ROBIN’S STORY:
the story goes that the hero who would be known as Robin,
was once Dick Grayson- a young acrobat in a travelling circus, and a member of
the acrobat team, The Flying Graysons. He and his parents were all members of
the Flying Graysons. One night, Dick overheard a mobster telling the owner of
the circus that he will protect the circus if he pays him money- and the owner
refused. The mobster had the the trapeze weakened, and Dick Grayson’s parents
fell to their deaths. Dick knew it was the mobster’s fault and went to tell the
police- but Batman stopped him and told him that the police were working for
the mobster. He told him that if he told the police, that the mobsters would
attack him too. So Batman took Dick Grayson to the Batcave- and made Dick
Grayson take an oath- a promise not to tell his true identity, Bruce Wayne.
Bruce then became Dick’s legal guardian, and dick became Bruce Wayne’s legal
ward. They entered into a relationship that was more than mentor to student, it
was more like father to son.
PETER’S STORY:
Peter the apostle was a fisherman in an area called the
Galilee in Israel- he was a student of the Bible, but was never good enough to
be a bible teacher. Only the best of the best Bible students could be a Bible
teacher and eventually the student of a Rabbi. In order to be a student of a
Rabbi, or a disciple, a Rabbi had to choose you and call you. But they would
only call the best of the best- the ones they belieived in- the ones they
belived could be just like them. All of the boys longed to hear those words
from a Rabbi: “come follow me.” Sadly, Peter never heard them, so he took a job
in the family business as a fisherman. the story goes that one day when Peter
and his friends were fishing, they saw the Rabbi Jesus come up to them. it
says, “As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers,
Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the
lake, for they were fishermen. “Come,
follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.” At once they left
their nets and followed him.”
OUR STORY:
our story isn’t much different from Dick Grayson’s or
Peter’s. When Batman invited Dick Grayson into his home, he wasn’t just
inviting him to join his superhero class; he was inviting him to join his
family. He invited him to be his son. There was something in Dick Grayson that
Batman saw that he believed in. He believed that Dick Grayson could become like
him; a hero. So he invited him to live with him, to be with him all the time,
to watch his every move and to become like him. its like Batman made him a
promise: come live with me and I will make you a hero.
Jesus invited Peter to be his disciple. That’s more than being just a follower; he invited him to follow Him. Jesus invited Peter to live with Him and to be with Him at all times. He invited him to watch Him and to become just like Him. its like Jesus made Peter a promise: come live with me and I will make you a fisher of men- you will catch men and women and deliver them into the Kingdom of God.
Our story is like theirs- Jesus found us. He saw something in you and in me that He believed in. He sees something in you that you don’t see in yourself- He sees what you will become. and Jesus gives us an invitation: come and follow Me- and I will change you- I will make you more than you ever imagined that you could be.” Just like Robin or Peter, Jesus isn’t calling us to be just a student; He isn’t calling us just to learn about Him; He is calling us to be with Him. He is inviting us to live with Him all day- to follow Him, to watch Him, to listen to Him and to become like Him. As He says in Luke 6:40, “a student is not above his teacher, but everyone who is fully trained will be like his teacher.”
Just like Dick Grayson, we were orphans- nobodies- but Jesus came and told us that He believes in us. He invited us to be His child and to walk where He walks. He invites us not to a religion, or to a way of life, but a relationship- the kind of relationship that a parent has with their child. He invites us into His household to be a part of his family forever-
The Master extends His hand and invites you to be His
child- will you accept His invitation?
God is love.
God is love.
-rev-rob
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