Becoming the Walking Dead: Beyond Fear
Only I, Daniel, saw the vision; the men with me did not see it, but a great terror fell upon them, and they ran and hid themselves (Daniel 10:7).
Imagine Daniel in one encounter with an angel, had so much fear that he lost strength and could not even stand. He lost strength and was only restored by that same angel's touch. I have heard ministers say, "If you're afraid in a vision, most probably it may not be a godly encounter," and their teachings say, "God's presence never produces fear." But I have realized that man is overwhelmed by fear whenever they have a supernatural encounter unless they have become more aware of that dimension. Over the past years, I have interacted with other people who had encounters. Most of the time, they would say it was a scary experience, and because of their fear, they were not able to push forward and hear properly the message they were given.
Though supernatural experiences can produce fear, that fear can also be a disadvantage because it can cause one to miss God's voice. Why is this dimension so scary even when men are so curious about it? I once prayed for a minister whose cry was to experience the supernatural. When they did finally encounter angelic beings, they were so afraid that they refused to continue in the vision. Though this dimension seems scary and can induce fear if not experienced, that's the most beautiful place anyone can ever go and see.
Man can live his whole life surrounded by this majestic dimension of the supernatural and not see it. Yet, upon death, he immediately sees this place. The death of the flesh opens one's spiritual eyes to see in this place. Which makes me believe those that experience the supernatural are the walking dead? I once preached a message titled "The Walking Dead" and preached, saying there is a level of God you will never experience if you are still alive to the world.
The walking dead do not have any fears. Supernatural experiences are normal to them. These people have died to the world and its passions, and because of this, they have become more alive spiritually. The key to walking in the supernatural is to become the walking dead.
The question is: how does one die and become the walking dead?
Romans 6:8 says, "Now if we be dead with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with him." When we accepted Jesus as Lord over our lives and became Christians, we also died with him. And though we died with him, some can continue to live because they will not put to death their flesh. It is a personal decision to deal with the flesh and its lustful tendencies. Fear and all those other emotions are characteristics of the flesh, and as a believer, you're called to live beyond fear and the lust of the flesh.
If we don't die, the spiritual remains a mystery. I choose to be the walking dead. Will you be among the walking dead and begin to live a life beyond the flesh? A life where the supernatural becomes natural and visions common.
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