"Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will. This verse can be found in Romans 12:2."
"Yes, son, that is a very well loved chapter of the Bible. I like when people know their verses. What sins may I ask are you here to repent for?"
"Pastor, I am not here to repent on one sin but many. It has been awhile since I have been in a church and used a confession booth like this so you may have to remind me how this works. Do I freely spill out my whole life to you or do I pray directly to God?"
"You send your prayers to me and then I intercede on God's behalf and cleanse you of your sins."
"If that is how this works then why in the Bible it says that when Jesus died for our sins He tore the veil separating us from God so now we can freely and directly talk to God. So why is it that we still have to intercede through a pastor to talk to God on our behalf when He says we all can freely go directly to Him?"
"I'm sorry but I'm only the confession pastor. I'm not the main pastor of this church so I can't answer your questions."
"Can you truly not answer my question or is it that you just don't know the answer. Why do even pastors have separate occupations?"
"Son, God is waiting. Now what sins do you need to repent for?"
"As I said, I've more than one sin and they are not mine that need blessing."
"Who are you repenting for because only the individual can repent on their own behalf. Nobody can intercede for them. May I ask how many sins this individual has and when they first started?"
"Well I can't answer you clearly on the amount of sins for it numbers way beyond imagination, but I can tell you where it started."
"When's that?"
"This person's sin started at the time of Jesus' ascension and have only doubled and tripled over the years."
"Son, I hate to disappoint but there is no human being that is alive today that has lived that long. Are you sure you are ok?"
"I am ok but I fear this individual is not and I want to repent on their behalf before God has His way with them."
" Looking out for your brother. Now that's the Christian thing to do. Whose sins do you wish to seek repentance on?"
"See, this individual, although only one word in length; encompasses a group and I fear they can't be saved."
"You say the word fear a lot. It must be serious that you think you have to bear it upon your shoulders to help them."
"Well I didn't want them to be a burden on me nor did I think they would but there sins have gone on far too long for me not to take notice so I had no choice but to stand up on their behalf."
" Whose sins are you interceding for?"
"Yours!!!!"
"Mine? Son, I'm part of the church so watch what you say."
"That's just it. Are you? Pastor, there are fake Christians living all around us and most have even penetrated your churches while you just stand there and allow it. They have not only changed how the church believes now but also how the world should view them for it."
"I think you need to leave now. By the way what is your name and why have you come other than to cast false accusations against us."
" My name is Shadow and I've come to cleanse the church."
"Wait….no.noo.noooooo"
"I need a cup. Ahh, there is one. Now we drink your blood. May it wash over me and cleanse me from all my unrighteousness!!!
Now pastor, I have a question for you. Why is it that God raises up good strong rooted Christians but then kills them when they would have been better alive? I mean they are really strong and could've started a movement but instead God decides to kill them before they even begin. I really and truly believed that these Christians would kill me but instead they ran away like scared sheep and burned with all others that tried to come between me and my mission. Please tell me if I am weird or not but don't you agree that God's ways are just so…...idk….wackoo and not thought out sometimes? Shake your head if you agree with me. There we go. Someone actually believes in the cause that I'm fighting for. Too bad you are already dead because you would've made a great stuffed piece for my human chess collection. Oh wait, silly me, I can stuff you right now. Naa, why kill someone more if they are already...killed? No, that's not it. Why...Beat when they're beaten? No, that's not it. Ohhh, I got it!! Just remember when life knocks you down on your knees then you're in the perfect position to pray.
Pastor, will you please pray for me now. Please pray for my restless soul. See, I've this Dragon in me and I am always constantly afraid of what would happen when he comes out. I don't want him to come out because everytime he does he just destroys and after a while that turns into a big mess to clean up. Also my intentions are not to destroy but to help rebuild so if I can help people change with just my words then there will be no need for stomp, stomp, crash, crash, If you don't change then I'll force you into change. So can you pray that God gives me the right words to say in people's lives so that I don't have to get you know…..messy!! If Dragon had his way then he would destroy everything and maybe….maybe rebuild again, but I rather see people saved and out of harm's way if you know what I mean. Please….umm. Please pray for guidance, perseverance, patience and a calm relaxing soul. Pray that I may be able to show the fruits of the spirit and bear all that God has for me.
If Dragon can kill fifteen thousand with a few breaths and some stomps then I don't see how a church can stand against him, but I rather have it not go that extreme in order to find out.
"Hold it right there young man. Don't you dare take another step or else we'll shoot!!"
"Officers please. I haven't done anything wrong I swear."
"How do you explain the blood trickling down the side of your mouth?"
"I bit my lip too hard when I was taking communion. You know how hard the bread can get at times right? So when I had the piece in my mouth; I was trying to bite down on the bread to break it up but accidentally bit down too hard on my lip instead."
"Nice try son. The blood is coming down the side of your mouth remember. If you bit your lip in the front then why is there no blood there? Witness said she heard shots coming from this church and seeing you walking away from the shot pastor."
"Shoot! Man, I knew I should've burned him alive instead of shooting him. I thought by shooting him then he wouldn't have screamed as much if I had burned him but oh well."
"What did you say?"
"Ohh, forgot I was talking to myself. I will talk louder for you old people to hear better. I said I should've burned the pastor alive instead of shooting him. I couldn't decide if shooting him would be better or burning him. Both options cause noise. If I had burned him then he would've screamed and people would've heard but if I shot then people would hear the gunshot. So it was a win-win situation either way."
"Win-win? Don't you mean lose lose. You are coming down to the station with us this minute to pay for your crimes. We already had a dragon wrecking a town two clicks over and if I wouldn't have known any better then I would say that you two are almost one of the same."
"Huu, imagine the odds if that were true. We could wreck everything in our path. See, I don't answer to you for my crimes but to God and God only. He alone is the Judge, jury, and executioner so if He finds displeasure in me then there is nothing stopping Him from striking me dead this instance. Looking around; I still see all of you which means that God has decided not to kill me but that He has better things in store for me which is a good sign. Now if you will excuse me I have a mission to do and a very important...no urgent appointment I need to get too. Ta ta."
"I said don't take another step or else we will shoot."
"If you haven't shot me already then that means you have no intention of doing so. Now….sleep!!"
"Zeke, did you just see what I just saw?"
"Yes, Adalyn, I have two eyes same as you"
"We need to tell the rest of the group. I have a very suspicious feeling that he and the dragon of last month are more than just close friends. All he had to do was say the word 'sleep' and then all of the officers just dropped dead right then and there as if that one word had power over their whole being."
"Come on before he sees us. It's getting dark and everyone knows that the cover of night is when the dragon appears to wreck whatever he seeks. We need to get indoors."
"Shouldn't we help the churches? Ever since that dragon has appeared no one has been able to match it's size or strength. They have all succumbed to the fire or his foot. Christians are now back in hiding and holding their services in secret instead of in the light of day. Last week my pastor spoke of God being the King of kings and the Lord of lords. There is no one like our God for He has no equal. Everything that rises up to suck us of our faith the Bible says God brings to dust. After our service I went up to the pastor and asked what would be done about the rumors of a dragon infestation quickly coming upon us.
All he said was to pray and that God will take care of the rest. We've been praying for months now and nothing has happened. In fact it looks like God is letting him infiltrate to test our faith on purpose because he is here wrecking our churches and doing as he pleases. God may be silent but we're not. Come on guys!!!"
" What can we do, Adalyn? We are just kids. We have no such experience like all the older elders of the church. We know our right from wrong but not what works and what doesn't."
"Guys, our fire is just as strong if not stronger than theirs. Their fire may have been scathed with burns, scraps, and fears but ours is the purest. That's what the Bible says so I believe every word. "How great you are, Sovereign Lord! There is no one like you, and there is no God but you, as we have heard with our own ears. Second Samuel 7:22. Oddly enough the word God is capitalized even though Jesus says when you talk of other gods then always keep it lowercase. So could there be others besides ours? If there are, I still believe our fire is stronger than theirs and we can not only smoke them out but take them back to the pits of hell in which they came.