This winter, the Midwest has been very snowy and brutally
cold especially the past few weeks. To
occupy myself while I am holed-up until spring, I am barreling through five seasons of Breaking
Bad on Netflix. Truth be told, prior to four weeks ago I had never even heard
of the show.
Wikipedia describes the show like
this:
It tells the story of Walter White (Bryan Cranston),
a struggling high school chemistry teacher diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer, who, together with his former
student Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul), turns to a life of crime, producing and selling crystallized methamphetamine to secure
his family's financial future before he dies.
I watch a show about drugs and crime
and lots of bad stuff.
In one scene of Breaking Bad, Walter’s wife is worried that
dangerous people will come knocking at their door looking for Walter since he is entangled in the dangerous
drug world. By this point in the show,
Walter is a very valuable person in the drug business because he is a master
chemist and is making top-notch meth which is in high demand. He is respected in the drug world and
therefore very powerful. His reply to
his worried wife was this:
“I AM the one who knocks.” (meaning that HE is the one in control)
So how can this remind me of the Bible?
Now friends, you know I love me
some Jesus which seems very contrary to this show. I hope the good Lord sees my heart and doesn’t
condemn me for connecting Breaking Bad with the Bible, but as we all know - God
is everywhere - so is with me when I am engrossed in Breaking Bad. God knows
that I watch it anyways.
Well here goes.
In Matthew chapter 7 as Jesus was teaching a crowd, he said
this:
“Ask and it will be
given to you; seek and you will find;
knock and the door will be opened to you.” Matthew 7:7
Do you ask? Do you seek?
Are you persistent in pursuing God even when you don’t feel that He
hears you?
How many times? Do you give up after a few prayers?
You see, he isn’t going to chase you down. YOU need to pursue HIM.
YOU need to do the asking, seeking, and knocking!
I challenge you to be the one who knocks and pursue God with
all of your heart!
I AM the one who knocks. (Me. Jen.)
Are you?
Here's the clip! :)
