Fear of the Walking Dead

  

As I wipe the sleep from my eyes and consider the thoughts that flood my mind, there is a held position, “Fear of the walking dead”. A very successful TV series; a gruesome play on those who die and yet revive as zombies with a hunger for human flesh who cannot be easily killed. The only way to terminate a zombie is through a head wound. Stop the brain from working. I have so many flashes about the undertones this demonstration hides in plain sight.

It is a story about a virus that captivates the planet, (sound familiar?) and the fear it strikes on all who seek to live a normal life under extreme circumstances…

Satan has at every opportunity tricked people into believing lies as if they were gospel. I think that is one of his strongest weapons, did he not deceive Eve in the beginning? And he continues to beguile the masses on so many levels, after all, he is the father of lies. “You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father's desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar and the father of lies.” (John 8:44)

Fear is something we all experience, sadly we place all our energy on the wrong emphasis. We fear house break-ins, viruses and even death as the worst possible outcome. However, death is only the beginning of eternity. But how much thought goes into eternity? This is where we must learn to place most of our energy, yes! Live for today thinking of eternity and how that will play out. It is no use quoting ridiculous quotes like “that’s why we must live our lives to the fullest”. Really! And then what? The Lake of Fire for eternity? One of the toughest lessons we need to learn is how to apply our minds to sound doctrine, on the one hand, we have Satan leading the masses down the rabbit hole as he toys with innuendo and the like laughing at the simplicity of mankind’s weaknesses. Sin is the overarching snare of all flesh, and you may want to believe you are not as bad as the rest, yet you still succumb to its power when you are not walking in the Spirit. This has become a phenomenal reality for me, the power sin has over our lifestyles and the confusion it throws into our rational. It gets us to evaluate error as if it is truth according to the standards of God. We accuse others whilst excusing ourselves. If we find ourselves doing this it is an immediate indicator that we are walking in the flesh. We have been taken captive by the power of sin, don’t complicate it. See it and seek out the grace of God to align our rudders. How do we do that? Firstly we acknowledge we need help, then we cry out to Jesus and examine the Word of God for direction. “But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.” (Galatians 5:16) – The context of Paul's train of thought leading into this verse is that we must not backbite, but rather love each other. Now love does not mean we excuse our sins as license, that is a lie and a trap set to confuse. “The liberty Christ freed us from is not licentious liberty: Though Christ has freed us from the curse of the law, yet he has not freed us from the obligation to it: the gospel is the doctrine according to godliness (1 Tim 6:3).” (Matthew Henry) – Simply the law shows us where we have failed and what areas we need to work on and find grace to overcome. To take counsel from the “walking dead” (those who refuse to bend the knee to our glorious Saviour) is simply a trap with no exception. And remember it's your mind they are after. It is obvious how even churches that once held to this principle are now buckling to the voices of the world and allowing error to have supremacy. The most obvious indicator of all is same-sex marriage. Scientific influence mingled with creation and global warming over God's judgement. And the deeper we dig the more we unpack.      

Life is filled with so many distractions; although we partly know how to walk in the Spirit and understand that this is what keeps our eyes fixed on the ultimate goal; to be like Jesus… there will always be something that looks to justifiably distract. Psychologists looking to uncover past sins as our problem. But like most half-truths, it only gives us enough truth to embellish lies as a way of life. A cleverly design trap from the underworld. No doubt one of the reasons the Lord Jesus felt it necessary to halt any doubt around mystical theology, “Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” John 14:6   

Signing off 

Tyrone