Lately the topic of Ghosts has been pretty heavy. I think partially because of the time of the year, and partially because of the upcoming family series. I’m not sure how much value there is in this topic. I recently heard a couple of real life ghost stories. And though I’ve never scene a ghost in my life, at least I don’t think that I have, I ‘do’ believe that they exist. But I am simply not fascinated with them anymore. Not like I used to be before God gave me wisdom in the faith that He has given me.
Being over fascinated with the idea of ghosts is of no value. Prayers “of protection” against ghosts, being overly concerned with them, are also of no value. After all, there is no place in the scriptures (as I can recall at the moment) that teach us to pray for protection against anyone or anything; that is except for “evil” itself, and there is certainly no where in the scriptures that refers to a “ghost” being evil. I have so many favorite scriptures; however regarding the concern for “ghosts” Philippians 4:8 comes to mind. Is there anything good, noble, pure, or right in spending our mind’s time on the topic of ghosts? The only thing valuable I can consider regarding this topic is spending the time teaching others how invaluable it is to fill up one’s time with the idea of Ghosts.
Yes ghosts exist. Yes it is ‘very’ likely if you hear someone saying that they saw one that it is probably true. “Why is it there?”, “What is it trying to communicate?”, “Is it the spirit of someone that you once knew?”; all useless and valueless questions. Let me share with you some useful and valuable questions; “What does Jesus the Christ want for my life today?”, “How can I draw closer to God?”, “What does is God trying to communicate to me today?”.
You see, if it doesn’t advance the kingdom of God then there is no value in it. If I saw one, yes it I would probably be distracted; but just for a moment. Because after that moment of weakness I would then recall the hundreds of hours I have spent in scripture and the wisdom that God has given me on what He really has planned for our lives. Remember the scriptures are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus – 2 Tim 3:14-15
