In the movie Dunkirk, (slight spoilers ahead) there was a pilot that was fighting the Germans in the air while they tried to evacuate the beach. While he was doing this, his fuel gauge was broken and he did not know how much time he had left in the air. The pilot continued in his mission to protect his countrymen despite this. he then reached the beach at Dunkirk and ran out of fuel. His once loud plane was silently gliding through the air. He had enough altitude that he was able to turn his plan around and attack one last German dive bomber. He then landed on the beach where he was captured. This man risked his life and lost his freedom for these men who he probably never met, never saw, or never spoke to. If he was willing to go this far in his pursuit of safety for their lives, how far will we go in our pursuit for people’s eternal lives?
We have the great responsibility to save the world, but yet what are we doing to save those that we can? Jesus died to give us life; the apostles counted it joy and a blessing to suffer for the cause of Christ; and Paul took beatings, was shipwrecked, and was stoned so that the church could continue to grow. One specific instance of Paul’s sacrifice was when he was leaving Philippi in Acts 16. Paul was arrested and was beaten before he could leave the city, but after he was beaten he showed the men he was a Roman citizen and should not have been beaten. That act of selflessness actually was to protect the people in Philippi.
The question then turns to us as modern-day Christians. How far are you willing to go? Are you willing to talk to someone that does not fit your typical mold? Are you willing to go to a foreign land where there is no one else fighting the good fight? Are you willing to put your safety and life on the line so that the cause of Christ could be furthered?
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