Most recently, the new show "The Walking Dead" -- based on a comic book series -- is a story of an apocalyptic event where zombies suddenly take over the United States. As usual, that means mindless, flesh-eating, back-from-the-dead creatures who must be shot or beaten in the head to be stopped.
So what in the world does that have to do with this blog?
Well, as I was watching the premiere episode of this new show, it occurred to me the spiritual parallels that can be drawn from the world of zombies -- and I'm not just talking about zombies being rooted in voodoo.
In "The Walking Dead" the show's central character, a sheriff's deputy, is injured in a shootout on the job and enters the hospital in a coma. When he awakes, it's zombie apocalypse. He is searching for his family and friends, anyone still living and breathing.
It kind of reminded me of a Noah or an Abraham in the Old Testament, people who suddenly found themselves surrounded by bushels of sinners and non-believers.
And that's what really stood out -- sin. Sin makes us all the walking dead. It makes us selfish, mindless of anyone but ourselves. And sin craves the taste of human flesh -- kind of like 1 John 2:16:
"For everything in the world — the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life — comes not from the Father but from the world."
And if sin even takes one little bite out of us, it can destroy us -- just as one bite from a zombie infects the previously uninfected.
However, the spiritual cure is less dire than a bullet to the brain. Instead we must fill our mind, yea, even our heart with the Word of God -- after all, it is sharper than a two-edged sword as Hebrews 4:12 says:
"For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart."
So take heed of the zombies that surround you and the zombie-like infection sin can bring, and give it a beating with the Bible.
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