Caught up with some readings today and stumbled on an interesting story about the demon Moloch.
“Set in an obscure village in the mountains, word had been spreading of a demon who had been enslaving the population, demanding from them sacrifices in exchange for peace. A hero from the neighboring castle soon rose to the moment and sought to free this village. However unknown to him, the villagers were never enslaved, rather, they had chosen to be as they were, in order to obtain prosperity. Angered though sadden, the hero made the decision to massacre the townsfolk, cutting down all who were alive. In the end as he returned home, the people of the realm hailed him a champion; a champion who sacrificed himself to walk the darker path in order to pursue what was ‘right’.”
The story intrigued me somewhat, for therein the story several questions were present. First in this existence, is there such a thing as to be dark for the sake of the light? For if therein Light can be propagated by indulging in the dark, what sort of ‘light’ would it be? In accordance to scripture, we have come to know that in the Lord no measure of darkness exists, hence He would never resort to evil to further good, no matter the cost. Even the Christ when tempted in the desert by the enemy to take the shortcuts to His ministry, refused to do so; He sought to do but one thing, to do that which the Father had willed…
And second question, what was the point of the hero’s sacrifice? For he had given himself into the slaying of innocents to stem out what was ‘evil’, the author would then ask at the end, who was he sacrificing for?
Often in life, such is the case, especially for those in the direct service of the Lord. For whenever one loses his focus and ceases to look to the Lord who has called him to walk on the rough waters, only despair, depression and nihilism remains; Man alone has not the capability to solve the root problems of this world, only push it’s inevitability back for a time.
Even right now, have I forgotten whom i serve?
