While each Halo game has a small amount of exploration in it, the central storyline remains a linear experience… if we want to make progress, we have to take on the missions and perform the actions that Master Chief has been assigned to do. We can choose to walk or pilot a vehicle, we can decide to pick up a shotgun instead of a battle rifle, but at the end of the day we are still following the predetermined path that John 117 was designed for. It may seem limiting that we don’t get to choose his dialogue options or even have much say in how he saves the universe, but that is kind of the point… this isn’t our story, it’s HIS. The fate of the universe is at stake, so the game doesn’t give us an option to do things our own way… the only question it allows us to answer is “What would the Master Chief do”?

The choice to accept the gift of Christ’s grace and follow Him places our feet on a path that is no longer about pursuing our own will, desires, or preferences… if we want to see His will done on this planet and experience the fullness of His blessings in our lives, we have to do it His way and live our lives on His terms. While it may feel reductive or simplistic to ask “What would Jesus do?” before each word we say or action we take, those are the guidelines for today’s missions… because there’s only one way to save the world.

I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me. Galatians 2:20

Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me. I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing. John 15:4-5

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