Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, to God who alone is wise, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.

~1 Timothy 1:17 NKJV

My Little Superhero

I smelled rubber as the sedan screeched to a halt. Then, I saw my superhero. 

With legs sprawled, and palms outstretched, my three-year-old son stood in front of the car with an expression of delight. How had he slipped his hand out of mine? I scooped up my son and daughter, and apologized to the driver.

Once inside the store, I asked, “Son, what were you thinking?”

“I’m Superman! I stop car!” he said, flexing his muscles to demonstrate his power.

“Mom, that was neat,” my daughter said.

“Not exactly,” I said, knowing we would discuss street safety later.

I’ll shelve the Super Hero videos for now, I thought, but I knew that would be futile.

To my three-and-four-year-old children, superheroes were as real as Charlotte the spider who lived on the porch, and I was not permitted to sweep her web away in case she wanted to write a message. The Easter Bunny lived in the neighborhood—my children had seen him. Gilligan would teach them boating skills—as soon as he got off the island. Mr. Rogers would bring Lady Elaine and Daniel for a visit soon.

Superheroes empower children. With their imagination activated, they can envision the world as a safe place to grow, learn, and play. Once we become adults, we lose that safety net of knowing there is a superpower greater than ourselves. Or do we? With faith activated, we can know the One who is more majestic than any imaginary superhero and whose name is mightier than any name that is named.

My Big Superhero

If you are looking for a superhero, look no further than Jesus Christ. He is the One who carries our fears so we don’t have to. Those dreams we gave up on ever achieving, He can activate. He provides bread on our table when the mortgage is due and the dollars are few.

Paul pens a picture of our Superhero. He had experienced Christ’s transforming power. 

Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.

~1 Timothy 1:15b NKJV

This is why two verses later he writes, “Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, to God who alone is wise, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen” (1 Timothy 1:17 NKJV).

How can we thank our Superhero Jesus Christ as eloquently as Paul did? God has placed within us the indelible gift of imagination. As we pray, we can envision with child-like faith just how majestic our real-life Superhero truly is.

Share a character trait about your Superhero Jesus Christ.

Heavenly Father, help me to envision my real-life Superhero, Jesus Christ, in all His majesty. Amen.

Genre: fiction

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