I love movies. Last night Chase and I took in the latest in the Terminator series: Terminator Salvation. It was everything I expected it to be: Unbelievable special effects, intense over-the-top acting (loved the casting of Christian Bale as John Conner), more explosions than any other movie I've ever seen - it had it all! The one thing I didn't expect was the effect it had on me spiritually. Yes, you read that right.
All through the movie John Conner communicates with pockets of human survivors across a devastated American landscape by means of radio. (It's 2018, after the rise of the machines and Judgement Day has already happened leaving... oh, never mind it's complicated.) The one thing from his broadcasts that I just can't get out of my head is how he signs off: "This is John Conner and if you're listening to this - You are the resistance."
It's not machines, but evil and sin that is taking over our world today and we are at war! Yet so often we offer so little resistance. What will I do to combat that evil? What will I do to rally fellow soldiers to fight in this spiritual battle? Believe it or not, that's what my first block-buster movie of the summer left me thinking!
This is Jeff Ables, and if you're reading this - You are the resistance.
You are one of the few people that can find a spiritual application in just about any movie. Just about all of them make sense, making it even more insightful! LOL Keep it up!
ReplyDeleteYou lost me after you said, "It's 2018, after the rise of the machines..." However, I do agree with the previous comment. You definitely have the gift of finding spiritual applications in just about anything. I think that's a real gift. And, now your previous Facebook status makes sense.
ReplyDeleteThanks guys, I consider that a complement. However, we also took in Night At The Museum this week and I found no spiritual application in it. (Sorry)
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