The Mountain Audio

Our Verse: 2 Chron 16:9 paraphrased! “God is searching everywhere for strong hearts to use!”

In our new series, we learned a hero is a person, facing immense challenge, who suffers and even risks death to accomplish the task, the goal, no matter how difficult.

Ever wanted to do something great? Watched Captain America or the Black Panther do amazing things and wished you could too? Maybe it was a warrior or a spy, you thought, “I could do that!”

If you thought that, this series is for you.

In every human that includes you...there is a seed of greatness.This began when man was placed on the earth at the very beginning. God, our Creator said, “Let Us make man in Our image.”

“In Our image” means you are created in the pattern of God, made like Him. Though human, with all the natural weaknesses of homo sapiens, our spiritual, psychic structure is like God's.

Ever wonder how man does those amazing things? Gigantic ships, voyages into space, landing on the moon, conquering worldwide diseases? It's simple... we are small “c” creators acting like the Big “C” Creator in our human realm.

These God given abilities can be wonderful, beneficial or... they can be terrible and destructive. History is full of violence, misery and death. Human creativity misused makes madmen.

So the power of a hero must be used, directed toward good, for those things that benefit people now and in the future. One definition of this is “human flourishing”, things that make life better in many ways. Causing human flourishing is heroic!

Catch the last series, “You 3.0” (link included) for great examples of this flourishing work through heroic people.

As we prepare to do heroic work, let's consider the challenges-

First, heroes may not be recognized. Many heroes do great things and are never seen by the public or the media. We call these “unsung heroes.” No one writes a song about their life. If you want to be heroic, be prepared for this.
Second, heroes Make Big Targets- Many resent bravery. You'll be criticized, rejected, maybe shot at. People are often jealous of those who do great things.
Nearly every hero throughout history has faced these struggles. In nearly every case, there was a time of humbling and great difficulty before the heroic challenge arrives. We call this the “Dark Night of the Soul”. Early difficulties prepare the hero to persevere when facing huge challenges. Moses led over 600,000 people for 40 years. He required 40 years of training before he could lead. If you can't handle stress in the low position, it is unlikely you will stand strong when the terrible winds of opposition hit.

Growing safely through that “Dark Night” is part 3 of our Heroes Series ...just ahead!

Our Verse: Psalm 90:8 You spread out our sins before you—our secret sins—and you see them all.

This verse in Psalms is echoed in the New Testament.The writer of Hebrews says that “nothing in all creation is hidden from God, everything is naked and exposed to His eyes. We are accountable.” Heb 4:13

Somehow people think that God isn't looking at them or doesn't have the ability to see them. The Bible is clear- this is not the case.

This means everything we have ever done..every word, every thought every action is known by our Father in Heaven. We explained this in an earlier episode saying that God is Omniscient, He literally knows everything.

If this is true, the logical conclusion is that I am known to God, I am not invisible to Him. I must then ask- IF He sees me, what should happen between me and Him?

Learning about God through His words, our Bible, will give us knowledge about the needed interaction. As we read, we discover that we are exposed in all we do so we look up and we perceive Him. As this happens, we see our need for His help.

And the great part is He wants to help! Again and again, millions of times, He has helped and restored humans to right standing with Him and a right life on the planet.

You are hearing this because He is seeing you and communicating with you. And the fact is He is concerned about you.

Here's what our Heavenly Father says- “Come let us reason together, though your sins be red as scarlet, they shall be whiter than snow.” Isa 1:18

This strong signal of love is directed straight at you and me! Following this signal will lead to the best life possible on earth. Don't wait another minute, say, “I'm here! I know you see me. I want to know You! In Jesus' name, Amen!

He will do the rest!