I saw a commercial the other day for a movie that’s coming out soon – Prince of Persia: Sands of Time. It looks exciting with loads of special effects. It’s about a prince who teams up with a princess and with the use of a magical dagger, they travel through time in an effort to save his kingdom from the bad guys. It got me thinking about all the hero movies and shows out there these days. The big comic book companies now have a whole host of films based off of their comic book heroes and villains. There’s Iron Man, The Hulk, Batman, Captain America, Thor – the list goes on. Television is no exception. With shows like Heroes where seemingly ordinary people have extraordinary abilities it makes us wonder at the possibilities.
What all these heroes have in common is extraordinary abilities or powers used for good, used to protect those who cannot help themselves against the powers of evil who would destroy them. We have our own hero. And He is as real as you and I. He willingly came to earth with the sole purpose of saving His kingdom from the ultimate villain. He had the powers of Godhood and did for us what we could not do for ourselves. He is known by many names, Savior, Redeemer, Lord of Lords, The Prince of Peace. He is Jesus Christ.
The Savior saved us both physically and spiritually. He made it possible for us to return and live with Him and Heavenly Father again. Because of Him, our families can be together forever. Because of Him, we have no need to fear what comes next. Because of Him, we have the chance to choose for ourselves, to learn and grow throughout our lives. The list goes on. More amazing than a special suit man can build, or supernatural powers of mutation, or the ability to turn green when you’re angry, are the powers Jesus Christ has. His powers far out-do any movie superhero’s. And His love for us makes Him the best hero and example we have.
Wouldn’t it be cool if they had a series each week on prime time that documented the life of Christ. It could even start with Adam and just go forward until today, it could run forever repeating itself-like reading the scriptures except in scripturally sound story form. Maybe it could include the histories that were happening in other places at the same times. formation of religious sects, etc. Well, i guess that’s the movie we’ll all be watching in the next life anyway:-) Only we’ll have the lead role in our own life with hopefully several appearances by the Saviour and the constant presence of the Holy Ghost.