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Reflections for Movie Lovers

Paperback: 384 pages
Publisher: Living Ink Books
ISBN: 0899571468
Price: $12.99

 
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DAILY DEVOTIONAL

Stand by Your Man

By Matthew Kinne

CBN.comA Beautiful Mind (2001)

Academy Awards: Best Picture; Ron Howard, Best Director; Jennifer Connelly, Best Supporting Actress; Best Adapted Screenplay
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for intense thematic material, sexual content, and a scene of violence

Read: Hebrews 3:1–6

God, who has called you into fellowship with his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, is faithful. (1 Corinthians 1:9)

A Beautiful Mind is a portrait of courage and faithfulness in the midst of a seemingly endless horror: schizophrenia. Alicia Nash (Jennifer Connelly) meets her man, John Nash (Russell Crowe), brilliant math and physics scholar, at Harvard. After they marry, Alicia discovers that John is mentally ill. He believes in people and situations that do not exist. Though John is hospitalized, fired from his job, and even endangers the life of his family members, Alicia tells John, “I need to believe that something extraordinary is possible.” Though John is not totally cured of his malady, his extraordinary wife and his old colleagues make it possible for John to live a productive life and go on to win the Nobel Prize.

Faithfulness is more than loyalty; it is being “full of faith.” At their darkest hour, Alicia expresses that she needs more faith and hope, and through the years she finds the strength to hold on to hope. Her love helps conquer the worst symptoms of schizophrenia, and John eventually emerges from his fog as a functioning, fulfilled person.

God demonstrates his faithfulness continually. Testimonies of his faithfulness can be found throughout the Scriptures. He is the same today, yesterday, and forever, and his word is true. He rewards and recognizes faithfulness to his people. When you face a dark time, cry out, “God, show yourself faithful.” He will be there even if you can’t sense his presence. In this age He doesn’t always thwart the plans of evil, but you can be assured that in the midst of trouble he is there with you. Like David said in Psalm 23:4, Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me.

He is faithful to you. Are you faithful to him?

PRAYER IDEA: Thank God that he is always near and faithful.


Excerpted from Reflections for Movie Lovers by Matthew Kinne, published by AMG Publishers/Living Ink, Chattanooga, Tennessee. All rights reserved. Used by permission.

 



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