There are at least more than a dozen of ads in our TV today offering us a future look at our fate, business, love forecast and things like that. Unfortunately, a recent article in a daily newspaper said that this there are hundred of thousand of people are ‘eating’ the baits. What worry us is not the quantity , but more to the senders of those messages. It is said that most of those who consume the baits are young people. I prefer to say that this is a more structured form of occult practice.We live in a culture where people are desperate to know their future, and they’ll turn to psychics and mediums for answers—a practice expressly forbidden in the Scriptures. It is the negative said effect of our instant and materialistic post-modern product. In the era where self freedom and human rights is highly honored, that none can stop someone to ‘worship’ whoever she/he wanted to choose. It’s actually a silly declining and de-motivating to our younger generation. And it leads them into a situation where there will be no sole truth to believe in, nor ultimate right to accommodate their true soul hunger.
Its not far different with today’s condition, the ancient Israelites were desperate to know their future. They turned into humanly gods and choose to refer their hunger of future to the limited even man-made statue. God knew that they would be tempted to consult ungodly sources for answers. So God warned them to stay away from mediums and those who contact the dead. God knew that these practices would prevent ancient Israel from being a holy, set-apart people who would be a blessing to all nations. The future for Israel was determined by their faithfulness to God’s covenant, not the words of soothsayers and psychics. Reliance on these evil practices indicated a failure to trust the Lord with their lives.
In today’s culture, it’s the person in the ads who offer all kinds of ‘services’ from the prediction of your love life, the forecast of your business, to the simply ‘whom will you be marry’ in the near future. This kind of short and narrow minded practices has resulting in a short and instant believe as well as people’s relationship to their religion. I wonder how are you seeing this in your life. Once you trusted any human based
When you are desperate for information about your future, please don’t turn human based medium. They are just human, like you and I. They have every limitations and must be unreliable to trust as they have the brain capacity just as yours and mine. But do turn to the sovereign God of heaven. He is the owner as well as the planner of the past, the present and the future. He holds every authority to every detail of your future. Turn to HIM, the only One who holds the ultimate answers you are looking for.
Friends, if He is capable rule the universe, then He must be more than capable to rule your life to the eternity. Trust God, not evil!
Do ask me if you are in doubt of anything to do with this article. Its the work of a great faith mentor. I only adapt it into our today's format.
