Mystic Reality
Two men are seated across from each other in a dark room. Outside, a thunderstorm rages in the night, shaking the old house to its foundations. flashes of lightning are dimmed by heavy curtains, which have been drawn because it is a secret meeting. This is the first time these men have ever met, though they have been searching for each other most of their lives. Not a moment too soon, their destinies have crossed. One of them, a tall black man all dressed in black, carries the aura of a spiritual master. The younger man, trying his best to conceal the fact that he is frightened and uncertain, might become his disciple. It all depends on a decision. And those of us who have seen the movie knows what is soon to take place. Will he chose the blue pill - and the story ends, or does he chose the red pill and stays in Wonderland and Morpheus shows him how deep the rabbit hole goes.
Lucy steps through the wardrobe; Aladdin rubs the lamp; Elisha prays that the eyes of his servant would be opened; Peter, James, and John follow Jesus up to the Mount of Transfiguration. They all suddenly discover that there is far more going on here then meets the eye. The movie The Matrix is a parable, a metaphor - and though a dark story, it is closer to reality and to your life than you probably have been led to believe. The question Morpheus asks of Neo is a question the Scriptures ask each of us: Do you want to see?
So do you really want to see; do you want to know what you are all about; do you really want to have your eyes opened to the rest of the story in your life? If you do, pick up a copy of John Eldredge's book Waking the Dead, and you are going to find out that there is more going on here than we imagined. Having read the book, I can tell you that you are going to find out that you are not in Kansas anymore.
I am sure most of us have seen the movie, "The Matrix" at least a couple of times. I am talking about the first movie, not the sequels. What I would like to share with you is this. "Things are not as they seem."
Two men are seated across from each other in a dark room. Outside, a thunderstorm rages in the night, shaking the old house to its foundations. flashes of lightning are dimmed by heavy curtains, which have been drawn because it is a secret meeting. This is the first time these men have ever met, though they have been searching for each other most of their lives. Not a moment too soon, their destinies have crossed. One of them, a tall black man all dressed in black, carries the aura of a spiritual master. The younger man, trying his best to conceal the fact that he is frightened and uncertain, might become his disciple. It all depends on a decision. And those of us who have seen the movie knows what is soon to take place. Will he chose the blue pill - and the story ends, or does he chose the red pill and stays in Wonderland and Morpheus shows him how deep the rabbit hole goes.
Lucy steps through the wardrobe; Aladdin rubs the lamp; Elisha prays that the eyes of his servant would be opened; Peter, James, and John follow Jesus up to the Mount of Transfiguration. They all suddenly discover that there is far more going on here then meets the eye. The movie The Matrix is a parable, a metaphor - and though a dark story, it is closer to reality and to your life than you probably have been led to believe. The question Morpheus asks of Neo is a question the Scriptures ask each of us: Do you want to see?
So do you really want to see; do you want to know what you are all about; do you really want to have your eyes opened to the rest of the story in your life? If you do, pick up a copy of John Eldredge's book Waking the Dead, and you are going to find out that there is more going on here than we imagined. Having read the book, I can tell you that you are going to find out that you are not in Kansas anymore.
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