An Undying Hero

At the heart of every visionary professional is the pleasure to change the lives of the people for the better. Dre-amt of sitting in legislative councils and working in leading firms in your industry? That is a noble aspiration if faithfully serving God in your every undertaking. But dear fellow professional our life on earth is beyond those aspirations as admirable as they may be! Lets look at at example of a young man who made an impact in his youth as by Doug Batchelor:

On April 12, 1961, cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first person in space when his Vostok spacecraft lifted off in the early morning. Although the mission lasted less than two hours and consisted of just one rotation around the earth, the journey ushered in the era of human spaceflight.

A soviet fighter pilot, Yuri Gagarin was just 27 years old when he made his first and only trip into space. He became a national treasure … and too valuable to the Soviet propaganda machine to send up on another dangerous mission.

It’s a sad irony, then, that when Gagarin was finally scheduled to ascend to the cosmos once more, he died in a crash during a routine training exercise.

Gagarin remained a hero after the fall of the Soviet Union; statues of him were preserved while monuments to Russia’s Communist leaders were torn down.

God sent another man to usher in a new era for the world: Jesus Christ. He radically transformed the world’s understanding of God and the way human beings should treat each other. He removed the separation between man and God by bearing the world’s sins and dying on the cross. He was raised from the dead and lives on, even today, at the right hand of God. He will soon finish the work He began by coming to Earth and taking His children home to heaven.

Although Christ left the Earth to minister in the heavenly sanctuary, His followers continue His work until He returns. With the aid of the Holy Spirit, Christ’s people turned the ancient world “upside down” (Acts 17:6), have permanently left their mark on history, and will continue to spread the love and forgiveness of God until the very last day.

God honors the people who labor for Him, both in this life and in the eternal life to come. He will one day say, “Well done, good and faithful servant” (Matthew 25:21). In what ways have you served God lately?

KEY BIBLE TEXTS
Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall I send, and who will go for us? Then said I, Here am I; send me. Isaiah 6:8