Yes, I am a little slow in my ability to catch on to things that others probably figured out a couple decades ago! Still, I can't help sharing this ah-hah moment with you. For those of you "fast" people, consider this as a timely reminder!!
Biblical paradox fascinates me. God, as truth, showing up in unexpected places excites me!! An unrelated case in point...to make my point...is the line in "The Santa Claus" spoken to Tim Allen as he is trying to grasp that he is really in the North Pole. He comments that he can't believe what he is seeing. An elf responds, "Seeing is not believing, believing is seeing." Gotta love it~!
At the end of the second Star Trek movie, "The Wrath of Khan," Spock (the obvious "messiah" figure for this story) is sacrificing his life to save his friend, James Kirk and all of the crew of the Enterprise. As Kirk is watching him die he asks Spock why he would do that. Spock's response is the very logical, "The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the one." (John 3:16)
Fast forward to the end of Star Trek III where Spock has been reborn and Kirk has just sacrificed his favorite starship, the Enterprise, and put his crew at risk to rescue Spock. Utterly confused by the illogic of Kirk's actions, Spock asks him why he would do such a thing. Kirk's response is the very biblical, "The needs of the one outweigh the needs of the many." (Luke 15)
Both, spiritually, are true. In Christ's crucifixion we see the sacrifice of the One for the needs of the many - you and me who are helpless to save ourselves. In Jesus' parable of the lost sheep (the lost coin and the lost son) we learn that the needs of the one outweigh the needs of the many. God loves the "many" and the "one!" Our purpose should mirror God's. As his Body we must concern ourselves with the needs of the many and the one. May he give us wisdom, power and grace to do just that!!
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment