It amazes me how many brothers and sisters get caught up in the world. Here on Facebook and other places on the web I see posts from brothers and sisters sharing their horoscopes, apps like what mythical character are you, what Greek god did you descend from, etc. We must be careful with the things that we get caught up in. We are told not to imitate evil but what is good.
Some will say – ‘What’s wrong with horoscopes?’ Horoscope is another word for astrology. With that let’s look at a couple of definitions.
Astrology: the study that assumes and attempts to interpret the influence of the heavenly bodies on human affairs. Synonym: star divination
Divination: is the attempt to gain insight into a question or situation by way of a standardized process or ritual. It is an integral part of witchcraft and has been used in various forms for thousands of years.
There you have it, astrology (horoscopes) are a ritual that is an integral part of witchcraft. The Bible says in Deuteronomy 18:10-11
10 There shall not be found among you anyone who makes his son or his daughter pass through the fire, or one who practices witchcraft, or a soothsayer, or one who interprets omens, or a sorcerer, 11 or one who conjures spells, or a medium, or a spiritist, or one who calls up the dead. (NKJV)
There’s witchcraft, also soothsayer, a person who professes to foretell events. The bible is very clear that we are to stay away from any form of witchcraft. In Galatians 5 Paul tells us that those who practice witchcraft will not inherit or partake of the Kingdom of God.
Now some will say they just use it for amusement, but Paul warns us in Ephesians 4:27 to not give place to the devil, to not give a foothold to the devil, we are not to do anything to allow evil to have any place in our lives.
This goes to those who use the apps that ask questions and then tell you what Greek god or goddess you are. Once again, this is giving the devil a place in your life. It may be very unassuming, but if you let evil creep in, if you post these alter egos, what are you telling others? What are you claiming in your post? You’re a god, or a goddess. There is only one God, and it should be the God that you are following.
These apps and posts may seem relatively innocent but that is exactly how we open the door to allow evil to creep in. In John 10:10 Jesus said ‘The thief comes only to steal, kill and destroy.’ Why give the ‘thief’, ‘the evil one’ a foothold to destroy us.
Finally, in Ephesians 6 we read:
10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. 11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. 12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. 13 Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. (NKJV)
We must take up our stand against the devil. It’s not like were fighting a human made of flesh and blood. We are fighting against principalities, powers and the rulers of the darkness of this age. So take your stand so that we may be able to withstand the evil in our day.
Walk in the light, the light of the world. Walk in the light of Jesus so that you may overcome the darkness of this world. Let Jesus lead you in the truth, so that your deeds may be clearly seen and that they have been done with God. I want to end with this:
16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. 17 For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.
18 “He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 And this is the condemnation, that the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For everyone practicing evil hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed. 21 But he who does the truth comes to the light, that his deeds may be clearly seen, that they have been done in God.” John 3:16-21 (NKJV)
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