I recently had the pleasure of watching the movie The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe for the second time… Don’t laugh, but in all honesty I cried again; actually twice this time… When, you ask???
The first time I cried was when Aslan was sacrificed on the stone table; and, unless your heart is calloused and hardened, the implications of that scene are too powerful to miss… The second, however, wasn’t as large a scene as the first but it still hit me like a tone of bricks, crushing me beneath the weight… See if you remember the scene:
After his rescue, we find Edmund speaking with Alsan… What is said between the two is not revealed; nor should it have been, for as Aslan said, “What’s done is done. There is no need to speak to Edmund about the past.” Then, shortly after that scene, we find Peter insisting that the three younger children (Edmund, Suzy and Lucy) go back for their safety… It is at that point that Edmund makes the statement that just crushed me… He said, “I know what the White Witch can do, and I’ve helped her do it.”
Wow, what a confession!!! I can’t go back, Peter, because not only am I aware of her power, I am guilty of helping her accomplish her mission… I wonder how many of us fall into that same category — not only knowing the power of Satan, but actually being guilty of helping him accomplish his mission??? Speaking for myself, I am guilty as charged…
By grace, I was a brother of the King of Kings; by foolish choice, I became a servant of Satan… Yes, GUILTY!!!
Fortunately, as Edmund, I was rescued from my own destructive choices… What’s done is done!!! The ONE who sacrificed himself on the cross sacrificed himself for me… Now, there is no need to speak to me about the past, it is forgiven…
Am I ashamed of my recent tears??? NO… Not at all… They were tears of thanksgiving!!! I mean, 41 years old isn’t too old to be thankful for God’s forgiveness, is it???
Let me know what you think about the movie and how it effected you… I look forward to hearing from you…
