Dead Men Walking Merilee Ottoson
Who are
they? I am referring to those who are going through life without Christ.
Scripture tells us that we are dead in our sin. You and I are dead
men walking until the day we decide to repent of our sins and receive
the sin payment that Christ provided for us. “And you were dead in your trespasses
and sins, in which you formerly walked according to the course of this world,
according to the prince of the power of the air, of the spirit that is now
working in the sons of disobedience.” Ephesians 2: 1-2
From the
moment of our conception, a spirit was breathed into us by Almighty God. This
spirit, given by God is meant to have fellowship with Him. However, we are also
born with a sin nature and a free will which allow us to make our own choices. Consequently,
we start walking on our own path and seek our own ways. At what point do we
begin to see that our pursuits are dead ends??? We begin to see ourselves and the
reality of our sin when we hear the Word of God spoken or when we ourselves
read it. “So faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of Christ.” Romans 10:17
We make
decisions every day. Big and small, important or not important. However, our
most important decision---to follow Christ---should not be thought of as
optional. The decision to receive Christ’s death as our divine substitute
should not be left until last minute. “The wages of sin is death but the free
gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Romans 5:8
Erwin Lutzer, pastor and author has said, “Without Christ, you
are only managing the darkness.”
For those of
us who have already decided to follow Christ, we are walking in the Light. “God,
Who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead
in our transgressions..”Ephesians
2:5 So now, we are saved to be a reflection of His
Life and Light!
“I was a dead man walking
until I was a man walking with You….”
Jeremy Camp
