The Walking Dead

“Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will rest secure, because you will not abandon me to the realm of the dead, nor will you let your faithful one see decay. (NIV) The realm of the dead is a very real place. The realm of the dead is anything or anyplace that doesn’t acknowledge God’s ways, or His Kingdom principles for living life with respect to the Lord. There is much decay in the realm of the dead. The realm of the dead thrives in the heart of an unsaved person. A person who is still hellbound (not a christian), will spend eternity in the darkest area of the realm of death. The living dead is more real than we realized. Dead man walking is any person who has not yet experienced the new birth, a new heart change only available through the acceptance of Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior of your life. We are born into sin. Shaped and moulded into it with all its fleshly, inordinate appetites and unruliness. The gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ is the only way out of the realm of the dead. Our text today is speaking of spiritual things that affect you now and especially after your body dies. Whosoever calls on the name of the Lord (Jesus) shall be saved. Asking Him into your heart and to be your Lord, in other words, letting Him have some say so in your everyday decisions and actions. Your heart can be glad, your tongue can rejoice, and your body can rest secure knowing you’ve left the realm of the dead.