The Desire for Security

Occult Alternatives to

Knowing the Future

Thousands of people would give anything if they could know future events in their lives or the lives of loved ones. Their questions revolve around love, money, success, relationships, job opportunities, family relationships, health and so much more. The Bible states that only God knows the future with certain accuracy. James 1:2 exhorts us that "if any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God who gives to all men liberally". According to the Bible, knowledge concerning the future rests in God's hands. The means for discerning His will for our future rests in asking Him for wisdom and insight.

Unfortunately, when it comes to wanting to know the future, many people leave God out of the equation and turn to methods condemned by scripture. The Bible calls other methods of discerning the future the occult or paranormal and wholly condemns them because they leave God outside of the paradigm of gathering information.

There are many wrong ways to seek information about future events. There are Tarot Cards, Palmistry, reading of Tea Leaves, Horoscope and Astrology. People turn to Ouija Boards, seek Psychics, and dial phone numbers offering psychic information. Some even turn to seances and talking with spirits or with deceased loved one. PEOPLE ARE DESPERATE TO KNOW ABOUT THEIR FUTURE!

The all-consuming need to know the contents of the future is based on the human emotion of FEAR. The Bible tells us as believers over and over again, "Fear Not, for the Lord your God is with you!" The lives of Christians are not to be governed by fear, but instead, by trust and dependency upon God.

Matthew 6:30-33 instructs us, "do not be concerned about what you are going to eat or drink. These things are what the pagans run after. Behold, the lilies of the fields. They neither labor nor spin yet I tell you that Solomon in all of his glory was not clothed as one of these. Instead, seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these things will be added unto you." The passage precedes these statements by reminding us to consider the sparrows of the air. God know when each one whenever it falls from its nest. Then the scripture makes the main point, "Are you not worth many sparrows?" Christian, your life is all important to God. He knows your going outs and your comings ins; he knows the number of hairs on your head and whether they are black or white. Our Father loves us and He implicitly tells us that we can completely and without reservation trust our future to Him. Our lives are hidden with God in Christ and no man can pluck us out of the Father's hand.

We don't need Tarot Cards, we don't need Palmistry, horoscopes or 1-900-Psychic phone numbers. We simply need God. God knows our future and he will share with us what we need to know. Jeremiah 29:11 encourages us, "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."

In conclusion, let me say, lets determine to trust God with our future and not some Satanic shortcut that would subvert revealing God's direction for our lives. We must determine to, " Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him,and he will direct your path." Provers 3:5,6.