Pursuing Holiness- Part 85

As we walk in Holiness, we will expose the false gods who are transforming the culture!

Moses recorded by THE SPIRIT in Deuteronomy chapter 29:

1 These are the Words of the Covenant which the LORD commanded Moses to make with the children of Israel in the land of Moab, besides the Covenant which He made with them in Horeb.

2 Now Moses called all Israel and said to them:

“You have seen all that the LORD did before your eyes in the land of Egypt, to Pharaoh and to all his servants and to all his land-

3 the great trials which your eyes have seen, the signs, and those great wonders.

4 Yet the LORD has not given you a heart to perceive and eyes to see and ears to hear, to this very day.

5 And I have led you forty years in the wilderness. Your clothes have not worn out on you, and your sandals have not worn out on your feet.

6 You have not eaten bread, nor have you drunk wine or similar drink, that you may know that I am the LORD your God.

7 And when you came to this place, Sihon king of Heshbon and Og king of Bashan came out against us to battle, and we conquered them.

8 We took their land and gave it as an inheritance to the Reubenites, to the Gadites, and to half the tribe of Manasseh.

9 Therefore keep the Words of this Covenant, and do them, that you may prosper in all that you do.

FATHER gave the children of Israel simple and straightforward instructions, yet we find that they ultimately would not follow this Covenant of blessing.

It is written by THE SPIRIT in 2nd Kings chapter 17:

13 Yet the LORD testified against Israel and against Judah, by all of His prophets, every seer, saying, “Turn from your evil ways (Repent), and keep My commandments and My statutes, according to all the law which I commanded your fathers, and which I sent to you by My servants the prophets.”

FATHER sends prophets to confront the people of their wicked ways and to repent.  This was the message of John the Baptist: REPENT!

14 Nevertheless they would not hear, but stiffened their necks, like the necks of their fathers, who did not believe in the LORD their God.

15 And they rejected His statutes and His covenant that He had made with their fathers, and His testimonies which He had testified against them; they followed idols (false gods), became idolaters, and went after the nations who were all around them, concerning whom the LORD had charged them that they should not do like them.

16 So they left all the commandments of the LORD their God, made for themselves a molded image and two calves, made a wooden image and worshiped all the host of heaven, and served Baal.

17 And they caused their sons and daughters to pass through the fire, practiced witchcraft and soothsaying, and sold themselves to do evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke Him to anger.

This same story continues today.  Wall Street worships idols of gold.  The music industry promotes idol worship.

More details are given to us in Psalm 106:

35 But they mingled themselves with their enemies and learned to copy their works of darkness.

36 They began to serve their gods and bow before their idols. All of this led them away from you and brought about their downfall.

37 They even sacrificed their little children to the demon spirits,

38-39  shedding the innocent blood of their sons and daughters. These dark practices greatly defiled the land and their own souls, through the murder and bloodshed of their own babies! Their sins made them spiritual adulterers before you.

40 This is why YOU were furious. As YOUR anger burned hot against them, YOU couldn’t even stand to look at YOUR very own people any longer!

Abortion is the sacrifice of babies and is generally the result of one’s willingness to have sexual pleasure to satisfy the flesh.  A fetus in the womb is a baby.  It has separate and unique DNA.

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in 1st Corinthians chapter 10:

18 Consider the people of Israel when they fell into idolatry. When they ate the sacrifices offered to the gods, weren’t they becoming communal participants in what was sacrificed?

19 Now, am I saying that idols and the sacrifices offered to them have any value? 20 Absolutely not! However, I am implying that when an unbeliever offers a sacrifice to an idol, it is not offered to the true God but to a demon. I don’t want you to be participants with demons!

21 You can’t drink from the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons. You can’t feast at the table of the Lord and feast at the table of demons.

22 Who would ever want to arouse the Lord’s jealousy? Is that something you think you’re strong enough to endure?

We must be vigilant that we don’t allow ourselves to become desensitized to the culture around us.  Many are participating in idol worship even though they may be unaware of the darkness behind their focus and actions.  We must not allow ourselves to be pressured into following the crowd.  Wide is the path that leads to destruction.  We must be sensitive to the discerning of spirits and identify what and who is behind such worship!

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