I enjoyed this movie. It thought it had some interesting idea's. Some of which I shared at a special Sunday Youth service at Kyoto Gospel Church.
"Jumper” is a movie about a boy whose mother left him when he was 5 yrs old. His dad was an alcoholic and at school he was teased. One day everything changed when he fell through a layer of ice on a river. He went under the ice, into the water and was drowning. No one could save him.
Suddenly he is in the town library. He is lying on the floor amongst all these books, water was everywhere. He soon discover's that he can jump through time. (Not a true story.)
Because he hates the life he is in, he choses to escape by jumping to another place; to start a new life. He steals money from banks and lives life the way he wants to. He thinks he is free.
But by the end of the movie he finds out there were consequences for his free lifestyle and because of his ability.
There are many people who would love to jump out of the life they are in and find a new life. Some Westerners think, “I will move to Japan to find the peace that the Japanese have.” But I have come to see even Japanese want to jump out of this life. They do this by leaving Japan, by wearing strange clothes and having strange hair styles. They want to break away from the life they have known, they don’t want to conform. Some even try jumping out of life through suicide. So tragic.
Rejoice, O young man, in your youth, And let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth; Walk in the ways of your heart, And in the sight of your eyes; But know that for all these God will bring you into judgment. Therefore remove sorrow from your heart, And put away evil from your flesh, For childhood and youth are vanity. Remember now your Creator in the days of your youth, Before the difficult days come, And the years draw near when you say,
If you could jump to another place – my question is, would it bring you lasting happiness? Or only more emptiness? Would it bring honor to the God who made you? There is a God who made you and one day you will have to give an account for how you have lived your life.
Verse 10 “Remove sorrow from your heart, and put away evil from your flesh.” How do I do that? “I keep doing wrong. I keep making mistakes.” The God, who created you, loves you so much that he sent His son, Jesus to jumped through time to take away our sorrow and the judgement for our evil. One day when I stand before God, I know I won’t have to fear judgement for my life, because I have confidence that Jesus has taken all my sin, shame and selfishness. Do you know this too?
Matt 11:28 Jesus once said, “Come to me all who labor and are heavy laden and I will give you rest.” What he is saying is, “If you want to jump out of this life; come to me and I will take your struggles and give you rest.” Jesus can give you life.
