Ron Hutchcraft Ministries - The President's Superhero - #8215

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

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Our new President reportedly has a favorite superhero. It’s not Superman; it’s not Batman. It’s Spider-Man! In case you don’t know the story, Spider-Man is actually a young man named Peter Parker. Peter’s a sort of geeky teenager who gets bitten by a radioactive spider and suddenly acquires superhuman, spiderlike qualities. Now for a while, Spider-Man was just a comic book. Now he’s been the hero of three very big, blockbuster movies. Please don’t judge me for this, but there are a couple of lines in the Spider-Man story that made me stop and think. With all his new powers, he realizes he can really make a difference, and his beloved uncle tells him, “With great power comes great responsibility.” And then Peter Parker’s provocative announcement: “For me to live an ordinary life is no longer an option.”

I’m Ron Hutchcraft, and that sounds like the challenge Jesus gave us: “To whom much is given, much is required” (Luke 12:48 ). That’s you if you belong to Jesus Christ. He’s given His life to rescue you; He’s planted His Holy Spirit in you—His resurrection power; He’s given you influence over some people’s lives; and He’s given you His Gospel that is, as the Bible says, “the power of God for salvation” (Romans 1:16 ). For sure, “an ordinary life is no longer an option.” That’s why many of us have this restlessness in our heart. God’s made you restless.

I hope your heart is saying, “I want to make a far greater difference with the rest of my life than I have made till now”, and that you will use the time you have left to join Jesus in the mission He died for–to take some people to heaven with you. If you’ll go to our website, you will know how to do that. Would you check it out today—AlifeThatMatters.org.

This radio program references: Luke 12:48 ; Romans 1:16