The movie is about a man who grew up in the slums of India. He made it onto the show "Who wants to be a millionaire" and progressed further than anyone else ever had. He had an extremely difficult and poverty stricken life and I'm sure the desire for money was strong. He was one question away from becoming a millionaire and the tension was rising. At a break in the show he and the host of the show were both backstage in the bathroom. The host shared that he too knew poverty and had climbed out of it's clutches and expressed a desire to help him make sure he did not have to return to that life. The host then left the answer to the next question on the bathroom mirror. As the show resumed and the next question was given it was that moment of CHOICE. What was he going to do? Was he going to give the answer the host had given him and win the money (the money he so desperately needed) yet have to live with the truth that he did not win honestly OR was he
going to value righteousness and honesty over money, say "NO" to the temptation freeing his soul yet losing all of the money he needed and had earned honestly up unto this point? AHHHHHHHHHHHH! It's at this point, this critical juncture, that my soul was stirred most. What was he going to do? What would I do? I could feel the temptation right along with him, the struggle of whether to "REJECT THE WRONG AND CHOOSE THE RIGHT" or give in to those desires warring against the soul. So, guess what he did? He first chose to use this as his opportunity to use his "50/50" bringing it down to either "B" (the letter the host had given him to answer and "win" with) or "D". After moments of waiting and leaving me on the edge of my seat he chose the letter "D". HE REJECTED THE WRONG! He chose to give up all the money he could have had in order to do what was right, in order to be honest and live freely in his soul. YEAH! YIPPEE! HE DID IT! HE OVERCAME THE
TEMPTATION! Then guess what happened. The letter "D" was actually the correct answer. The host had lied to him. My own soul swelled with joy. He did what was right thinking it would cost him the game but he was rewarded. HE WAS REWARDED!!!!YEAH!
Why is that soooo soul stirring for me (and you too, I'm sure)? What deeper truth does that reveal? Righteousness matters and righteousness will be rewarded - either in this life or the life to come.
"Take your evil deeds out of my sight! Stop doing wrong, learn to do right!"- Isaiah 1:16 & 17
"Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you." Matthew 6:4
We are not saved by our own righteousness, we will not get to heaven by all of our own good acts- No- access to heaven has only come to us as a gift, through the righteousness of Jesus, to be received. But we most certainly are rescued and saved FOR righteousness. Doing what is right matters greatly and God sees it all. He sees every single choice we make to choose the right despite of the great temptation to choose the wrong. Someday, we will be rewarded for all of those choices. So next time you are in that moment of decision time ,think of yourself on the big movie screen with God sitting by watching your movie ,cheering for you, deeply desiring you to reject the wrong and do what is right. Imagine Him high fiving all the angels in heaven over your choice. Your life is a story/a movie. Someday you and God will watch it together and you will be rewarded. The Bible says so. Blessings from Bombadil. May your soul be watered and may you water another's
soul. And may you watch a soul stirring movie! Kristy Joy Link
