In Celebration of Heroes, Today's Daily Devotion from Pastor Greg Lorry.

Our scripture reading today is from John Chapter 15 verse 13 there is no greater love

than to lay down one's life for one's friends. What is a hero? We hear the word a

lot but do we really know what it means? If someone is a hero? We hear the word a lot, but do we really know what it means?

If someone is adept at sports or plays an electric guitar extremely well,

we might refer to that person as a hero. There's even a sandwich called the hero. But what is a hero? A hero is someone who does something

selfless and sacrificial, someone who puts the needs of others above themselves.

I think we have a lot of celebrities in our culture, but very few

heroes. We need more heroes. Historian Daniel Borstein summed it up this way. The hero is known for his achievements, the celebrity for well-knownness. The

hero reveals the possibilities of human nature. The Celebrity reveals the possibilities of the

press and the media.

Without a doubt, our veterans are heroes.

We observe Veterans Day to honor them, and rightly so.

I think of the late Louis Zamperini, the World War II veteran and prisoner of war, whose story was the topic of the film

Unbroken. He spoke at our church and at a Harvest Crusade, and I remember him being full of energy and love

for the Lord. Then there are unsung heroes. In

contrast to heroes who may get the recognition they deserve, unsung heroes rarely

do. These are the people who work behind the scenes, who do a lot of the heavy lifting, but they're rarely rewarded for it.

The Bible is filled with stories of unsung heroes.

There is Caleb who went into the promised land with Joshua to scout it out.

After more than 80 years of faithfully serving the Lord, it was Caleb who said,

So give me the hill country that the Lord promised me.

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