Foreigner's 1982 - 'Head Games"

Through this weeks readings, the song "Head Games" by the band Foreigner has been pumping in my head.  Page 225, bottom,(Game 1) "John is telling us that the dragon wreaks havoc in the world by going around and accusing people, slandering people. It warns me about getting caught up in accusation and slander; to get caught up in accusation and slander is to get caught up in the dragon's game."  Bazinga! Ouch! Mama-sita! How easy it is on the smallest level to get caught up in the dragon's game.  Often, I am really good at playing his game, however the scariest part of the game is I have no idea that I am playing!  Better said, being played!  Page 226 (Game 2) - "John is telling us that things are as bad as they are because there is a power at work in the world.  This warns us about getting caught up in any deception, however small.  To get caught up in playing games with the truth is to get caught up in the dragon's game." Oh how often we followers of Jesus play games with the truth!  We fumble around and argue with each other that we have the corner on truth and we encourage other followers to believe our truth rather than THE TRUTH.  (Game 3) Hebrews 2:15 - says that the evil one keeps people under his thumb through the fear of death.  Another dragon game!  "If you obey Jesus, you are going to suffer.  If you obey Jesus you are going to die."  Here the dragon intimidates with the threat of death.  The really crazy thing is the words he speaks are 100% truth.  "If you obey Jesus you are going to suffer." - TRUTH.  "If you obey Jesus you are going to die." - TRUTH .

 Why then does this intimidation work if it is the truth? 

I believe, because we are so far down the rabbit hole of game 1 (accusations) and game 2 (Playing games with the truth) that game 3 (The truth about death and suffering)  wars against "Our truth" from game 2.  We have perverted God's truth (Game 2) so badly that when we are confronted by His truth we war against it with our perverted truth (See health and wealth doctrine in western church).

The only counter to words of deceit is words of truth, particularly, the truth about Jesus.

If we counter all three dragon games with the truth about Jesus....Jesus wins every time....He always does!