Yesterday marked the fortieth anniversary of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back. The sequel proved to be a definitive turning point in the saga, and it still holds up well today.
Debuting three years after the first Star Wars film, Empire helped give the series a level of depth and direction that would propel the Star Wars saga to unprecedented heights.
And while the greatest plot twist in cinematic history (you’re free to disagree if you feel like being wrong) is perhaps the movie’s most iconic moment, Empire is filled with dialogue and sequences that remain both thought-provoking and entertaining. In rewatching the film yesterday, what stuck out the most to me was a specific interaction between Yoda and Luke during the latter’s training.
After Luke’s ship sinks to the depths of the swamp and the fledgling Jedi proves unable to haul it back to the surface, he walks away sullen and distraught. Yoda then brings the ship back up with ease to Luke’s amazement.
Afterward, the young man turns to the tiny, green Jedi master and says simply, “I don’t believe it!” to which Yoda responds, “That is why you fail.”
A familiar faith lesson
That interaction is reminiscent of Peter when he encountered Jesus walking on the water (Matthew 14:22–33). Any confidence Peter had in his ability to fulfill Christ’s instruction quickly vanished when his own doubts and insecurities became the primary determinate of his perspective.
He took his eyes off of Jesus and quickly sank amidst the seemingly impossible task he’d been given. And when they got back to the boat, Jesus simply asked “You of little faith, why did you doubt?”
How many times has that exchange happened in your walk with the Lord?
Perhaps the words were different, but, more times than…
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