Toy Story

Amazingly, Toy Story deals with self-righteous, indwelling sin. Buzz is so caught up in his self-perceived hero status that he cannot see the reality of who he is. He won't even listen to his friend, Woody, who tries several times to bring him to reality. His only hope of facing up to the reality of his identity is to hear it from the source - his God, which is the toy company which made him. And he does - through a commercial about him, or at least, his toy. The commercial from his maker tells him who he is, and in an attempt to prove it wrong - tempting his maker - he jumps off a balcony attempting to fly. He falls and breaks, just like man who falls and breaks because of sin. Now he can arise as a crouching human to face what he really is, what he in reality can do - falling with style, and use it for good.

It is the same for us. We must come to the end of ourselves, as we view the law and who we really are - sinners before an angry God. Then, we can face the reality of God's grace and His ability to lift us up from the mire. And we can then effectively use the gifts God gives for good.