Everyone knows by now that Superman is really mild-mannered Clark Kent. Spiderman is actually the ubiquitous Peter Parker. As for the rest of our superhero crime fighters, their identity must remain a secret. What about the superheroes that walk among us daily? Do you see them for who they are?
What about the pastor who's underpaid and works a 70 hour week trying to feed the Bible to his flock, counsels drug addicts, tries to fix bent and broken marriages, and keep the bills paid up? What about your neighbor, the single mother of three who works two jobs, drives a 20 year old car, tries to make it to the AA meetings and cares for her aging parents? And the others: those walking the earth carrying a load of problems not of their own making.
Jesus was a superhero in disguise. He leaped tall problems with a single step, was faster to do good than the gossip people spread, and was more powerful than a speeding accusation. He was a mild-mannered Jewish carpenter, who could teach in any synagogue, refute any slander, and stop to help the downtrodden at a moment's notice.
"The LORD lives! Praise be to my Rock! Exalted be God, the Rock, my Savior!” 2 Samuel 22:47
Who's your superhero? A sports figure, a movie star, a business mogul, a Bible character? Why?
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