Scripture: Isaiah 47: 10-12
You have trusted in your wickedness and have said, ‘No one sees me.’ Your wisdom and knowledge mislead you when you say to yourself, ‘I am, and there is none besides me.’ 11 Disaster will come upon you, and you will not know how to conjure it away. A calamity will fall upon you that you cannot ward off with a ransom; a catastrophe you cannot foresee will suddenly come upon you. 12 “Keep on, then, with your magic spells and with your many sorceries, which you have labored at since childhood. Perhaps you will succeed, perhaps you will cause terror.
Scripture Commentary: There is no magic spell; no one knows the future.
The average person likes to check the astrology section of the newspaper to see what the stars have to say about their day. Like a magic spell, they plan their day around what they read.
This is what the citizens of Babylon did as they sought the advice of the astrologers and stargazers of their time. The Babylonians were so caught up in their own power and greatness. They felt secure, and their king, Nebuchadnezzar, thought of himself as a god.
Don’t put your trust in magic that cannot deliver you.
Sorcerers and soothsayers cannot tell you what God has planned for you. They don’t know their own future; they cannot know yours.
God took everything from Nebuchadnezzar. The lesson here is not to get so self-centered that you forget who is really in charge. God made us from earth and we will return to dust until God comes again and calls us back to His presence.
If you want to know about your future, repent and turn your life over to God. Put yourself in His Hands. Spread the gospel of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. God will forgive, forget and wipe away your sins forever.
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