October 30, 2022
From 2000 to 2020 practicing Christians declined from 45% to 25% while
non-Christians or agnostics rose from 20% to 32%. – Barna Group Survey
Proverbs 29:18 When people do not accept divine guidance, they run wild. But whoever obeys the law is joyful. New Living Translation
Playing with Fire by Billy Hallowell
God Gave Us His POWER To NAVIGATE In This Hour
A recent CBS News poll found that 64 percent of Americans believed in the devil, with 59 percent also believing that the mind or body could be taken over by Satan or a demon.
Mark 1:23 Suddenly, a man in the synagogue who was possessed by an evil spirit cried out, 24 “Why are you interfering with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are—the Holy One of God!” New Living Translation
Mark 1:25 But Jesus reprimanded him. “Be quiet! Come out of the man,” he ordered. 26 At that, the evil spirit screamed, threw the man into a convulsion, and then came out of him. New Living Translation
Mark 1:27 Amazement gripped the audience, and they began to discuss what had happened. “What sort of new teaching is this?” they asked excitedly. “It has such authority! Even evil spirits obey his orders!” 28 The news about Jesus spread quickly throughout the entire region of Galilee. New Living Translation
Acts 19:13 A team of itinerant Jews who were traveling from town to town casting out demons planned to experiment by using the name of the Lord Jesus. The incantation they decided on was this: “I adjure you by Jesus, whom Paul preaches, to come out!” Living Bible
Acts 19:14 Seven sons of Sceva, a Jewish priest, were doing this. 15 But when they tried it on a man possessed by a demon, the demon replied, “I know Jesus and I know Paul, but who are you?” 16 And he leaped on two of them and beat them up, so that they fled out of his house naked and badly injured. Living Bible
Acts 19:17 The story of what happened spread quickly all through Ephesus, to Jews and Greeks alike; and a solemn fear descended on the city, and the name of the Lord Jesus was greatly honored. Living Bible
Acts 19:18-19 Many of the believers who had been practicing black magic confessed their deeds and brought their incantation books and charms and burned them at a public bonfire. (Someone estimated the value of the books at $10,000, approximately £3,500) 20 This indicates how deeply the whole area was stirred by God’s message. Living Bible
The Counterfeit can LOOK Good and DO Good, but its Source Is EVIL
2 Corinthians 11:14 No wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light. 15 Therefore it is not surprising if his servants also disguise themselves as servants of righteousness, whose end will be according to their deeds. New American Standard Bible
Deuteronomy 18:9 When you enter the land that God, your God, is giving you, don’t take on the abominable ways of life of the nations there. 10 Don’t you dare sacrifice your son or daughter in the fire. Don’t practice divination, sorcery, fortune telling,witchery, The Message
Deuteronomy 18:11 casting spells, holding séances, or channeling with the dead. 12 People who do these things are an abomination to God. It’s because of just such abominable practices that God, your God, is driving these nations out before you. The Message
Deuteronomy 18:13 Be completely loyal to God,your God. 14 These nations that you’re about to run out of the country consort with sorcerers and witches. But not you. God, your God, forbids it. The Message
Isaiah 8:19 Someone may say to you, “Let’s ask the mediums and those who consult the spirits of the dead. With their whisperings and mutterings, they will tell us what to do.” But shouldn’t people ask God for guidance? Should the living seek guidance from the dead? New Living Translation
Acts 2:17 ‘In the last days,’ God said, ‘I will pour out my Holy Spirit upon all mankind, and your sons and daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men dream dreams. 18 Yes, the Holy Spirit shall come upon all my servants, men and women alike, and they shall prophesy. Living Bible
1 Corinthians 12:4 There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit distributes them. New International Version
1 Corinthians 12:7 Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good. New International Version
1 Corinthians 14:1 Follow the way of love and eagerly desire gifts of the Spirit, especially prophecy. New International Version
The God I Never Knew by Robert Morris