The pressure to lead is upon us. Everywhere you turn, someone is declaring leadership principles, motivating you to live your best life, not settle for being average--leadership is encouraged in every sphere of life: home, work, community, church, and of course on a national and global scale. But here's where we should not lead: in foolish quests.
This is what is portrayed in the sci-fi thriller Prometheus. Now, I personally am not a fan at all of the sci-fi genre. Give me clean romantic comedy (almost extinct now) or a good historical (like Lincon )or period film (like Pride and Predjudice) and I am good to go. However, when the Lord says, turn aside and check this out, I've got something to show you, I pay attention. Much to my surprise, I did not scream, close my eyes, or cringe at this film. I laughed. I laughed heartily, so heartily until my sides ached at the premise of the film.
Here's a brief synopsis of the film: The story is set in the late 21st century and centers on the crew of the spaceship Prometheus as they follow a star map discovered among the artifacts of several ancient Earth cultures. The crew, seeking the origins of humanity, arrive on a distant world and discover a threat that could cause the extinction of the human race. (Wikipedia)
Here are 12 things I learned from this film ( There may be some spoiler alerts)
1. The only character who survived was the one who did not deny the REAL Creator or the Cross. Though in search of new worlds, archaeologist Elizabeth Shaw had a rude awakening after giving birth to a demonic (my interpretation of the creature) species.
2. When you are looking for Demons, you will find them. These people had signed on to seek the origins of humanity, which have already been clearly defined in scripture. Of course this is 2089 AD, and the world is painted as post-Christianity. But guess what? God is from everlasting to everlasting. He is eternal, and He alone is the Creator of Mankind.
3. Demons+Demons =DEMONS. Nothing good comes from demonic encounter. NOTHING. The demonic interaction with humans simply morphed into something more demonic, devouring it's previous genetic line.
4. Though man's knowledge may increase, his capacity for REDEMPTION does not increase without GOD. We are a hopeless and miserable, although smart species without God to guide us.
5. Something that has no soul/spirit should not be your guide. Ultimately it cannot guide you to God. The scientists are all guided by a computer that looks human, yet has no soul. That computer plays Russian roulette, taking it's own samples from the planet and mixing it with a drink , and serving it to the archaeologist to see what would happen. The Spirit of God leads us into all Truth. He's not out to harm us, or trick us.
6. One of the facts the scientists relied on was that the species predated us and shared common DNA, so it must have created us. Ummmm NOT so fast: Just because something predates you or you share common DNA doesn't mean it created you. We have commonalities in creation because GOD designed it ALL.
7. Intercourse with evil leads to bringing forth the fruit of evil. The archaeologists carried on an intimate relationship which led to her being impregnated with the demonic species.
8. Calling on Jesus while being consumed by demomic entities, yet not believing in the reality of the Cross will not save you. The only time Jesus is mentioned, is when two scientists are being taken out by a serpent like entity. It reminds me of the verses in Acts where the seven sons of Scevs were attacked by an evil spirit. We must have more than a confession. We must have a relationship with Jesus.
9. Attempting to explore a spiritual issue using natural means may get you killed. These scientists went exploring and trying to understand this 'other world' by natural means. They did not take into context that spiritual reality is even more real than the chairs we sit in. You cannot wrestle against wickedness in high places, and rulers of darkness by natural means. This is why the Believer is warned to put on the whole armour of God (Ephesians 6).
10. God created us not to just have a head knowledge about Him, but to love Him, and desire Him, and His presence above all else. The computer that looked human asked the archaeologist did she still believe in God after all that happened. I have to say, the premise of the movie made me believe that much more in a loving GOD!
11. Nothing that ugly would create humanity. The scripture says to worship the Lord in the BEAUTY of holiness, and friends, let me tell you: Those false creators were HIDEOUS. God is beauty embodied and personified. He is holy, he is pure. There is nothing deceptive about His beauty, only GLORY. They may have ended their mission had they understood that about God.
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12.Those leading this mission, leading this charge, had convinced those going with lots of money. The people aboard had been placed in stasis (a state of freezing or preservation) in sleep mode for 2 YEARS, only to awake to a nightmare and be killed ruthlessly. Even the zillionaire who had funded the trip, looking for a way to LIVE FOREVER, was snapped in two when he finally met his 'false creator'. This is what happens when we continue to search for LIFE away from the one who is LIFE, Jesus the Christ. God is not waiting to meet us and then snap us in two like twigs.
In fact, He waiting to meet us and say. "Well done, thy good and faithful servant; enter into the JOY of the Lord." I am so thankful for a gracious, loving God, who we don't have to search for in deep space, but as scripture says, the Word is nigh thee, even in our mouth. All we have to do to be SAVED and discover the ONE who created us is call on the name of the Lord Jesus, accept Him as Savior, and accept His death on the Cross in the place of our own and we shall be saved.
God, our loving Creator, then leads us into a lifetime of getting to know Him until we are with Him once more, in the Kingdom of Heaven. He created us for His PLEASURE, not for torture or humiliation, or pain. As Leaders, we must know the character of God. That will help us shun false doctrines of devils, even those now blatantly promoted through Hollywood, and prevent us from leading people in the foolish search for 'another creator'.
