Be a Baymax Believer!

In the popular animated children’s movie “Big Hero 6” there is a great character by the name of a Baymax. Baymax is a large robot that has been created to be a personal healthcare assistant. Made of vinyl with an appearance similar to a giant marshmallow with legs, he is actually a highly, sophisticated machine with thr ability to lift over 1000 pounds.

As a personal healthcare assistant, Baymax is activated by any word denoting physical discomfort or injury. He responds immediately to a simple utterance of “ow” that escapes a young man’s mouth when tape is pulled from his arm. After introducing himself to this boy named Hiro, Baymax asks, “On a scale of 1 to 10, how much pain are you in?” Baymax then performs an accurate scan of young Hiro’s physical condition and applies medical treatment to his arm.

This encounter can only end when the young patient has received proper care. Baymax states, “I can only deactivate once you are satisfied with my care. Are you satisfied with the care you have received?” Once Baymax has been deactivated, Hiro’s brother states, “He is going to help a lot of people!”

All followers of Jesus Christ are called, like Baymax, to be spiritual health care assistants. We have not been placed in this world to simply live out our own lives. We have been gifted by and called of God to reach out to all who are in need. As Christians we are to love and care for each other. “Love one another with brotherly affection [as members of one family], giving precedence and showing honor to one another.” (Romans 12:10 AMP) This love always requires looking to what another may need. “Let each of you esteem and look upon and be concerned for not [merely] his own interests, but also each for the interests of others.” (Philippians 2:4 AMP)

Often, it will be important to sincerely inquire as to how someone is feeling. We may need to ascertain on that scale of 1 to 10, just how much pain someone is truly in. Life can be hard and at times every one of us will come to a place where we need the help of our brothers and sisters in Christ. Unfortunately, many find it difficult to ask for, or even acknowledge, the hurt and need inside. Yet when one of us hurts we all hurt.

As a Baymax believer we are called to, “Bear (endure, carry) one another's burdens and troublesome moral faults, and in this way fulfill and observe perfectly the law of Christ (the Messiah) and complete what is lacking [in your obedience to it].” (Galatians 6:2 AMP) This can be accomplished by willingly and actively seeking to be a blessing to someone else. “… the members all alike should have a mutual interest in and care for one another. And if one member suffers, all the parts [share] the suffering; if one member is honored, all the members [share in] the enjoyment of it.” (1 Corinthians 12:25-26 AMP) We must look at the surface conditions in someone’s life and then scan further to find the hidden hurts that are longing to be healed.

A large, marshmallowy creature does not appear to be either strong or capable of bringing healing. But the complex design of the computer within Baymax’s fluffy façade was more than able to handle what came its way. Likewise, we may not feel that we have what is necessary to bring healing to another. But God has placed within us everything that we need to work out His will. It is Almighty God who equips us through Jesus Christ. “Now may the God of peace [Who is the Author and the Giver of peace], Who brought again from among the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, by the blood [that sealed, ratified] the everlasting agreement (covenant, testament), Strengthen (complete, perfect) and make you what you ought to be and equip you with everything good that you may carry out His will; [while He Himself] works in you and accomplishes that which is pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ (the Messiah); to Whom be the glory forever and ever (to the ages of the ages). Amen (so be it).” (Hebrews 13:20-21 AMP) We have received gifts and talents to accomplish all He puts in our path. “As each of you has received a gift (a particular spiritual talent, a gracious divine endowment), employ it for one another as [befits] good trustees of God's many-sided grace [faithful stewards of the extremely diverse powers and gifts granted to Christians by unmerited favor].” (1 Peter 4:10 AMP) We must use them well

Everything that we have experienced in life is a part of the preparation that has taken place in us. God will use not only the gifts and talents, but also our past experiences to uniquely us to care for others. “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of sympathy (pity and mercy) and the God [Who is the Source] of every comfort (consolation and encouragement), Who comforts (consoles and encourages) us in every trouble (calamity and affliction), so that we may also be able to comfort (console and encourage) those who are in any kind of trouble or distress, with the comfort (consolation and encouragement) with which we ourselves are comforted (consoled and encouraged) by God.” (2 Corinthians 1:3-4 AMP) He has comforted, encouraged and strengthened us. Now we are to comfort, encourage and strengthen others.

So make a decision to be a Baymax believer. Always be on the lookout for someone that you can bring healing to and refuse to quit until they can truly say that they are satisfied with the care they had received. Be faithful and you will help a lot of people.