Have you noticed the common thread behind skeletons? At this time of year they are in every "haunted house", hanging on windows, erected on lawns and even marching to our doorsteps. Often we refer to them in our conversation. When someone has been ill or lost a lot of weight we might say they are nothing but skin and bones. When a company has cut back on a project they are said to have only a skeleton crew.
The concept of skeletons seems to be always connected with death. They are associated with undesirable situations because we see death as our worst enemy. Skeletons evoke fear from within us. The "skin and bones" look is seen as a step toward serious illness or death. The skeleton crew is a sign of the death of the project or even the company. No one is attracted by death or the appearance of deadness.
The same principle is true in communicating our faith to others. People are not attracted to dead Christians. We are to exhibit the life of a "new creation in Christ" for all to see. Jesus said that He came "that we might have life and have it more abundantly." True Christianity is not keeping a bunch of rules or following a prescribed set of procedures. It is a living relationship with a living God. Let's avoid a lifestyle that smells of death and instead celebrate the life God has given us in such a way that others are attracted to the Life-giver.
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