I
saw an exceedingly strong beast, with great iron teeth. It was more
than dreadful. It was terribly dreadful. The littlest of its eleven
horns had eyes and a mouth that spoke great things. It devoured what
it broke in pieces and stamped the remainder under its feet.
What
do
you
think
a
monster
looks
like?
Would
the
beast
described
above,
fit
the
bill?
With
just
a
bit
of
sentence
adjustment,
this
“monster”
description
is
found
in
the
Bible’s
Daniel
7, vs.
7 and
8.
But
we need to be very careful to remember that monsters; things that
threaten us, are not all
- large,
- grotesque,
- looming over us, or even
- easy to recognize.
Some
monsters that seriously threaten us,
- Begin extremely small,
- Are stealthy and subtle
- Easily appeal to our desires.
- They cleverly alter our judgment
- Most often they are addictive.
- Quickly affect monstrous numbers of victims.
Today’s
world of computers provides several powerful examples of this latter
type of monster. Computer worms, for one, fit several of the above
attributes of monsters. They are the very small programs that hide
inside computer programs and messages that we share with others.
It
is
easy
to
see
examples
in
nature
how
SLOW
changes
are
used
to
jeopardize
security.
The
hunter
subtly
moves
closer
to
his
prey.
If
the
prey
is
not
continually
vigilant,
it
becomes
a
meal
for
the
hunter.
Here
we
see
two
important
operatives
slow
stalking
and
continually
vigilant.
1st Peter
5:8 fits
right
into
these
concepts:
Be
sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring
lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
So
many of our daily tasks at school, work, or home involve computers
and quite often the Internet. Here would be a good place to take a
look at a few ‘monsters’ that slowly sneak up on us. They will
even cause us to change our thinking, our values, and draw us ever
deeper.
