These were the questions before I gave my life to Jesus. Going to church when I was in the military was because my friend invited me was because she was my friend. Going was a social reason and friendship. My parents had different views. My father married my mother but chose not to be married in a church. Both parents were raised Catholics yet didn’t speak about their reasoning for attending. My father was like Darth Vader talking about the dark side. Red rose, demonic occult nonsense and ghosts. One of my younger sisters actually played with a demonic board which was promoted as a game to kids. My younger sister asked “it” if I was going to get back with my boyfriend in the military. When she told me the announcement of “yes”. I decide that if the devil was interested I was not going back if it became true or not.
At the time, as I was teaching the junior higher Sunday School, the lesson was in the bible book of 1 Samuel chapter 28. The lesson was how King Saul consulted the medium to summon the dead prophet Nathaniel versus God directly.
Scripture reads:
8 So Saul disguised himself by wearing ordinary clothing instead of his royal robes. Then he went to the woman’s home at night, accompanied by two of his men.
“I have to talk to a man who has died,” he said. “Will you call up his spirit for me?”
9 “Are you trying to get me killed?” the woman demanded. “You know that Saul has outlawed all the mediums and all who consult the spirits of the dead. Why are you setting a trap for me?”
10 But Saul took an oath in the name of the Lord and promised, “As surely as the Lord lives, nothing bad will happen to you for doing this.”
This was about King Saul consulting a was an act of disobedience to God. The devil is real, heaven and hell are real. Mediums consult spirit world which is the demons from Hell.
It’s not religion. It’s relationship. That’s why the Son of God sent Jesus to die on the cross His son builds the gap between God and humanity. Salvation is for all humanity. God created people. Not evolution, we didn’t evolve from other animals. The bible book of Genesis is real. Are you saved? Saved from what you may ask? Saved from eternal death? Do you have eternal life? Are you going to heaven after your life on earth is terminated? Choose eternal life. Just believe that Jesus dies on the cross for your sins. Yes we are all sinners. We are human and we are not perfect. We make mistakes, lie, cheat, addictions, alcoholism, drugs, murder, abortions, etc..
Choose life I did. Don’t give in to the dark side, Star Wars is one of my favorite science fiction movies. Luke became a Jedi Warrior. I chose to become a Prayer Warrior interceding for others to keep walking by faith.
Relationship not religion.
I think if we all follow Luke’s example of being an Jedi Knight and turn away from the dark side. Society would probably be in a better place. As an avid Star Wars fan, I also appreciate that Luke still sought good in his father. I think all of us today try and see the good in others and all around us. Star Wars has a good example of faith, the force and the universe in general. Whatever we may believe in, may we all try and see the good in what we as Jedi knights to move onward in our lives.
Maintain a hopeful perspective Jennifer.
Continue to walk in His Spirit.
We are more like Jesus with a hopeful perspective like Luke.
Hoping to save his father at the end of the trilogy.
Keep loving people be being more like Jesus seeing the good in people and seeing through their struggles.