Small Heroes vs. Super Heroes

My son has this little board book called “Small Heroes of the Bible.” He has just reluctantly passed it on to his little sister! It’s the story of preschool teacher, Mrs. Champion & her class learning about ordinary people who were just ordinary until they were called by God. In that rhyme-y, sing-song way of pre-school stories, they write about Noah, Moses, Sampson, David, Esther, Daniel and Jonah.
We know the Bible has a lot to say on the topic of adoption:

 Psalm 68:5-6; A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in His holy dwelling. God sets the lonely in families.
 Hosea 14:3; In thee the orphan finds mercy
 Psalm 82:3; Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless, maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed.

I certainly count the hundreds of thousands of families before ours that have made the sacrifice to adopt as Heroes. They took Gods’ word and ran with it. They’re, honestly, just an ordinary group of people that were called by God to grab hold of a vision: a vision of what their family could be like or should be like. They know intimately what scripture says:

 Romans 8:15- You have received a spirit of adoption as sons by which we cry out, “Abba! Father!”
 1 John 3:1- How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God.

Since we announced our plan to adopt via letter to our friends and family earlier this week, we have encountered some Small Heroes of our own. Friends e-mailing to say: “we are with you” and “we support you!” A surprise financial gift from a long-time friend who could’ve found 1000’s of other uses for the money……for her own children. Family calling to say they are proud of us and our decision and can’t wait to meet the newest Salamone. Those small gestures are worth more than you know. While this journey may not be logical, it is born in our hearts and matters of the heart cannot be explained. I've walked with God long enough to know that His path is rarely logical.

So, to all the other ordinary people who were called by God to do something seemingly crazy and obeyed: You will be counted along with Noah, Moses, Sampson, David, Esther, Daniel and Jonah…….you are not just Small Heroes you are Super Heroes!

As this silly pre-school book ends it says “Now we’ve met the heroes. They taught us well. The lessons of the Bible both show and tell. Noah, Jonah, Esther and more. Read the Bible and see your spirits soar.” I wholeheartedly agree. Find time today and your weary soul will find rest.