Life Lessons from Die Hard (part 1)
Before Jack Bauer there was John McClane.
Die Hard is a man’s movie. It is one of those movies that I will get sucked into if it is on TV. The Poster says:
Twelve Terrorists, One Cop.
The odds are against John McClane…
That’s just the way he likes it.
It isn’t the most spiritually edifying flick out (although I assure you there are worse) but I am about to argue that in it there are some useful truths that we can apply to our lives and the church.
The terrorists have taken over the Nakatomi Plaza during an office Christmas party. They were able to take control of the security of the building. No one has any idea that their party is about to be interrupted by the terrorists. They burst in the party and begin shooting their guns which sends the party goers to the floor in fear. John Mcclane is able to escape capture and immediately attempts to figure out how he alert the local authorities.
To make a long story short, he finally gets one unsuspecting police sergeant , Al Powell to check in and make sure everything is OK at the office building. However, the terrorists are able to trick Al into believing that it was false alarm, and all is well. Al calls his dispatch and relays that it was a false alarm and begins to leave.
"Welcome to the Party Pal"
This is where John makes one final attempt to get Al Powell’s attention. He drops one of the terrorist’s body corpse on Al’s police cruiser and begins shooting at the car. Finally, Al clearly understands that there is a real problem at Nakatomi Plaza, and whether he likes it or not, Al is now a participant in the event.
There are many times that I know we feel like we are doing everything we can to alert those around us that we need help. I know that I have friends who are at the end of their rope. They are frantic in trying to get someone to pay attention to their needs and trouble.
Just like Al, we go about our business and fail to see those who are in need, until a corpse get’s thrown at us. We’re going about our business “serving and protecting,” and out of no where, we quickly learn that there is a very real problem that is taking place amongst us. In our world, it isn’t a one vs all battle. We should be working together to heal the hurts and needs that we have, but more than that, we need the One true God to walk with us during our needs.
How can we open our eyes and ears and have “REAL” relationship instead of being so “BUSY” that we fail to see those who need us?
