It has been awhile since I've posted last, but this one should be pretty good.
I was watching one of, if not my favorite, tv shows tonight and when I was done, I got curious. Now curiosity is a tricky emotion. The known saying of "curiosity killed the cat" (by the way my cat finds this very derogatory, although she is very curious and seems like she is getting into sticky situations all the time) has proved itself to be untrue in some definite situations. For instance, what I am writing about tonight: can God use media to arouse curiosity about Him and His mysterious ways? I believe He does. I say this because I feel like he has used multiple ways to get my attention and focus on Him. Unfortunately, I don't always keep my curiosity which leads to a path of loneliness and fear. But what has God done to prove that He does use media? I have a definite example.
October 2008.
I started reading the series "Left Behind" and got deep involved. Little did I know that the story of Buck and the end of the world would change my habits and thoughts. "Left Behind" starts with the rapture. The rapture is when God will (and I mean it) taking his followers and protect them from what is to come after that. After the rapture, is to become a period of complete chaos and destruction.
"When the Lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say "Come!" Then another horse came out, a fiery red one. Its rider was given power to take peace from the earth and make men slay each other. To him was given a large sword."
This passage is from Revelations, the last book in the Bible. It only describes a tiny piece of what will happen. Any rate, "Left Behind" gave descriptions of what was happening, and it made me wonder if this was really going to happen. Was the earth really going to go down like this?
I started reading Revelations and other passages that would give me answers. I started taking more interest in God, more than being just a "Sunday and Wednesday" Christian. I would sit in my car in the parking lot of the park near my house after work and listen to Casting Crowns, read, pray, and totally break down before my Lord. I found myself in Him, just because I got interested from a book series.
Now
I feel like it's happening again, this time with a television series "Supernatural." Yes, I can realize the definite fiction parts of the show, but they use vivid imagery of how the end of the world may actually come about. Tonight, I watched an episode where the very passage I mentioned above came to life. Now the red horse was a sweet cherry red mustang. The owner of the mustang was reeking war on this town, causing hallucinations and doubt. They even use passages from Revelations!
There are other examples of God using media to draw people back to Him. I listen to the radio all the time with people stating the music helped them come closer to God.
I believe God has a purpose for everything and everyone. He uses our own devices to bring us back to Him.
He is an awesome God, and I wish everyone else would see that. Peace.
Seale
2 comments:
Brittany, Brittany. :)
Have I mentioned recently that I love you?!
I totally agree with your post, which I'll elaborate on by telling a story.
I was 9 when the first Left Behind movie came out. I watched it one Sunday evening at church! After I watched that, I initially realized I needed a Savior. I didn't want to die and go to Hell, nor did I want to be a part of the comotion that would take place just after the Rapture. Later that evening after talking to my pastor about something irrelevant to the movie, I knelt on the front pew with him and my Daddy to make the life changing decision.
God is going to use what influences us. He knows us quite well, and praise God for that! I agree that music is a HUGE HUGE tool in His ministry. It affects us in ways I can't explain with words. In the Bible when it talks about leaving the 99 to find the 1, God has an abundance of resources to grab the attention of that one, and I agree, media is awesome! :)
He is indeed an Awesome God! *hugs*
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