In today's world, people are very busy,
always in a hurry, and desiring to know the future before it happens. Waiting
on God is a foreign concept that is quickly rejected as a waste of time.
Fortune cookies, daily horoscopes, and psychics are trusted more than God's
Word.
Our phone is a computer that we carry around
with us in our pocket, and we consult it often; even speaking to
"Siri" to quickly get data for us about a myriad of topics. However,
God is not very pleased with our penchant to get information fast and
effortlessly.
This excludes His design that we wait on Him
- allowing patience to perfect us (Psalm 27:13-14; James 1:4). We fail to follow
His Spirit's guidance, and to trust only in the name of our Lord and Savior, Jesus
Christ (Proverbs 28:25; Proverbs 3:5-6). Yet, these proven methods are far more
reliable than anything the mind of mankind can ever create.
God suggests that we do not consult a psychic
or familiar spirit, because they defile us with demons that oppress and even
possess us (Leviticus 19:31, 20:6). When we insist on this process, God turns
His back on us and cuts us off from His people.
God vehemently objects to us training as a
psychic or allowing a familiar spirit to use our body, soul or spirit (Leviticus
20:27). He also includes in this list: child abuse, witchcraft, fortune
tellers, wizards, conjuring spells, serving as a medium or spiritist, or
calling up the dead (Deuteronomy 18:10-12).
God's Word says these are all an abomination
to Him, and they come to us from satanic powers and demonic forces. Sure they
"work" and are often spot-on in their predictions, but they use a
source other than His plans, and they open our spirit to ungodly harassment and
satanic possession.
Prayer:
Father God, thank You for the places in Your
Word that give such specific advice against demonic sources of discovering
answers to our eternal questions. Your Word is so full of proverbial advice,
Godly wisdom, clear direction, and ideals that pertain to every area of life on
this globe. You gave us Your Word and did not leave us defenseless or
uninformed about how to succeed and to enjoy a fulfilled existence.
Teach us Your perspective about all things
that we desire to know, so that we do not submit to Satan's deception about our
future. We trust only in You, and we do not need another being to influence our
life through demonic sources. We give You all of the glory due to Your name, we
thank You for Christ's sacrifice to pay the penalty of our sins. We ask You to
bring us ever closer to our intimate union with You, since You abide within us,
as well as in the Heavens.
Thought for the Day:
The allure of satanic methods of predicting
the future is often compelling, but they only bring destructive familiar
spirits with them that oppress every area of our life from then on; trusting in
God's Spirit and Word is much more reliable and provides us with His peaceful
fruit of righteousness instead of demonic oppression and eternal damnation.
- Hebrews 12:11; Leviticus
19:31, 20:6
