DAY 109 Read 1 Samuel 27 through 30.
Today's reading: David, in desperation, seeks refuge in Philistine territory--and almost finds himself warring against his own people. Saul consults a witch and hears his doom.
Memory gem: "Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil" (Ephesians 6:11).
Thought for today:
According to the Bible, who are the spirits of the unseen world? The Holy Scriptures describe spiritual powers of two classes: first, the good, called angels, whom God uses for the protection of believers; and second, evil ones who voluntarily departed from their original loyalty to God and have become rebels.
The Bible is a book of angels. It is filled with the stories of angel guardianship, angel care, angels communicating with the prophets of old in their holy ministry.
If the spirits who contact men in psychic and occult manifestations are not the returned dead, can they be good angels? No. These spirits claim to be the spirits of dead human beings and in doing so they tell a falsehood. They are imposters; therefore they cannot be the good angels of God.
The supernatural manifestations at the present time, as well as of ancient times, have three distinguishing characteristics.
1. They are invisible spirit beings, and only occasionally materialize, even then in an elusive form.
2. They are liars, imposters, for they claim to be the spirits of the dead who, according to the Holy Scriptures, cannot return to this world (see Ecclesiastes 9:5, 6).
3. They are powerful, intelligent, and capable of performing feats impossible for man. Scientific investigations have proved that many occult manifestations are unexplainable within the framework of known natural laws, and should be included among the phenomena called "miracles" in religious language.
The Bible says that Satan and his demonic spirits will act "with all power and signs and lying wonders" (2 Thessalonians 2:9), especially just before the end of this age at the second coming of Christ (see Revelation 13:13, 14).
It is our duty to stand against Satan's wiles, to "put on the whole armour of God," in preparation for the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ, who overcame the evil principalities and powers.
Today's reading: David, in desperation, seeks refuge in Philistine territory--and almost finds himself warring against his own people. Saul consults a witch and hears his doom.
Memory gem: "Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil" (Ephesians 6:11).
Thought for today:
According to the Bible, who are the spirits of the unseen world? The Holy Scriptures describe spiritual powers of two classes: first, the good, called angels, whom God uses for the protection of believers; and second, evil ones who voluntarily departed from their original loyalty to God and have become rebels.
The Bible is a book of angels. It is filled with the stories of angel guardianship, angel care, angels communicating with the prophets of old in their holy ministry.
If the spirits who contact men in psychic and occult manifestations are not the returned dead, can they be good angels? No. These spirits claim to be the spirits of dead human beings and in doing so they tell a falsehood. They are imposters; therefore they cannot be the good angels of God.
The supernatural manifestations at the present time, as well as of ancient times, have three distinguishing characteristics.
1. They are invisible spirit beings, and only occasionally materialize, even then in an elusive form.
2. They are liars, imposters, for they claim to be the spirits of the dead who, according to the Holy Scriptures, cannot return to this world (see Ecclesiastes 9:5, 6).
3. They are powerful, intelligent, and capable of performing feats impossible for man. Scientific investigations have proved that many occult manifestations are unexplainable within the framework of known natural laws, and should be included among the phenomena called "miracles" in religious language.
The Bible says that Satan and his demonic spirits will act "with all power and signs and lying wonders" (2 Thessalonians 2:9), especially just before the end of this age at the second coming of Christ (see Revelation 13:13, 14).
It is our duty to stand against Satan's wiles, to "put on the whole armour of God," in preparation for the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ, who overcame the evil principalities and powers.
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