This is part of Emptied & Humbled, a movie based Lenten devotional. The whole devotional can be found here.
Lent is about glory. Or in movie terms, the happy ending.
Yes, part of Lent is solemn, contemplative, sorrowful. This is the time when we consider sacrifice and death. But part of Lent is also celebratory! We mourn for Good Friday, but we celebrate the happy ending of Easter Sunday!
Jesus has won. Death has been defeated!
Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?” (I Corinthians 15:55)
We mourn the death but celebrate the glory.
But (Jesus) emptied himself by taking on the form of a slave, by looking like other men, and by sharing in human nature. He humbled himself, by becoming obedient to the point of death – even death on a cross! As a result God exalted him and gave him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee will bow – in heaven and on earth and under the earth – and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father. (Philippians 2:7-11)
Everything Jesus did, he did for the Father’s glory.
He emptied himself for the Father’s glory.
He humbled himself for the Father’s glory.
We saw that Ralph was willing to sacrifice himself to save Vanellope. In doing so he saved all of Sugar Rush and even got to be part of his Fix-it Felix, Jr community.
All Vanellope wanted was to be able to race! She ended up being a princess, the daughter of the true King and got to be part of the Sugar Rush community.
Both Ralph and Vanellope received their glory, they received community.
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What community are you a part of?
What community should you be serving?
What should you give back to your community?
This is part of Emptied & Humbled, a movie based Lenten devotional. The whole devotional can be found here.
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