Week 6, Day 1

Our story follows Stormtrooper FN-2187, or Finn, as he is later called. He realizes that in a major war of good versus evil, he is on the wrong side. He desperately wants to be something different, so he seeks to change into a force for good. Of course, this isn’t easy. It’s a struggle that will play out through the whole film. The fact is that we have a similar struggle as well when trying to change. We often want to act differently, but we don’t know how. Paul saw this struggle in his own life. To the church in Rome, he writes:

“I don’t really understand myself, for I want to do what is right but I don’t do it. Instead, I do what I hate.”

Romans 7:15

So how do we fight this battle that Paul speaks of? Our first step is to Join the Resistance.

The journey to become a force for good is often little steps in the right direction. While FN-2187 is not part of the Resistance yet, he has begun to resist the evil First Order. That’s where we all need to start, because evil is not a momentary indulgence of fun. It’s a consuming enemy that wants to obliterate the good. You can’t ride the fence between good and evil. There is a battle, and you have to choose a side. Will we allow evil to take over our lives, or will we join the resistance?

Read Joshua 24:14-15, Ephesians 2:10, 1 John 2:15-17, John 15

-What does real life change consist of according to God’s Word? How do you see the battle between good and evil playing out in your life?