A Superhero’s Apprentice

Do you have a favorite superhero… maybe The Hulk, Batman, Superman, Thor, the Green Lantern… does one come to mind?
My favorite superhero was the Silver Surfer . He was the coolest, baddest dude of them all with almost limitless power and a really cool cosmic surf board!

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to have the powers of your favorite superhero? Imagine if you had the power to do spectacular and wonderful things in the service of mankind, rescuing the weak and innocent from the clutches of evil villains.

Now, imagine if your favorite superhero not only existed, but that they wanted to take you under their wing and make you their apprentice. Endowing you with the gifts they possess and teaching you to save the world…

There really is a superhero that exists today… not in the sense that the comic books and movies portray, but one that exists none the less. This superhero possesses all the powers that any superhero has ever possessed and more… and He really does want to take you under His wing, make you His apprentice and endow you with the power He possesses so you can save the world from the most evil villain that has ever existed. To teach you to break down every strong hold of the enemy and help Him bring an end to the reign of tyranny he holds over the people of the earth.

He offers this apprentice position to every man, woman and child that walks or has walked this planet. He doesn’t care what abilities you have, what your past has been like, what your family or home life has looked like or if you currently have anything at all of value to offer Him. The only thing He is looking for is a yielded heart and a desire to become what He wants, regardless of any preconceived ideas of what you think you should have become.

This super hero is Jesus Christ. And He wants you to become His apprentice. To do as He has done and be what He has been. He offers each of us that which He has had…

John 17:22 "The glory which You have given Me I have given to them, that they may be one, just as We are one;

And He has promised to send us one who will live inside of us and teach us all that we need to know.

John 14:26 But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you.

And that if we will believe in Him and do what He says; then we will do what He has done and more.

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.

But first it starts with wanting to become His apprentice... first and foremost above all other things in your life… what ever that may mean for you. To allow Him to shape your life as the potter shapes the clay. To make you into what ever He desires for you, regardless of what you may have wanted.

What he wants is your worthless life. He is asking you to trade your mere human existence, for the life He offers… the life of a real superhero.