The Occult Part 1

# 374 - Today's Du-votional comes from: 1Sa 28:3b, “And Saul had put the mediums and the spiritists out of the land. (1 Sam 28:3b) I want to spend some time addressing the matter of dabbling in the occult. Judging from some of the Facebook posts I have seen, many Christians are unaware of what God's Word has to say about what is called the dark arts. My prayer is that you will find this information helpful, and that you will understand that these dark arts are not as innocuous as you might think. The Bible says in Ho 4:6, “My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.' “ let's pray that in the next few days the Holy Spirit will use His Word to build on our knowledge base, and cause us to think twice before we dabble in these things that are destructive to our spiritual well-being. Let's start in Lev 19:31, “Do not turn to mediums or wizards; do not seek them out, and so make yourselves unclean by them: I am the Lord your God.” here is a very simple, straightforward command from God. Don't look to mediums, wizards, and the like for guidance. Don't look them up on the internet. Don't call them on their hotlines. Don't make it your daily routine to look in the newspaper for your horoscope. Don't be engrossed by them on TV, and excuse yourself from those entertainment venues that feature the black arts. Or what part of “Do not turn. Do not seek, do we fail to understand? What should we do instead? I love the way God ends this verse. He says, “I am the Lord your God.” In other words, “Why turn to all these other places for your answers. I am your God, not Miss Cleo, not John Edward, not anyone else.” Jude 1:25 says, “To God our Savior, Who alone is wise, Be glory and majesty, Dominion and power, Both now and forever. Amen. And Jesus speaking in Lu 21:33 "Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will by no means pass away. Why then should we seek guidance from the dead? Seek guidance from the risen and living Lord! Jesus alone is wise and His Word will never die! A little less time in the horoscope and a little more time in God's Word will go a long way. Father, thank You for the wisdom of Jesus and His Word.