Am I One

“Any kingdom at war with itself is doomed.
A city or home divided against itself is doomed.”
Matthew 12:26b NLT
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So I finally made it to the theater to go see Rogue One with my family.

I told my husband afterwards that – had I never seen another Star Wars before this one – this one wouldn’t have “hooked” me. Don’t get me wrong; Rogue One was well made and kept my interest, it just didn’t capture my emotional investment.

But there was one character in the movie that won’t leave my thoughts. It was a blind man named Chirrut Imwe. At large portion of his lines simply consisted of “I am one with the force. The force is with me.” He said over and over again, almost as a mantra or a chant, whenever things got rough. Then, regardless of being completely blind, he was able to walk into battle and confidently execute lethal martial arts techniques that fully seeing men would struggle to do.

Because he was one with the force. The force was with him. He didn’t need traditional sight when he was guided by something more powerful than himself.

In Matthew chapter 12 Jesus gets accused of being a prince of demons because he can exorcise demons out of people. Jesus’s response to this bullying is my favorite:

“Jesus knew their thoughts and replied, ‘Any kingdom at war with itself is doomed. A city or home divided against itself is doomed. And if Satan is casting out Satan, he is fighting against himself. His own kingdom will not survive.'” (Matthew 12:25-26 NLT)

Jesus knew their thoughts – he heard without his physical sense of hearing – that people were questioning his allegiance. But Jesus couldn’t be a prince of demons because he was fighting against Satan. He wasn’t a house divided – Jesus was one with God and God was with him.

So the whole thing got me thinking – how one with God am I? I know he’s with me – that’s not even a question. But am I one with him? Or is my house divided by allegiance to fears, wishes, and failures? Do I try to see my way through decisions with HIS eyes or mine? When I take a look at my actions, do they align with God’s will for me?

When I first open my eyes to walk into the battle of each day, am I committed to being one with HIS force?

I am one with God. God is with me.
I am one with God. God is with me.
I am one with God. God is with me.

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Dear God, thank you for letting me see you in every part of my life – at the movies, at church and everywhere in between. Help me to learn more every day about being one with you. I want see life through your eyes and be transformed by you, bold and unafraid of whatever comes my way. Keep me undivided from you. Amen.