The other day I went with some friends to watch an epic story that was polluted with bad writing, too much green screen, and added details that weren't in the book. If you disagree, that’s fine. We’re all entitled to our own opinions.
But I’m not here to
talk about the story itself, I want to talk about the truth within the fiction.
If you haven’t seen The
Hobbit yet, it’s about a hobbit, Bilbo Baggins, and a bunch of dwarves, whose
names I won’t say because they all rhyme and sound too much alike, and a
wizard, Gandalf the Gray. They’re journeying to a mountain to get a royal
awesome gem, but a few things stand in there way: orcs that hate them, elves
that are mad at them, a Darkness that’s tracking them, and a dragon who wants
to eat them. There’s fighting, magic, wearied creatures, a powerful ring, and a
lot of short, stubby dwarves and a frizzy haired hobbit. If you want to watch
the trailer, click here.
During the film, I
found myself asking God if I could go into that world of adventure and magic.
“You are,” God
said. And you know what, He’s right.
We are all in a world
full of adventure, darkness, wearied creatures, and power (not necessarily
magic but a paralleled form to it). There are unseen creatures, crazier than Hollywood
could ever imagine, who track us, just like the orcs, or protect us, like
Gandalf. There are powers in this world, not always in the form of a magic ring
or wizard’s staff, but it is there none the less. A good power, the Light, God’s
might, and the Creator’s superiority. And, where there is good, there is evil;
a darkness, the Devil’s schemes, and Satan’s tactics that infection of our sick
world.
But there are defenses.
One scene from the
movie reminded me of this fact. Gandalf, a powerful wizard, was fighting The
Darkness; it looked like a bunch of black mist that had a deep, creepy voice.
Gandalf made a force field and The Darkness could not enter. With God, we can
have a force field and a defense against the evilness of our time. But we must
stand firm and not give in, unlike Gandalf. He was captured and put into a
cage. We, too, can be put into cages, our armor and weapons stripped from us. “So
stand firm then” (Ephesians 6:14a).
How? You will need:
·
The belt of
truth (just as belts hold up pants, truth holds up our lives)
·
The breastplate
of righteousness (to keep the knowledge of our cleanliness in our hearts)
·
Shoes of peace
(as to walk in peace daily)
·
Shield of faith
(because Satan had a hard time penetrating us if we fully rely on God)
·
Helmet of
salvation (so we can have a sound mind and are firmly confident in being set
free)
·
And the sword of
the Spirit (which is the Bible)
Read Ephesians 6 for more details.
And that’s what makes
fiction true because not all of fiction is real fiction. Some parts are truth.
You see?
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