Avengers

The other night, Emily and I went on a much needed date night, and decided to go to see The Avengers.  When we got there, we saw that it was playing in IMAX3D, neither of us had ever seen an IMAX3D movie before, We had a gift card to the movie theater, and we hardly ever go see movies, and if we were to see a movie in IMAX3D, the Avengers would be perfect.  Explosions, cars flying everywhere, planes crashing, and it is almost three hours long.  So, we did it.  It was incredible, I the best movie theater experience I have ever had!

I love the feeling you get when you walk out of a superhero movie.
You feel absolutely pumped!  You feel like you could lift a car, or fight off anybody.
Usually, most of us probably wouldn't fight back if we were mugged, we would just hand over our wallet.  After all, its not worth it to risk your life.  But, if we got mugged after a movie like that, we might try to Avenge our wallet!

Why do we feel like that?  Why do action/superhero movies make us feel invincible?
Why do suspenseful movies make us jump?
Why do horror movies make us afraid to walk to the bathroom at night?
Why do Romantic movies make us want to snuggle?

It is because we love a good story.  We focus so intently on the plot, that we actually care, and show concern for the fictitious characters in the movies.  When we went to see The Avengers IMAX3D, at one point, I took off my 3D glasses, and looked around the theater.  Everyone was making the funniest faces.  Their mouths were open, they were gasping, on the edge of their seats, none of them were at all concerned how they looked, and each person was so focused, and emotionally invested in the movie, that they acted as if they were alone in the theater.

It was a great movie, maybe the best I've ever seen, but can you imagine how incredible our relationship with Christ could be if we treated Him and His word this way?  I mean, when was the last time you gasped, jumped or cried while reading God's word?  If we viewed the gospel in the same way, we would get pumped up about God's word.  We would feel invincible under His protection.  We would be so focused on God, that we wouldn't care how we looked around others.

As amazing as that movie was, that was the one thing I took away from it, that convicted me.
Thor is awesome, but he isn't real.  Tony Stark is hilarious, but him and his suit do not exist. 
Jesus Christ is real, and the true story depicted in His word not only saves our lives, but our eternity.
We all want to be a superhero.  We want to save humanity and stand over an evil villain victorious.
We have the opportunity to do that every day, it may not be as glamorous, but it is far more urgent.

Black Widow: "Don't go after them, the are basically gods."
Captain America: "Ma'am, there's only one God, and I'm pretty sure he doesn't dress like that."