We live in a world where fewer good heroes exist, but to those who have heroes we grow up looking up to them, imitating them, and hanging on to the life lessons they teach. The world would be a better place if we had more positive role models and “heroes” in this world to look up to.
Well, I have had several heroes in my life, and one of them died this week. It makes my heart sad for us but so happy for him. Ravi Zacharias was a man known to many around the world, and who influenced so many for the sake of knowing and loving Jesus. He taught me to love Jesus deeper, to have an insatiable appetite for truth, and be willing to give my all for the sake of the Gospel calling. Ravi taught us all, in those who would listen, to be better at articulating the faith and better at defending its truth in light of skeptical claims. Through his years of ministry we have become better apologists for the Kingdom of God, and hopefully better communicators in the big questions of life such as origin, meaning, morality, and destiny. Learning that it is ok to be a Christian and not know everything, but also a Christian in love with the questions of life and to have a child-like excitement to search for the answers. To ultimately rest in the sovereignty of Jesus and give Him our all. So to those who have heroes you understand that when one’s time is up it breaks the heart even though Heaven rejoices as another saint and servant changes addresses to live in his Father’s House. (John 14:1-6) So to Ravi there is a heartfelt thanks of being the kind of hero that wasn’t about drawing attention to himself, but to simply point other to Jesus.
John 14:1-6
“Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me. In my Father’s house are many rooms; if it were not so, I would have told you. I am going there to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am. You know the way to the place where I am going.” Thomas said to him, “Lord, we don’t know where you are going, so how can we know the way?”
Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
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