Wednesday, March 10, 2004
Eph 2:8 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith-and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God- 9 not by works, so that no one can boast.
As Good as It Gets is a movie about three radically different types of people. One is a obsessive compulsive, an artist type and a waitress who is a single mom. Melvin Udall (who happens to be Jack NicholsonJ) is a offensive guy to almost everyone he meets.
He is fond of the waitress, Carol (Helen Hunt). She winds up going to a nice resturant with him during a trip. She is not used to being waited upon (quite the opposite) but while everyone is dressed up in the place, she has on a plain dress.
Melvin really blows it. He says "They make me buy a new outfit and let you in wearing a house dress." Carol gets angry and tells him "Pay me a compliment, Melvin. I need one now."
He tries to think of something to make up for blowing it and says "I've got a great compliment". What he says next, I simply love. After shooting himself in the foot, he looks into her eyes and says "Carol, you make me want to be a better man."
Carol is the grace of God to Melvin. Grace does amazing things for him. Grace does amazing things for us as well. I don't deserve it but I am grateful. Jesus, through grace, makes me want to be a better man.
Eph 3: 8-9 Although I am less than the least of all God's people, this grace was given me: to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ, and to make plain to everyone the administration of this mystery, which for ages past was kept hidden in God, who created all things
As Good as It Gets is a movie about three radically different types of people. One is a obsessive compulsive, an artist type and a waitress who is a single mom. Melvin Udall (who happens to be Jack NicholsonJ) is a offensive guy to almost everyone he meets.
He is fond of the waitress, Carol (Helen Hunt). She winds up going to a nice resturant with him during a trip. She is not used to being waited upon (quite the opposite) but while everyone is dressed up in the place, she has on a plain dress.
Melvin really blows it. He says "They make me buy a new outfit and let you in wearing a house dress." Carol gets angry and tells him "Pay me a compliment, Melvin. I need one now."
He tries to think of something to make up for blowing it and says "I've got a great compliment". What he says next, I simply love. After shooting himself in the foot, he looks into her eyes and says "Carol, you make me want to be a better man."
Carol is the grace of God to Melvin. Grace does amazing things for him. Grace does amazing things for us as well. I don't deserve it but I am grateful. Jesus, through grace, makes me want to be a better man.
Eph 3: 8-9 Although I am less than the least of all God's people, this grace was given me: to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ, and to make plain to everyone the administration of this mystery, which for ages past was kept hidden in God, who created all things
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