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I do not want you to become
sharers in demons (1Cor.10:20)
While Christians have been questioning the reality of demonic
influence in the church, the world has charged into the spiritual
realm with reckless abandon.
The Western world is experiencing a massive paradigm shift in its
worldview, as best seen in the rise of the New Age Movement, the
acceptance of parapsychology as a science, the growing popularity
of the supernatural, and the increasing visibility of Satanism in
our culture.
New Age mysticism, which gathered its greatest strength with the
influx of Eastern religions in the 1960s, has been popularized by
a host of celebrities in the 1980s. It's commonplace to hear
channelers (mediums) on radio and TV talk shows boasting about
their spirit guides (demons).
But the New Age Movement is not just a celebrity issue.
New Age philosophy is making significant inroads into business,
education and even religion across our nation.
Recently two my students attended, for the sake of research, a New
Age conference being held two blocks from our school. When they
arrived at the door and discovered the cost to be $65 each, they
started to walk away. But two strangers approached them saying, "We
were told to give you these tickets." My wide-eyed
students took the tickets and walked in.
They reported to me that one of the speakers led conference
participants in a meditation exercise. He challenged everyone to
imagine a spirit guide coming alongside. The speaker
concluded the exercise by saying, "Now invite your spirit
guide to come in." I could hardly believe it. The devil too
is giving altar calls!!
Does the spread of New Age and the occult worry you or frighten
you? It need not. In Christ you have every resource to defuse and
dispel any threat of darkness in your life or family. Stand on the
truth of His Word and walk in the light of your identity in
Christ.
Prayer: Keep me alert today, Lord, to inroads the devil is
attempting in my world that I may tear down his strongholds with
the weapons of the Spirit.
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