SENSE AND SENSIBILITY Devotion
Note: In light of the recent release of PRIDE AND PREJUDICE, I offer you this devotional based on the 1995 movie SENSE AND SENSIBILITY.
Sense and sensibility (1995)
Surely I have a delightful inheritance. (Psalm 16:6)
Sensible Elinor Dashwood (Emma Thompson) and passionate Marianne Dashwood (Kate Winslet) live in opulent comfort with their mother and father. When Mr. Dashwood dies, however, all his fortunes pass to his eldest son from a previous marriage. In Sense and Sensibility Elinor, Marianne and their mother are left with almost nothing and are forced to rent a small cottage in the country. Further embarrassment heaps upon Elinor and Marianne when their promising romances take a turn for the worse. But their faith and good character, coupled with the goodness of true friends, wins out in the end. The sister discover an inheritance far greater than money can buy: true love to exemplary suitors Edward Ferrars (Hugh Grant) and Colonel Brandon (Alan Rickman).
God’s word says, “Hope deferred makes the heart sick.� (Proverbs 13:12). If an unexpected inheritance falls through or another tragedy visits us, it’s hard to believe that there is someone watching out for us with a grand inheritance in hand. God has an inheritance of everlasting peace and fellowship with him. We acquire this at salvation, when we are adopted into His family. And God has no half-daughters or stepsons. We are all his rightful children with access to his riches.
We cannot earn this divine inheritance. It is not a wage, lest the workers boast of their exploits. It is a free gift given from our Father to his offspring. It is a reward for submission and respect. Those who don’t know the Father do no share in this inheritance. The inheritance is for those who recognize that all good gifts are from God and God alone.
Prayer idea: Thank God for counting you as one of His children, eligible for his inheritance.
Sense and sensibility (1995)
Surely I have a delightful inheritance. (Psalm 16:6)
Sensible Elinor Dashwood (Emma Thompson) and passionate Marianne Dashwood (Kate Winslet) live in opulent comfort with their mother and father. When Mr. Dashwood dies, however, all his fortunes pass to his eldest son from a previous marriage. In Sense and Sensibility Elinor, Marianne and their mother are left with almost nothing and are forced to rent a small cottage in the country. Further embarrassment heaps upon Elinor and Marianne when their promising romances take a turn for the worse. But their faith and good character, coupled with the goodness of true friends, wins out in the end. The sister discover an inheritance far greater than money can buy: true love to exemplary suitors Edward Ferrars (Hugh Grant) and Colonel Brandon (Alan Rickman).
God’s word says, “Hope deferred makes the heart sick.� (Proverbs 13:12). If an unexpected inheritance falls through or another tragedy visits us, it’s hard to believe that there is someone watching out for us with a grand inheritance in hand. God has an inheritance of everlasting peace and fellowship with him. We acquire this at salvation, when we are adopted into His family. And God has no half-daughters or stepsons. We are all his rightful children with access to his riches.
We cannot earn this divine inheritance. It is not a wage, lest the workers boast of their exploits. It is a free gift given from our Father to his offspring. It is a reward for submission and respect. Those who don’t know the Father do no share in this inheritance. The inheritance is for those who recognize that all good gifts are from God and God alone.
Prayer idea: Thank God for counting you as one of His children, eligible for his inheritance.
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