The Piano MUST Go Up: A Veggietales Lesson!

Here's one of my all time favorite Veggietales shorts (besides the silly songs, because who doesn't like those)! It's called Going Up! from the movie Sumo of the Opera, and surprisingly I didn't even know this existed! It took me a few times to figure out the lesson in this silent film; I don't really find interest in those kinds of shorts, but I went along with it, and now I love it so much (especially the dramatic background music)! What I really got from this message is you shouldn't give up if you want to reach the ultimate goal. In the beginning, we see that Larry the Cucumber and his fellow co-workers (Jimmy Gourd and Mr. Lunt) are trying to pull up the piano to Madame Blueberry's house so that their boss, Mr. Nezzer, will see that they are good employees, and that they each deserve a spot in the front seat of his truck. However, as they are pulling it up all the way to the top of the steep steps, both Jimmy and Mr. Lunt are extremely exhausted and decide to give up because of the hot sun. While Jimmy and Mr. Lunt take an ice cream break (and a nap), Larry, still persistent with the end goal in mind, still decides that even with no help, "The piano MUST go up!" Eventually with all his strength, he got the piano all the way up to Madame's house! What a hero! So Larry accomplishes the goal to sit in the front with Mr. Nezzer, and as for Jimmy and Mr. Lunt, well.... let's just say they got what they deserved.

So as young Christians in today's world, how can we live out this video?

YES, it is hard to live out our christian faith in our world, but if we begin with the end goal in mind (as Larry did with hauling up the piano), we will be victorious in every aspect of our lives. What is this end goal? Simple. Eternal Life. If we want to achieve this goal of seeing our Father in heaven, we must do the work here on Earth first. There may even be obstacles like the the steep steps the veggies had to climb, or there may be distractions like the ice cream truck and sleeping to avoid the work (not saying sleep is bad for you), but we must do keep trying with all the strength and persistence that we know God gives us each and everyday. So, don't give up, my friends, for "The Piano MUST go up!" Life may be tough, but we serve a God that's even tougher! 


"I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus." --Philippians 3:14