"The Last Battle"

I'm conveniently re-using the title of CS Lewis' last book in the Narnia series as the title of my blog entry also. But not to suggest that this will be my final blog entry, (but who knows :P, just so busy nowadays)... Besides, I would hope you (if anyone's still reading this :P) would rather I be out there "living out" or applying this blog entry than spending my time blogging :P But of course it would be good to share about the fruits of my adventures...

I'm going to set the mood a bit differently than the last few entries and quote from the bible as opposed to the movie:

[Matthew 13:1-9]

"1That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the lake. 2Such large crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat in it, while all the people stood on the shore. 3Then he told them many things in parables, saying: "A farmer went out to sow his seed. 4As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up. 5Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow. 6But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched, and they withered because they had no root. 7Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the plants. 8Still other seed fell on good soil, where it produced a crop—a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown. 9He who has ears, let him hear..."

[Matthew 13:18-23]

"18...Listen then to what the parable of the sower means: 19When anyone hears the message about the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is the seed sown along the path. 20The one who received the seed that fell on rocky places is the man who hears the word and at once receives it with joy. 21But since he has no root, he lasts only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, he quickly falls away. 22The one who received the seed that fell among the thorns is the man who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke it, making it unfruitful. 23But the one who received the seed that fell on good soil is the man who hears the word and understands it. He produces a crop, yielding a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown."

I was thinking about this passage on Sunday in church while listening to the sermon and it brought to mind that like "farmers" God needs us to be "intentional" about our outreach/evangelism as well perhaps not overlook the "random" opportunities as God may still grow something out of that, and sometimes the random growths can be even more fruitful than the planned ones.

What I hope to point out in an interesting way in this entry is that I need to be a "modern day Prince Kaspian"... Haha, yes, I know I spell it with a "K" but it's intentional. I found this movie to be inspiration to me, much more so than any of the other ones I've seen this summer. While I may not live in Narnia, which I believe may be an analogy to the Garden of Eden in my opinion, I do live in a world where a "spiritual battle" is going around me everyday... Reminds me of another quote I heard in a show once about how their former arch-rival was telling them that the apocalypse is already here and "heros" don't just "accept" the way the world is, but they need to try to change it.

While my story up to this point may not follow Prince Kaspian's exactly, I too used to live a more wealthy life before my parents lost all their financial stability, and those who know me can understand what I mean by I too kinda know what it's like to live without a father... But what inspires me and what I hope I can shadow from this fictional character is his determination and persistence to "do the right thing" even against overwhelming circumstances/odds. Kinda like what happened just a while ago when I was trying to talk about the gospel with my old friend from University and he avoided the subject... There are other times in life where I am busy to the point I barely have time to relax, where can I find time to squeeze in for other important stuff like evangelism, praying and caring for others, other things for God. And it isn't always easy to be a good Christian when surrounded by people who aren't, whether that be former classmates, family or co-workers...

So what are us Christians to do? What am I do to? Well like a paraphrase from a line in that movie, I'm going to say this, God created this world and gave it to His creation to be tenants and take care of it. The world isn't as it should be, like I said in the other entry, it's cruel, it's harsh... However long ago you didn't believe in God, whether 2 days, 2 years, 2 decades, you are now members of God's family, God's church... "...days ago, I didn't believe in the existence of miracles... prayer or... or Christians with a relationship with an almighty God. Yet here you are, in strengths and numbers Satan could never have imagined. Whether what we can do is magic or not, God has brought us together... and together, we have a chance to take back what is ours!"

And so it begins... the chronicles of K, Prince Kaspian...