Good Vs. Evil, again.

"Luke, I am your father", "Mister Anderson", "That's CAPTAIN Jack Sparrow","Gee, Mr. Frodo if we don't destroy the ring, Middle Earth will be destroyed"
I am sure you know where these quotes come from, you more the likely can even remember where you were the first time you heard each one.
But the question I am asking is: "What do these 4 movies have in common? Their theme, Good vs. Evil. This is a theme that has been done and done and done, it is in just about every movie, book, play, short story, .............that has ever been written.
What is it about Good vs. Evil, that intrigues us so, that we would pay millions and millions of dollars every year to watch, read, .....the same theme in different ways?
This concept is not new, it is what the Bible's main theme is all about. It comes down to one thing: WE decide what, and who we are going to do or serve. The ultimate question, the only one that really matters, in our life.
What would have happened if Frodo and Sam had not made it to the Mountain of Doom and destroyed the Ring, (with Gollum's help, of course)? Middle Earth would have been destroyed, and the Evil would have won. How about Neo? If he had not made the right decisions, the Machines (evil Machines) would have killed all the humans. You see, all the heroes , yes even CAPTAIN Jack Sparrow,made the right decision that ultimately led to saving the planet, as it were.
Our decisions are a little less stressful, you see, the whole world as we know it, is not hanging in the balance, for we already know which side is going to win, our decision is just which side do we want to be on?
It is easy to quit, just look how many times CAPTAIN Jack started to leave with the prize and abandon his friends, but came back just in time to save everyone.
We could take our reward here in this life, and just go away, or live here for now, knowing our reward is coming, and our eternal life is just over the horizon.
I loved "Spy vs Spy" from Mad Magazine growing up. Those guys always had the coolest ideas to get the other one. Remember in the old days it was easy to tell the good guys from the bad ones, the color of their hats gave them away. Later the color of hats wasn't quite as important (In "The Big Valley" Nick wore all black but he was a good guy?) But you could tell by their actions.
What are your actions telling others? That your a good guy, serving our Lord and traveling this Earth toward your real home? Or just enjoying life so much that no one but you is important?
Life is not a movie, book, or anything for our pleasure. It is for REAL and it matters. Movies are great, don't get me wrong, and sometimes the bad guy is the hero. But in real life, it is easy to tell the difference. (The "Oceans" movies made us root for thief's, but they were set up to be the good guys, because they were trying to rob the Real bad guy. ) That is NOT how it works in real life, though, You must be the good guy to enter the gates of heaven.
But don't worry, it is pretty easy to tell the Good guys from the bad ones, and it has nothing to do with the color of your hat.
Let's all be good guys and spread the word how easy it really is to be one. Tell next time Chris