Christ – Avatar – Satan: Is it possible to have them in the same sentence?

The answer is yes.

Let’s do a quick test.  Think about Jesus.  Now think about Satan.  Think about what Jesus did, what He has done in your life.  What feelings come to you when thinking about Him?  On the other hand what did Satan do?  What do you feel or relate to Satan?  My point here is to make us understand that maybe Satan is not what we have in mind and is more related into something that we might think is “not that bad”.  As I grew up (both in years and in Christ), I started to realize that Satan was not this red guy with horns in his head telling me in a clear voice to do this or that.  I wish it were like that!  Instead I am starting to recognize that Satan has a very subtle and even beautiful way of talking and convincing.

So when do we relate Avatar, Christ and Satan? We relate them in that very special way of Satan trying to get into our way of thinking, our principles and our faith.  God has taught us His way.  Satan wants to taught us his.  As I watched Avatar, I was meditating on how the world is trying to find God into different places and how Satan is trying to convince everyone that you can create your own god and find it wherever you want.  I was surprised on how the movie was a glimpse of our society on how we look to spiritual things in the wrong places.  Every spring solstice a mass of people in Mexico would go to ancient pyramids or death volcanoes dressed in white to “receive” good vibe or good something… we are changing mother’s nature name to goddess nature.  We are forgetting about Jesus and thinking more and more in ourselves or the way we think we should do things.  There is no such thing as a giant tree keeping all our souls and thoughts for years and years, nor the ocean or the sun.  This is Satan’s delicate voice telling us to turn our focus into something different than Jesus.  Even though I love nature, nature in itself is NOT God.  We don’t have an inner god either.  We only find God through our faith in Jesus Christ (Galatians 3:26).

Should we stop going to theaters?  No!  I love watching movies.  What I’m encouraging you to do is to avoid getting “caught” into this huge wave of thoughts that the world is bringing and take hold of Christ’s principles.  To be careful and alert to Satan’s subtle voice trying to convince you of “bending” your faith.  Do not believe in what you are told or think but in what Jesus says in His word (The Bible).