The Doctor and Rose end up on a space base on a planet that
should not exist: a planet that is orbiting around a black hole. The crew of
the base, out of pure human curiosity, came to the planet in order to discover
how that planet could possibly stay in orbit and possibly harness that power. Things
start to unravel in the space base as a being that seems to be the devil
incarnate, the being from which the legend of the devil emanated from, begins
to terrorize the Doctor, Rose, and the crew. He begins speaking to them and
digging at their deepest fears. The crew and Rose start to panic at his taunts,
but of course it’s the Doctor who brings everyone back to their senses with a
speech:
“That thing is playing on very basic fears: darkness,
childhood nightmares, and all that stuff … What makes his version of the truth
any better than mine? Hmm? Because I’ll tell you what I can see: Humans!
Brilliant humans! Humans who traveled all the way across space, flying in a
tiny little rocket right into the orbit of a black hole, just for the sake of
discovery! That’s amazing! Do you hear me? Amazing! All of you: the captain,
his officer, his elders, his juniors, his friends. All with one advantage: the
Beast is alone. We are not.”
Just like Satan would, he plays on the fears of every living
being. He uses our fears until we feel utterly alone. Those are the times that
I feel most vulnerable and weak. The adversary tells me that I’m alone, that I
have no friends, that I am not loved, or some other twisted tale. The adversary
loves to use half-truths. Yes, I may be alone at this moment. Yes, I may be
having a hard day. I may have had a bad day at work. I may have failed a test
(thank goodness I’m not in school right now).
But even if those things are true, what makes his version of
the truth any better than God’s? The truth, the better truth, is that God loves
me. God knows I am of infinite worth. God sent His Son to suffer for me because
He loves me. God is my Father. God wants me to be close to Him. God cares for
me. God will always do what is best for me.
I don’t know about you, but one of those stories sounds a
lot nicer and happier than the other. If I focus on the negativity of Satan,
darkness will fill my life, but if I will listen to the light of the Savior and
to the Spirit, He will bless me with truth, comfort, and love. I’ve seen this
in my life and I know it to be true. The Savior loves me and He will always be
there for me.
Satan is alone. He will always be alone. He will never have
a body, a family, or the experience of this mortal journey. He will never be
happy. On the other hand, I have a body, I have my friends, I have my family, I
have my agency, and I choose to be happy surrounded by those who love me.
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