We Are Voyagers

When our granddaughter comes over for a visit we often find ourselves watching the Disney movie Moana. I love the movie and here's why.

I wasn't sure why I liked watching the movie at first but then I came to realize it was because of the underlying themes of sin, forgiveness, salvation and redemption.

Jesus is never mentioned and I'm sure God was not in the minds of those who wrote or produced the movie, still the theology of Christ is present. throughout the movie.

Moana's people are happily living in "the world." Life is wonderful and they all sing songs as they work the land. That is, until they found out that their island is slowly dying. I'm sure this is a globalist, Green New Deal kind of thing for Disney, but for me it is a picture of our sin-filled world, filled. "Sin leads to death," says the Apostle Paul.

At one point in the movie Moana's grandmother takes her to a cave where Moana discovers that her people were "voyagers" - traveling from island to island. Aren't we Christians also voyagers?

Look at our lives, our decisions, our hopes and dreams. Are we not also voyagers in this place, trying to go home? Aren't we moving from death (in sin) to life (in Christ)? From earth to heaven? From unrepentant sinners to new believers in Christ, knowing the good and perfect will of God?

Near the end of the movie Moana "restores the heart" of the evil lava-throwing villainess, Ta Ka. Moana says to her water helper friend, "Let her come to me." Immediately the waters part, just like God did for Moses at the Red Sea. Ta Ka comes to Moana, just like we must come to Jesus, in faith.

Ultimately, there is no fear, there is trust, when we come to faith in Jesus. He knows exactly who we are and yet forgives our every sin.

Moana sings to Ta Ka: "This is not who you are. You know who you are."

For the Christian it is not a matter of WHO we are, but WHOSE we are. We belong to Jesus. We are slaves, bondservants, of our Lord and Savior Jesus. We KNOW whose we are.

Do you know WHOSE you are?

“Everything comes from you, and we have given you only what comes from your hand. 15We are foreigners and strangers in your sight, as were all our ancestors. Our days on earth are like a shadow, without hope. 16Lord our God, all this abundance that we have provided for building you a temple for your Holy Name comes from your hand, and all of it belongs to you." - 1 Chronicles 29:14-16

Know Who You Are - Moana