The Long Awaited November 20th
Before I even begin, if you feel like I’m picking on you, I’m not. There is not a certain person I think about as I write this. However, I believe there are many of us (that’s right, I include myself in this) that can probably relate on many levels to the thoughts I’ve had lately. For a while now there’s been a lot of hype about November 20, 2009. You can find information about the significance of this date all over the internet, in teen magazines in any store, and you hear it in the conversations of teenage girls all over America. If you’re still wondering what I’m talking about, it’s the release of the second Twilight movie, New Moon. In less that 12 hours, it will be seen for the first time in theaters across America. People all over are currently sitting and daydreaming about what it may hold. What is Jacob really going to look like? Is it going to be just like the book? There are countless discussions happening about which “team” you may be on – Edward’s or Jacob’s. It’s crazy how Twilight has infiltrated our world!
You may wonder why I’m even bothering with the movie. Who cares, right? Well, I realized something last night that broke my heart more than just a little. My world is consumed with teenage girls. Girls who know nearly everything there is to know about Twilight. I will admit that I have read the books and watched the first movie (the list of reasons is long so I’ll spare you, but if you want to know why or my thoughts, please feel free to ask). What I have seen around me is a thrill, and excitement, a knowledge of the ins and outs of everything Twilight, and people who can’t get enough. There is giddy laughter and people running to one another to talk about what’s coming. That’s all fine, but I wonder why we, why I, don’t get that excited about Christ? How is it that we allow ourselves to get to a place where we know more about fiction books than his Word? He is a far greater Savior than Edward will ever be. He’s a real person I actually have a relationship with. He’s not a passing fad or a trend. His words aren’t fiction and his life isn’t a fictional account created by some woman with a vast imagination. Jesus Christ is Lord of lords and King of kings. Shouldn’t our response to him be far greater than our response to Edward or Jacob?
Imagine with me for a moment if we lived with the same excitement for Christ as we see with Twilight. What if people were as thrilled to share his Word with friends as they are to share latest issue of Bop magazine (or whatever it’s called these days)? What if people were as consumed with him as with Edward and Jacob? I think we would see more disciples being made. I think we would see more needs met. I think we would see God glorified in ways that would blow us away. I realize you may think I’m crazy and even a bit ridiculous. I’m ok with that.