My brother knows that I have penchant for getting random movies that aren’t worth any couch time. Two weeks ago before leaving for Baguio for our block outing, I got myself some movies which I plan to watch during the Christmas break. So far, I’m doing good: Butterfly Upon a Wheel (Brosnan and Butler) was more than the “kid-gets-kidnapped-then-gets-saved” movie keeping me guessing at every turn and The Brothers Solomon is so full of mindless humor which I so love to keep myself distracted with after a grueling law-school midterm.

The third movie which I just finished is a children’s holiday flick co-produced by Queen Latifah, A Perfect Holiday. What started this blog post, however, was the last few seconds of the film where the “enemy” of Latifah’s angel character admitted his utter defeat and frustration when he shouted to heaven, “why can’t I win just once?”

And you, being dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He has made alive together with Him, having forgiven you all trespasses, having wiped out the handwriting of requirements that was against us, which was contrary to us. And He has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross. Having disarmed principalities and powers, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them in it.
(Col 2:13-15)

He stripped all the spiritual tyrants in the universe of their sham authority at the Cross and marched them naked through the streets.
(Col 2:15 The Message version)

God is so amazing. He is indeed worthy of our everything.