What you do can hurt others.
| posted 1/30/2009
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How true the saying is that what we do can affect others—for the good, or for the bad. Consider King Saul's experience. As king, he had "put the mediums and the spiritists out of the land." In other words, he got rid of them because God said they weren't good for the people. However, when Saul was in a pinch, he himself consulted a medium at En Dor! Although he disguised himself, God knew what he had done. Judgment was swift: Saul learned that God would tear the kingdom out of his hand and give it to David. Even worse, he would allow Saul and the Israelite army to be delivered into the hands of the nasty Philistines.
If you treat witchcraft symbols lightly, others around you—such as your children—may treat them lightly, too. And with teen magazines sporting articles with titles such as "Witchcraft for a new generation," it's already an appealing alternative. So explain to your kids (as early as possible!) that anything having to do with witchcraft (and be specific) is not acceptable: that includes heavy metal music with Satanic themes, worshiping the moon, watching movies about "cute witches," and so on. Such activities promise freedom and power, but they put you in bondage to Satan. (See also Deuteronomy 18:10-14; Isaiah 41:21-29; Isaiah 47:12-15; Micah 5:12-15.)
Good Words to Remember:
Saul answered, "I am deeply distressed; for … God has departed from me and does not answer me anymore. 1 Samuel 28:15
Today's Challenge:
How seriously do you take God's admonition to stay away from anything having to do with witchcraft or magic? How do you pass that information on to your children?
Copyright 2001 by the author or Christianity Today International/Christian Bible Studies.
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