2 Corinthians 10:5b "take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ"
As I walked away from one of the oddest, darkest, most complex movies I've ever seen, the scene that chilled me the most was a man renouncing his "faith". All of the other physical and emotional violence that was part of the movie paled in comparison. Moments after the minister repeatedly shouted "God is a superstition" for the sake of financial gain, he expresses a bitterness that reminded me of Peter after his three-fold denial of Christ.
I can't begin to decipher the layers of meanings in that film--perhaps the minister was a sham the whole time and the bitter outburst was a last-ditch effort to scrape up a few bucks from his nemesis. Nonetheless, the thought that I took captive tonight was the sheer horror of denying my God. To me, this is the most tragic thing I could ever do in my life. By God's grace, I trust that my relationship with Him is strong enough that I would never verbally turn my back on my Lord--no matter what is at stake. But what about my actions? What volumes do they speak about my relationship to God?
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For the love of money is the root of all evil. I feel that was true of Eli in this film. His decaying faith road may indeed have started with the money he groveled over with Daniel in the beginning of the movie, culminating in the renouncement of faith! May we be today be concerned with checking our hearts attitudes, because as Rick Reiter says, if we get today right, we'll probably get tomorrow right too!
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