We have come a classic movie today. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.
The mysterious Willy Wonka has made a contest to let five contestants, and one guest each, enter is highly private Chocolate Factory. Charlie is amongst on the of the winners. He is excited, but is asked by a rival candy maker to bring him on of Wonka's everlasting gobstoppers, and he will pay Charlie handsomely in exchange. Charlie is face with a choice of money or honesty.
Now I know there are some out there who hate this movie. It might have been scary when you watched when you were youngers. I enjoy this movie every time I watch it.
However, having to watch it in the context of Obedience, I was caught off guard. This is the first time that a character had to choose between two voices. The rival candy make could give Charlie enough money to set him up for life, but in order to get what the rival wanted he had to listen to all of the rules that Willy put out. Charlie listened to all of them, but broke one rule that cost him what he thought the prize was. When Charlie realized he messed up, he gives Willy Wonka back the gobstopper because he knows that giving it to the rival would have been wrong.
He ends up giving Willy what he thinks to going to give riches, and get so much more in return.
It's funny that God works the same way. We think that we have to have control over our lives in order to be the best we can be. In reality to die is to gain. If we die to ourselves then we gain so much more in return.
