While the Syphon Filter series may have lacked the gravitas of competing “spy” titles like Metal Gear Solid and Splinter Cell, the globe-trotting adventures of Gabriel Logan and his allies to rid the world of a dangerous bio-weapon was still a mission worth playing… until the series shifted the focus off of Gabe and onto his followers in Syphon Filter: The Omega Strain. Once the star of the show, he was now sidelined in his own series, kept around as a non-playable character to provide plot exposition while the game shifted its focus onto these newly created characters. What started out as a promising franchise lost the plot by failing to maintain focus on the main character, and despite trying to revive interest later with two PSP entries, the damage was already done and the franchise never recovered.

While the Lord certainly anoints and uses many people on His behalf to minister and teach His followers, we must be cautious not to place them on a pedestal and shift our focus off of Jesus, the main character of the story. Even the best human ministers may fall and disappoint us, and if we place our confidence in them our faith will be shattered in the process. Let’s keep Christ at the center of our attention, allowing Him to speak through His servants without replacing His presence in our lives with their messages. Every message should point us towards Him, because the story is His alone.

Now I say this, that each of you says, “I am of Paul,” or “I am of Apollos,” or “I am of Cephas,” or “I am of Christ.” Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul? 1 Corinthians 1:12-13

For there is one God and one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus. 1 Timothy 2:5

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