Hero

Hero is a complicated word. It can have many meanings, and can describe a wide variety of people. Some would say a hero is someone who puts their life on the line to help people, while others say that a hero is someone that is always there for them. To me, there is one type of hero that people seem to forget about. This type of heroism is even harder sometimes than going to war or saving someone from a fire. It is simply standing up for what you believe in. I think of a guy like Tim Tebow. I know there is a lot of hype about him and it might get aggravating to hear people talk about him all the time, but of all the people in the world, it takes a lot of guts for a guy like him to stand up for what he believes. He is said to be one the best (if not the best) college football players of all time, so the spotlight is constantly on him. Yet in a generation that tends to frown upon anything involving God or religion in general, Tebow is still an active voice in the gospel. It would be very easy for a big hot-shot superstar like him to go along with the evils of this world, and get caught up in himself. But no, he lives a life for Christ instead. After his Heisman ceremony his sophmore year, instead of going out partying and celebrating with his friends, he jumped on a plane and headed for the Phillipines to do mission work. That is what I believe a hero is. Someone who is not ashamed to stand for Christ.

Romans 1:16 - For I am not ashamed of the Lord Jesus Christ