Sunday, July 2nd 2006
Read: Exodus 9
We’re into the thick of it. Pharaoh’s magicians could mimic the first couple of miracles that God performed through Moses. They pulled off the snake trick, even though their fabrications were eaten by God’s miracle (Exodus 7:8-13). They schemed up something similar to the bloody water (7:22). Of course, at that point, the more impressive and convincing miracle might have been changing the bloody water back to its original state. If you look back at chapter 7, the whole Nile River stunk, possibly because all of its fish died, and the Egyptians entire water supply was gone in a wave of Moses’ rod.
But now we’re getting beyond a little witchcraft. Actually, we’re way past what the best national witches and warlocks of Egypt could conjure up. Why? Because it’s not a fair fight. The limited power of Satan and his demons cannot be equal to the unlimited power of God and His angels. God is self-existent. He depends on no one to live, and is absolutely unique in the history of the universe.
Satan is a created being. God is all-powerful. Satan is limited in power, possibly to a similar extent as an archangel (though I don’t mean to offend an archangel with that speculation). God is everywhere. Satan can only be in one place at a time, like you. His demons are sent out through the earth, but he is not omnipresent. God knows everything. Satan doesn’t. It isn’t even close. Chapter 9 is about this unfair fight.
Witchcraft has been sanitized by our society through video games, movies, and a certain series of books that have integrated themselves into our cultural consciousness. Don’t be fooled; witchcraft is about demons. Any power it may have is demonic.
To ignorantly open yourself to the enemy is ridiculous. It warps your worldview. It twists your understanding of the enemy. It stunts your aggression. It is all very dangerous stuff.
How did Moses deal with it? He just obeyed God. He wasn’t thrown off, impressed, or discouraged by it. He remained in the Truth. And God was free to demonstrate His power through Moses because of it, even in the face of powerful demonic opponents.
You might be mixed up in some of the enemy’s stuff through witchcraft. Get out. Break the curse.
Q: What needs to change in your life to get out of witchcraft’s influence?
What commands must you obey and what truth must you clutch to defeat your demons?
Youth Department