessed by him. It is my true belief that if not for Abraham there might not be a United States of America, some of the most important people in the world mite not have been the success they were if not for him. He had faith not fear to step out and follow God into the unknown. Abraham was no superhero but did some amazing things

Then look at Moses, he should have been killed twice before he ever led anyone but God chose him to be the deliverer of a nation. When Moses had led the people out of Egypt they were trapped between a sea and a army, Moses had faith and trusted in God held out his staff and what a sight he saw. He was not a super hero just a man following the will of God.

Jesus called us to be a peculiar people that means we are to be different they others. 1 Peter 2:9 says "But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light" NIV

Not only are we different but we following Gods will have been given power through the Holy Spirit to do amazing things. John 14:12 "I tell you the truth, anyone who has faith in me will do what I have been doing. He will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father" NIV

And remember Superman can fly and leap over buildings but only Jesus lived then died was raised and ascended to heaven. Superman can't touch that!

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