I used to think they were joking.
After all, what is a zombie?
The dictionary says it is "the body of a dead person given the semblance of life, but mute and will-less, by a supernatural force, usually for some evil purpose."
Colloquial observation tells me that a zombie is a mindless, soulless, automaton. Neither reason nor sentiment affects it. Kill one if you can, because nothing else will stop it.
Don't think you've run up against a zombie lately?
You have.
Every time we see someone intentionally follow a course they know is wrong or destructive.
Every time someone refuses responsibility they know is rightfully theirs.
Every time someone denies obvious truth or reason.
Every time someone does wrong because someone else has.
Take a close look at their blank stare. You've seen it before, and often.
And what's worse, we've been warned:
They refused to pay attention; stubbornly they turned their backs and stopped up their ears.--Zechariah 7:11
They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.--2Timothy 4:4
Make the heart of this people calloused; make their ears dull and close their eyes.--Isaiah 6:10
To whom can I speak and give warning? Who will listen to me? Their ears and closed so they cannot hear.--Jeremiah 6:10
People who function without thought, without reflection, without reason--they are the zombies. They probably won't groan or wear that telltale blood on their shirt, but they are zombies nonetheless.
And, in their own way, they are just as dangerous.
I have seen this. In group form. And you don't want to know where. A mob mentality makes zombies for sure, and yes, that indeed is dangerous.
ReplyDeleteThis is certainly something for me to be aware of in my own life... Having been mercifully plucked from a cult when I was young, I'm very careful to prayerfully search the scriptures and not blindly accept what I hear just because it may sound 'right' or pleasing. Thank you for this post.
ReplyDeleteBlessings to you!