Depeche Mode | Man and The Screw Tape Letters
Being a child of the 80′s, I grew up on Depeche Mode. I must speak up though because this video screams out louder than words. It is true every veiwer has a different opinion, But I will share mine below.
This video shows the trapped and futile state of man’s mind without God! It also shows what the enemy does to you when you let your complacency lead you to “screwtape” and he takes his reward. Who is screwtape you ask? Screwtape is a character in a classic book by C.S. Lewis titled The Screwtape Letters.
We never see how far we have fallen until we are hit in a situation like this one analogizes. The victim, man, starts falling into habits. The habits start creating strongholds, the strongholds start to chain, bind and gag us and then we are on a ride to destruction that we SEEMINGLY have no control over. The good news… We have control, well at least those who have decided to give their lives to The King.
We have been given the authority to crush the enemy and his ways. It doesn’t matter how securely you are bound or what the death ride is… YOU HAVE AUTHORITY to give the enemy (the situation you are in) a blow with the Sword, that is sharper than any sword, dividing between soul and spirit.
It is The Matrix all over again. You are in the car, gagged, scared to death cause you know if you don’t do something you are going to die. This is true, however, when you step up to the plate and begin to move in His authority you will find, as Neo did, you will begin to see the “Code” (in the Spirit) and you will begin to control the situation.
You have got to break the chains and TURN FROM the habits, smashing the strongholds. I will say once again… It is the simple, little, gradual things that lead us to this BIG thing. So, stop the little things, be obedient, and when you are already in “The Car”, There is one thing that will smash it all… TRUTH and REPENTANCE.
Try it, I guarantee you you will be amazed beyond belief at the greatness of God!
Depeche Mode – “Wrong” (official music video)