Vampire Movies! Can We Learn Something From Them?

Have you ever noticed in the story line how vampires can not handle the daylight? They have to sleep in the coffin during that time. A lot of the things they have to do can be compared in an analogy to God and the devil (Satan).
Think about this. A vampire starts to die in the daylight. They always show the drama when the light hits them. It is the same way with the devil (Satan). He cannot exist in the 'light' for he is darkness and evil. Of course 'light' means something different for the devil. So just what is the 'light' for the devil? The 'Word of God'!!

John 1:1,4,5 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 4. In Him was life; and the life was the 'light' of man. 5. And the 'light' shineth in the darkness; and the darkness apprehended (Latin- "take hold of, seized") it not.

In the movie, during the day 'light', we were safe from vampires but at night or in the 'darkness' we weren't. So if we think of the vampire being the devil or 'darkness' and the day 'light' is 'the Word' then it only makes sense to stay in 'the Word' (the light) to keep the devil (vampire) from seizing us.

For those who don't know what 'the Word' is, it is "God's Word", the "Bible". How do we stay in the 'Word'? Read it, do it, know it in your heart (write it on the tablet of your heart). Then the devil cannot apprehend you!

Vampires have to drink blood to stay alive, any body's blood. Satan sucks the life right out of you! It only took one time of Jesus' blood shed for everybody's atonement; past, present, future, for those who believed in Him.

The coffin in the vampire story, I would say represents death. The vampire (Satan) is dead. The 'Word' is life as it says in John 1:4 "In Him was life, and the life was the light of men." Satan is spiritually dead and since the 'Word' is 'life', then the 'Word' overcomes death. Hm...another reason to stay in the Word!

The stake in the heart. Well, that could represent the 'spiritual sword'. Hebrews 4:12 says 'For the Word of God is living and active, sharper than any double-edged sword, piercing until it divides soul and spirit, joints and morrow, as it judges the thoughts and purposes of the heart. This says the 'Word' is a 'spiritual sword',(a double edged sword). The Word is!

So... when we fling (say) the 'Word' towards the devil (Satan), we are battling, we have an offensive weapon towards Satan! Take note. I said offensive, not defensive weapon!


Oh yeah! And in the movie when they raise up the cross towards the vampire(Satan)? I think they are saying "MY GOD IS BIGGER THAN YOU! Ha!


Note: I have noticed there has been some advertising on becoming a vampire with this post.These are done by keywords and I have no way that I know of to stop this so I apologize ahead of time for this promotion.

Debate Is Closed!

When you know God's Word, the debate (argument) is CLOSED!

The devil can tell you something but if you know the Word, you can go, "Wait a minute, but it says this in 'God's Word'(the Bible), so that can't be true because it's not agreeing with 'God's Word' and His Word is the truth! And by the devil I mean in your mind or another person. One thing I have to remember is the devil is going to find somebody to be the carrier of dissension and hate and of lies. I have to pray that it won't be me!

2 Corinthians 10:5 refute arguments and theories and reasoning's and every proud and lofty thing that sets itself up against the true knowledge of God; and lead every thought and purpose away captive into the obedience of Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed One).

John 8:44 "You belong to your Father, the devil. He was a murderer from the beginning and has never stood by the truth, since there is no truth in him. Whenever he tells a lie, he speaks in character,for he is a liar and the father of lies."

When you do this, you are refuting arguments and theories against the truth! You are proving others' arguments and theories to be false because you are comparing them with the truth. Basically, you are comparing a theory (which is someones' speculation). You are comparing it with the truth,the Bible,God's Word.

refute is- to prove to be false.

theory- speculation; general idea; a notion.

argument is- a reason offered in proof for or against a thing.

Now if you don't know for sure about something, you look it up in the Bible and ask God to show you. And eventually, after you do this several times you know what God's thoughts are on the matter. This is why in His Word He asks you to know His Word and have it in your heart. You are not always going to have 'the physical presence' of the Word (the Bible) on you so when something comes up like a new theory being thrown at you or someone reasons to you why you should or should not do something, you can compare it with what the 'Holy Spirit' has laid on your heart. Believe it or not, the 'Holy Spirit' helps you remember things (the truth) when you need to remember it.People in the Bible days didn't have a 'book' to refer to. They had to learn and remember (put it on their hearts) then they were able to put it into action when the time came.

Because when you know God's Word, the debate (argument) is CLOSED!

Take the Shortcut Through Life. Read the Bible!

Think about this. Would you like to drive across a bridge that was not designed or built by an engineer? Would you like for an engineer to build a bridge by trial and error? Oops! That bridge didn't hold that car's weight. Hum... What'd I do wrong? Let's try it this way. Well, it held the car but that big old semi was a goner as soon as it hit the bridge. Oh well, too bad for that guy! What? You mean I need guardrails to keep them cars from going off? Sounds like a very scary way to do things, an uneducated, half-baked engineer. One...that maybe didn't go to school to be an engineer, or possibly didn't finish? Or maybe just didn't study hard and barely got through with passing grades? At best his building the bridge would be a hit and miss situation and could get dangerous.

Well, that is the way it is with our life. We need a book, a manual to follow so that we're not just hitting and missing and when we follow it's directions we can steer out of dangerous situations. And we need to know it well enough to know what to do if we are in a dangerous situation, or to avoid one, or to succeed in life.

Sound like a book you'd like to read or a course you'd like to take? Lucky for you the book right now is easily available but hurry and get it because the way this country is going it might not be in the future! The Book is called the Holy Bible and the course can be taken through the school of the Holy Spirit! I encourage you to commit this book to your memory (write it on your heart) for the words in it are vastly disappearing across our nation and pray above all else that this 'book' be highly esteemed and keep it's place of authority in our nation! In our Lord Jesus' Name I pray this. Amen.

Tell Me the Truth and Give Me No Lies!

When you learn verses, don't just learn them to be able to say I can say these and then you never say them. God's Word is power! Imagine them (His Words) being like bullets towards the enemy.

Bullets of truth brings down the devils lies!

For instance, you have a problem with anger. If you've learned God's Word on this, you can say out loud things like Psalm 37:8 or Proverbs 16:23 that says,A wise man guides his mouth, and his lips promote instruction. At first your 'feelings' might get in the way and you 'feel' like this is stupid or it won't work,etc. But that is the devil lying to you so that you won't speak it. He knows they contain power.
God's Word is truth. John 8:31,32.
God's Word does not come back void (empty). Isaiah 55:11
The Lord watches over His Word to perform it. Jeremiah 1:12
The Word of God is a spiritual sword. Hebrews 4:12
Meaning the Word of God is a weapon, so that's why I used the example of bullets.
Let's say you have a problem to forgive someone, you trust in God and repeat "I do not hate or walk in unforgiveness," which is taken from 1 John 2:11 and Eph. 4:32 or another verse that you are led to repeat.
Fear is a big one and one of the first one's I started repeating. 2 Tim. 1:7 "For God hath not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind."

Realize that the battle is in your mind and use the power of God's Words to fight that battle. We have many weapons to fight this battle of good and evil and the 'Word of God' is one of them.

You can also 'shoot bullets' of evil if you are not careful by being hateful, resentful, or judgemental towards people. Talking about them in a negative way has you working for the devil and not God.

Being able to recite Bible scriptures is great and a good start, but you also need to write it on the tablet of your heart(know it down deep in your spirit) so that you can shoot those "bullets" (as I call them),back at the devil and his lies!

Let God Be Your Stronghold (Strong Hold)!

Psalm 27:1 ..."the Lord is the stronghold of my life, of whom shall I be afraid."

strong= firm; solid; steadfast; powerful

hold= (verb)to believe; (noun) binding power and influence; prison

prison= any place of confinement or restraint.
Let God be your firm, solid, steadfast, powerful belief.

Let God have a firm, solid, steadfast, binding power and influence in your life.

Did you know that you could be in prison in your mind? A prison is any place of confinement and restraint. We can be confined and restrained (in prison) with our thought life. But we can choose what we put in our mind.

As I write this, the thoughts in my mind are being restrained. They are being confined to the needs of the day ahead of me. Then I cast those thoughts down (throw them out) and ask the Lord to be the stronghold in my life. In short, to be the 'solid binding power and influence' in my life, my heart opens up to His Way, His Word, His direction. This is just a small example of how the thoughts in your mind can be a prison. You can choose to open those doors.
In an actual prison, you have a key, and a person to put the key in the lock to unlock the door to get out. Guess what? Jesus is the person who has the key to unlock the door. When you make Him your 'solid, binding power and influence' (your stronghold) in your life, then He frees you from all of the solid, binding power and influence (strongholds)that the devil tries to put on you! Pretty cool,huh?

Having Trouble Sleeping?

Is it 2 o'clock in the morning and you're still trying to get to sleep? Say two or three of these verses and call God in morning!

Psalm 3:5 "I lie down and sleep and I wake again, because the Lord sustains me".

Psalm 4:8 "I will lie down and sleep in peace, for you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety".

Psalm 127:2 "It is vain for you to rise up early, to take rest late, to eat the bread of anxious toil, for He give blessings to His beloved in sleep.

Remember, GOD LOVES YOU!

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Refuge. When We Look For Refuge Where Do We Find It?

What is refuge anyway? My husband gave me a verse that started me thinking.

Proverbs 22:3 "A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge, but the simple keep going and suffer for it".

First of all, prudent means= cautious, careful, judicious (which means wise).
danger means exposure to injury or evil
refuge means shelter;asylum (which is a sanctuary); a place of safety.
simple means simple-minded (mentally weak).
suffers means undergoes pain, punishment; sustains a loss.

A cautious, careful, wise person sees exposure to injury or evil and takes shelter (a place of safety). A mentally weak person keeps going his way, undergoes pain, punishment, sustains a loss.

All of Psalm 91 talks about God being our refuge in the NIV version of the Bible.
Psalm 27:1 "The Lord is my light and my salvation, of whom shall I fear? The Lord is the refuge and stronghold of my life, of who shall I be afraid?
Nahum 1:7 "Jehovah is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and He knoweth them that take refuge in Him."
Psalm 46:1 God is our refuge and strength,a very present help in trouble.
Deuteronomy 33:27 "The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms. He will drive out your enemy before you,saying,'Destroy him!'.
Proverbs 14:26 "In the fear of the Lord is strong confidence,and His children shall have a place of refuge."
Hebrews 6:18 "that by two immutable things,in which it is impossible for God to lie, we may have a strong encouragement, who have fled for refuge to lay hold of the hope set before us."

I have come up with several verses pertaining to 'God' as being our 'refuge'. I know there is more, if you come up with one I don't have, please put it in comments below.

I think what God is trying to tell us here is "When we see evil (in our lives, in this world, in our government, etc. ), to take refuge in Him. He is our shelter, our sanctuary, our place of safety. If we are mentally weak (simple-minded) and follow 'go' our own way, we will sustain a loss, the pain of bad judgement and possibly punishment!

This does not mean that we should not stand up to evil. God tells us to put on our armor in Ephesians 6 and also to be good citizens in 1 Peter 2:13-17.
Just that we have a place to go when we are exposed to it, when it is all around us. Remember this, when life is closing in all around you and you feel you are trapped in a world of evil.....The Lord is my refuge and high tower when I am oppressed, a refuge and stronghold in time of trouble.Psalm 9:9.