Skinwalkers

In talking to a missionary friend of mine from Mexico, the word skinwalker jumped out at me, so I did a brief research on the net to see what it was all about. What I found out basically was a lot of superstition of a person (male or female) or animal that preys around at night seeking whom he may devour.
They are thought of having super natural powers, liken onto witch doctors, medicine men, or voodoo – its all about evil power to gain control, of course they have only as much demonic power over us, as we give them if we are covered in the blood of the Lamb.
This is were the folk lures of the werewolf comes from, the boogie men’s of the night, it makes good fiction horror movies.
Now I wondered why the name jumped out – how does it apply to a Believers walk?
Skinwalkers may be walking around in the skins of animals, trying to take on the character of such animal but beneath it all is the skin of the flesh – where the real problem lies.
No one starts out with evil intentions; it grows on us little by little when there is no renouncing of wrong doings.
Whether we put on skins of animals or a mask to cover the flesh it is still being someone that you are not and walking into the dark side.
How does one get rid of the skinwalkers?
First: of all you need to shed or die to your own flesh for any sin leads to evil.
Dieing to the flesh (skin) seems to be a daily job, sometimes moment by moment.
The skin seems to have much more control then it should be allowed, especially when we are young and highly impressionable.
Why did G-d put skin on us that would be so trouble some?
Does not your skin make a lot of extra trials for you?
Our skin was put on as a covering, a protection – something that was created for good can be used for evil or visa versa. We too have given it much more control over us, allowing it to run wild in the dark of night.
Second: we need to repent and take back the power that we so freely give away.
Thirdly: we are to be children of the light if we have accepted Y’Shua HaMashiach as our L-rd and Savior.
We may enter the dark places if we are being lead by G-d, to enlighten the children of darkness the errors of their ways that they maybe moved towards the Light.
Fourth: greater is He that is in us than he that is in the world.
Why are we so afraid of the boggy man?
Have you totally surrendered your life over to the one true person that came down in the flesh to demonstrate to us how to walk the earth being in our own skin and still being a overcomer?
Lay down that skin that causes you to sin and become evil, hold your head up high and stand in the shadow of His wings.
Live out the Word and apply it in your own life – allowing it to become your covering.
All glory, honor and power belong to Him, not to the boogie-woogie that stomps in the night.