THE LIVING LORD OR THE WALKING DEAD

On Easter Evening the two top watched television shows were the Bible: Story of Jesus through His resurrection and The Walking Dead, a show about zombies. Each had over twelve million viewers. (Some reports had the Bible with a far greater rating than The Walking Dead.) The choice each has was as vividly revealed by those two programs that vied for top spot as it is stated in the Bible—Life and death. People chose which of those two shows they would watch. Some chose to watch the Resurrection; others chose to watch Zombies, death. One was about light, the other about darkness. There were other programs one could have chosen to watch that night. But, in the spiritual reality of existence, there are only these two choices, Life and Death. God said, “I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live:” (Deu 30:19). The choice is easily defined: Life and Death. The outcome of each is inevitable: Blessing and Cursing. God’s desire for each is evident: Chose life. That is what God wants for all—Life. For all who chose it, He provides it. One can yet hear the grieving disappointment in His words, “And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life.” (Joh 5:40). Implied is that they could come if they so chose. The decision Sunday night could not have been any starker. A Living Lord or the Walking Dead. I choose the Living Lord.