Leviticus 19 & 20
2 Chapters this morning... Both have to do with holiness laws and the consequences. There is a lot in these 2 chapters, but the law regarding mediums and wizards stood out for me.
It is one of those things that just gets under my skin. So many people I encounter who profess Christ have no clue that these things of the occult are taboo. Every now and then someone will tell me what their horoscope for the day is, or they will attempt to tell me what their latest reading from their fortune teller was, or how they got a message from the dead. The list goes on... These are Christian people. They would never consider slandering their neighbor to me. They know what my response would be. They know better. But, they are not aware of what my response is going to be when they start telling me about their latest venture into the occult - simply because they don't recognize what they are doing is of the occult. No one has told them and believe it or not - not everyone who says they believe in Jesus actually opens their Bibles to find out what it says in there.
I usually try tactfully to warn people that dabbling in any aspect of the occult is asking for trouble. However, every now and then someone will respond trying to minimize the consequences of inviting what is not holy, what is evil, into their lives. They will try to justify their dabbling in the occult and my response to that is not always so tactful. The pastor in me disappears and the prophet comes out with even sterner admonitions.
If you are one who thinks these things are harmless - think again! Christians have no business involving themselves in anything that would be of the occult. There is only one God and it is God alone to whom you should turn. Keep away from all things occult that will lead you in ways away from the living God.
Other references (NIV):
Deut 18:10-11 "Let no one be found among you who sacrifices their son or daughter in the fire, who practices divination or sorcery, interprets omens, engages in witchcraft, or casts spells, or who is a medium or spiritist or who consults the dead."
1 Chron 10:13-14 "Saul died because he was unfaithful to the LORD; he did not keep the word of the LORD and even consulted a medium for guidance, and did not inquire of the LORD. So the LORD put him to death and turned the kingdom over to David son of Jesse."
Acts 13:8-10 "But Elymas the sorcerer opposed them and tried to turn the proconsul from the faith. Then Saul, who was also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, looked straight at Elymas and said, 'You are a child of the devil and an enemy of everything that is right! You are full of all kinds of deceit and trickery. Will you never stop perverting the right ways of the Lord?'"
May our God who is holy, keep you far from all things that are not holy.
2 Chapters this morning... Both have to do with holiness laws and the consequences. There is a lot in these 2 chapters, but the law regarding mediums and wizards stood out for me.
It is one of those things that just gets under my skin. So many people I encounter who profess Christ have no clue that these things of the occult are taboo. Every now and then someone will tell me what their horoscope for the day is, or they will attempt to tell me what their latest reading from their fortune teller was, or how they got a message from the dead. The list goes on... These are Christian people. They would never consider slandering their neighbor to me. They know what my response would be. They know better. But, they are not aware of what my response is going to be when they start telling me about their latest venture into the occult - simply because they don't recognize what they are doing is of the occult. No one has told them and believe it or not - not everyone who says they believe in Jesus actually opens their Bibles to find out what it says in there.
I usually try tactfully to warn people that dabbling in any aspect of the occult is asking for trouble. However, every now and then someone will respond trying to minimize the consequences of inviting what is not holy, what is evil, into their lives. They will try to justify their dabbling in the occult and my response to that is not always so tactful. The pastor in me disappears and the prophet comes out with even sterner admonitions.
If you are one who thinks these things are harmless - think again! Christians have no business involving themselves in anything that would be of the occult. There is only one God and it is God alone to whom you should turn. Keep away from all things occult that will lead you in ways away from the living God.
Other references (NIV):
Deut 18:10-11 "Let no one be found among you who sacrifices their son or daughter in the fire, who practices divination or sorcery, interprets omens, engages in witchcraft, or casts spells, or who is a medium or spiritist or who consults the dead."
1 Chron 10:13-14 "Saul died because he was unfaithful to the LORD; he did not keep the word of the LORD and even consulted a medium for guidance, and did not inquire of the LORD. So the LORD put him to death and turned the kingdom over to David son of Jesse."
Acts 13:8-10 "But Elymas the sorcerer opposed them and tried to turn the proconsul from the faith. Then Saul, who was also called Paul, filled with the Holy Spirit, looked straight at Elymas and said, 'You are a child of the devil and an enemy of everything that is right! You are full of all kinds of deceit and trickery. Will you never stop perverting the right ways of the Lord?'"
May our God who is holy, keep you far from all things that are not holy.
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