May His Force be With You !

Postedd by: Ben Ayala

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May 4th is considered the unofficial holiday by most Star Wars fans to celebrate

the franchise’s film series, books and culture.

The date ‘May the 4th’ sounds similar

to the series’ popular phrase – “May the Force be with you”, which is why many

fans will post on their Facebook pages, “May the fourth be with you.”

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The Bible is very clear about evil (darkness) and good (light):

“Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter.” Isaiah 5:20 (NIV)

When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” John8:12 (NIV)

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We all have a choice: to either follow evil in our own selfish desires or to follow Jesus.

No matter how hard I want to “be good”, I always mess up because I will never measure up to Jesus. I must choose DAILY to follow Him, asking for His guidance in my struggles with the sin of this world (such as anger, unforgiveness to those who hurt me, overeating, etc.) and His forgiveness when I fail. 

1 John 1:5-10 confirms that we can NOT claim to be His and then continue to walk in the darkness:

This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you:

God is light; in him there is no darkness at all.

If we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness,

we lie and do not live out the truth. But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light,

we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son,

purifies us from all sin.

If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins

and purify us from all unrighteousness.  If we claim we have not sinned,

we make him out to be a liar and his word is not in us.

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