This is part of Emptied & Humbled, a movie based Lenten devotional. The whole devotional can be found here.
Lent is about sacrifice. Disney’s Frozen shows this very clearly: Anna, to save her big sister, Elsa, jumps between her and the bad guy’s sword.
This is a fantastic example of Christ’s sacrifice.
Else ignored Anna for years.
Elsa, not Anna, caused the curse on Arendelle. Anna didn’t do anything wrong,
Elsa is very much the “Prodigal Sister.” She is the one who ran away.
Anna is the one who emptied herself and humbled herself. With Elsa gone, Anna is now the Queen. But because Anna loved Elsa, she left her position to serve Elsa.
Anna did not pursue her own selfish ambition. Instead, she considered Elsa’s needs as more important than her own.
When Hans – the bad guy disguised as Prince Charming – is about to kill Elsa, it is Anna who intercedes. She literally sacrifices herself to save her sister.
After her death and resurrection/glory, Elsa asked Anna, “You sacrificed yourself for me?
Anna’s reply is God’s reply, “I love you.”
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Just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life.” For this is the way God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world should be saved through him. (John 3:14-16)
But God demonstrates his own love for us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. (Romans 5:8)
Yes, Jesus loves you the way Anna loved Elsa. And Jesus sacrificed himself for you just like Anna sacrificed herself for Elsa.
The sacrifice of Lent shows us that God loves us.
So today I leave you with this reminder.
God loves you.
Did you know I wrote a whole devotional based on Frozen? You can check out Sharing God’s Story with Disney’s Frozen over at Amazon. Also, here are two free downloads that help share God’s story with Frozen. The first one applies Frozen to the Wordless Book. The second illustrates the “Romans Road” using the storyline of Frozen. Just right-click, “save as” and enjoy!
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This is part of Emptied & Humbled, a movie based Lenten devotional. The whole devotional can be found here.
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