10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full. ~ John 10:10NIV
When I watch a TV Show or a Movie, it’s impossible for me to watch them without comparing it to our lives and the Bible. For instance, in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 when Harry Osborn becomes the Green Goblin and he realizes that Spider-Man is actually Peter Parker, he states:
You don’t give people hope. You take it away. I’m gonna take away yours.
Then he goes after Gwen Stacy, Peter’s love. Gwen dies by the end of the scene, and Peter essentially loses all ambition to live. He stops being Spider-Man, so crime increases in the city, and hope decreases. Then he listens to Gwen’s graduation speech that she gave him before she died.
It’s easy to feel hopeful on a beautiful day like today, but there will be dark days ahead of us, too, and there’ll be days where you feel all alone, and that’s when hope is needed most. We have to be greater than what we suffer. My wish for you, is to become hope. People need that.
As Christians, we share hope with others. We lead others to the hope of Eternal Life with Christ Jesus, our LORD and Savior. We bear each other’s burdens and pray for each other’s strength. We lift up, and, in many instances, we are people who others look time, especially in times of trouble, even if we don’t realize it.
The Green Goblin’s goal was to destroy Spider-Man, and by taking away his hope, he did. The Devil’s goal is to destroy the Bride of Christ. He will take away anything and everything he can in order to destroy our hope. Because if he can destroy our hope, then no longer will we be the light of the world. No longer will we be laborers in the field. No longer will we be a beacon of hope for another person. As long as there are Christians on this earth praying, fasting, evangelizing, and discipling, there is hope.
Don’t let the enemy steal your hope. If you weren’t important, he’d never come after you. He’d never attack you. He would just leave you be. But you are important. You’re a threat to the kingdom of darkness because the God of all creation not only knows you by name but dwells in you, with you, and through you.
Peace. Love. Go Forth and Become A Beacon of Hope.