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"It's morphin' time!!!"

No, this is not a misspelled drug reference...it was the battle cry of the uber-popular Power Rangers of the 1990's (and who are making quite the comeback these days as well). You have to admit it would be pretty dang awesome to be able to 'morph' into a secret person with superpowers and put the smackdown on evil minions everywhere.

For those of you who abstained from Power Ranger fever, 'morphin' was short for morphing - which is taken from metamorphosis - which basically means to transform from one state to another. In the Power Ranger's case, they transformed from normal, everyday teens to crazy good fighters of evil with martial arts skills approaching those of Chuck Norris.

I have a sneaking suspicion that deep down in all of us there was at least a spark of desire to be like one of the Power Rangers. I mean, who wouldn't want to at least have a couple days a year where you and your friends are called out of your normal-everyday-quasi-boring life, given superpowers, and defeat vicious vile villains in valiant ways? Where do I sign up???

Guess what? You ARE a Power Ranger...I'm not kidding. Not in some Japanese inspired Saturday afternoon entertainment way...in fact not in any physical way at all. You are a spiritual power ranger with spiritual powers that range way beyond anything our tight suited friends ever dreamed of. Here's what I'm talking about:

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come (2 Corinthians 5:17)

We're talking about 'morphin' here, because the moment you trusted Christ as your only hope of salvation, you were transformed into a brand new person with the power of the living God living inside you. In fact, this is a better way to look at the word 'Christian', because that word normally makes people think of a religion - in truth that word should be put in the same category of metamorphosis! Want further proof? Sure:

After dark one evening, a Jewish religious leader named Nicodemus, a Pharisee, came to speak with Jesus. "Teacher," he said, "we all know that God has sent you to teach us. Your miraculous signs are proof enough that God is with you."

Jesus replied, "I assure you, unless you are born again, you can never see the Kingdom of God."

"What do you mean?" exclaimed Nicodemus. "How can an old man go back into his mother's womb and be born again?"

Jesus replied, "The truth is, no one can enter the Kingdom of God without being born of water and the Spirit. Humans can reproduce only human life, but the Holy Spirit gives new life from heaven. (John 3:1-6)

See what I mean? A Christian is someone who is reborn into a new life with the supernatural power of God at your disposal to fight Satan, the most evil being in the universe... and if you haven't noticed, he's winning. On the outside a Christian might seem just like anyone else, but when you live your life in obedience to Christ through the power of the Holy Spirit, the spiritual world sees you as a Power Ranger who is kicking forked tails and taking names for the Book of Life!

So what are you waiting for? You have already been 'morphed', so join your Christian friends and pray, share your faith, and resist sin with the energy and urgency of a Power Ranger...

It's fightin' time!

Head: What you need to know about this truth

A Christian is a person who has placed his/her trust in Christ's death and resurrection as the only hope of salvation, and because of that has been transformed into a brand new creation with the power of God living inside.

Heart: What you need to feel about this truth

Excited. How does it get more exciting than this? To have a chance to defeat evil and make a difference in people's lives is not something that's a part of life...this IS life. So look at every moment as a moment to change the world, realizing that there may never be a moment like that again. I guarantee you it will bring an excitement that nothing else in life can even come close to!

Hands: What you need to do about this truth

Take a few minutes and close your eyes and imagine the spiritual battle going on around you wherever you are 24/7. There are angels and demons in fierce combat, so imagine yourself joining the fight and helping bring victory for the King. If you see that as one of the main purposes in life, you'll have an idea of what it means to be a Christian.