On
the words of Norman Mailer, a U.S. novelist and journalist from the book The
Presidential Papers stated that “Ultimately a hero is a man who
would argue with Gods, and awakens devils to contest his vision.”
Heroes as known in our lexis are told to be a remarkably
brave person, somebody who
commits an act of remarkable bravery or who has shown an admirable quality such
as great courage or strength of character, and somebody who is admired for
outstanding qualities or achievements.
Since we were small kids of about 3 to four years old, we
started becoming cognizant to what a hero is. Faster than a speeding bullet,
more powerful than a locomotive, able to leap tall buildings at a single
bound—look, up there in the sky, it's a bird, it's a plane, it's Superman! We
have known Superman, a man with superhuman powers who is famous for possessing
some extraordinary gift like superhuman strength, Flight, and other marvelous
and astonishing powers, but According to David Mamet, a U.S. writer and
film director from the book A
Whore's Profession: Notes and Essays, "Kryptonite”, said that,
“Superman comics are a fable, not of strength, but of disintegration. They
appeal to the preadolescent mind not because they reiterate grandiose
delusions, but because they reiterate a very deep cry for help.”
Since
the very beginning of time heroes are in vicinity. Even before Jesus came to
this earth we have had heroes, there was Noah, Moses, and King David. Then came
Jesus to do an exploit and heroic act for the whole mankind and that is to come
down from heaven to this earth who forfeited himself to die a demise on the
cross of Calvary for us to be ransomed.
Jesus
was a hero even before the creation, is still a hero right at this very second
and will always be a hero for the years to come for those who love him and
trust him. The Lord Jesus Christ was the greatest hero that ever lived on this
earth. He is a new hero as days go by. A
new hero, than whom nothing purer or braver was ever led by love of men into
conflict and death, will make the gallows glorious like the cross.
The
most heroic act that happened in this world was God coming down on earth to
give his life to save and ransom us from Satan and sin. At the age of 33, Jesus
was condemned to death. At the time Crucifixion was the “worst” death. Only the
worst Criminals were condemned to be crucified. Yet it was even more dreadful
for Jesus, unlike other criminals condemned to death by Crucifixion Jesus was
to be nailed to the Cross by His hands and feet. Each nail was 6 to 8 inches
long. The nails were driven into His wrist. Not into His palms as is commonly
portrayed. There’s a tendon in the wrist that Extends to the shoulder.
The
Roman guards knew that when the nails were being hammered into the Wrist that
tendon would tear and Break, forcing Jesus to use His back Muscles to support
him so that He could Breath. Both of His feet were nailed together. Thus He was
forced to Support Himself on the single nail that impaled His feet to the
cross. Jesus could not support himself with His legs because of the pain so He
was forced to alternate between arching His Back and using his legs just to
continue to Breath.
Imagine
the struggle, the pain, the Suffering, the courage. Jesus endured this Reality
for over 3 hours. Yes, Over 3 hours! Can you imagine this kind of Suffering? A
few minutes before He died, Jesus stopped bleeding. He was simply pouring water
from his wounds. From common images we see wounds to His hands and feet and
even the spear wound To His side, but do we realize His wounds were actually
made in his body. A hammer driving large nails through the wrist, the feet
overlapped and an even large nail hammered through the arches, then a Roman
guard piercing His side with a spear. But Before the nails and the spear Jesus
was whipped and beaten. The whipping was so severe that it tore the Flesh from
His body. The beating is so horrific that His Face was torn and his beard
ripped from His face. The Crown of thorns cut deeply into His scalp. Most men
would not have survived this torture. ” He had no more blood to bleed out, only
water poured from His Wounds.
The
human adult body contains about 3.5 liters (just less than a gallon) of blood.
Jesus poured all 3.5 Liters of his blood; He had three nails hammered into His
Members; a crown of thorns on His head and, beyond that, a Roman soldier who
stabbed a spear into His Chest. All these without Mentioning the humiliation He
suffered after carrying His own Cross for almost 2 kilometers, while the crowd
spat in his Face and threw stones (the cross was almost 30 kg of weight,
Only for its higher part, where His hands were Nailed). Jesus had to endure
this experience, to open the Gates of Heaven, So that you can have free Access
to God so that your sins could be “washed” away. All of them, with no
exception! Don’t ignore this situation.
JESUS
CHRIST DIED FOR YOU and FOR ME, FOR ALL OF US! He died for you! God Has plans
for you show all your friends what He experienced to save you. Now think about
this! May God bless your Life! 60 Seconds with God… For the next 60 Seconds, set
aside what you’re doing and take this opportunity! Let’s see if Satan can stop this.
All you have to do is: 1. Simply Pray for the person who sent this message to you:
2.Then, send this Message to people. The more the better. 3. People will pray
for you and you will make that many people pray to God for other people. 4.
Take a Moment to appreciate the power of God in your life, for doing what
pleases Him. If you are not ashamed to do this, please, follow Jesus’
instructions. He said (Matthew 10:32 & 33): “Whosoever therefore shall
confess me before men, him will I confess also before my father in Heaven, but
whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I also deny before My Father which
is in Heaven”.
All of these just prove that our present day hero must be our Lord and Savior
Jesus Christ.