Sivan 15
Testing, testing
“Blessed be the Name of Elah forever and
ever, for wisdom and might are His. And
He changes the times and the seasons. He removes sovereigns and raises up
sovereigns. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who possess
understanding. He reveals deep and
secret matters. He knows what is in the darkness, and light dwells with
Him. I thank You and praise You, O Elah
of my fathers. You have given me wisdom and might, and have now made known to
me what we asked of You, for You have made known to us the sovereign’s matter.” (Dan 2:20-23 ISR)
Most of us are familiar with who Daniel is, and the
story of Daniel being thrown into
the lion’s den is fairly well known. There
is, however, another “showdown” found in the book of Daniel that is not as
often spoken of, yet is also of great importance. Found in chapter two of the book of Daniel , this story begins with King Nebuchadnezzar
suffering from a reoccurring dream, and not being able to understand what the
meaning of this dream was. Reaching a
place of frustration, the king called together all of his magicians and
astrologers, promising great riches and honor to the one who could not only
tell him what the dream was, but also
the correct interpretation of this dream.
The king’s so-called “wise men” admitted that
unless the king himself related the dream to them, they had no way of interpreting what
it meant. None of them could tell the
king what his dream was; they were all in agreement that it was not humanly
possibly (Dan 2:10-11). But, there is a God, the Elohim of
Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and He revealed to Daniel
not only the king’s dream, but also it’s interpretation (Dan 2:27-30), in order
that King Nebuchadnezzar would know, that there IS a God in Heaven, and He rules over the affairs of men (Dan
2:47).
How it must grieve and sadden our YHWH Elohim to
see His children, blood bought and “supposed” to be walking in faith, “supposed”
to be depending on Him and His counsel, still turning to magicians and astrologers
for guidance and direction! What wisdom
is there in a “zodiac sign”? What
knowledge and understanding is there to be found in a deck of “tarot cards”? Yet it is amazing how many scripture quoting,
Torah observant, Bible reading, born-again believers read their daily “horror–scopes”, and “consult the cards”
before making any major decisions in their lives! What limited success these
mediums have is completely circumstantial (Dan 5:8), and should never be relied
upon. Beloved, we cannot continue in
this vein. We cannot drink from the cup
of devils, and from the cup of our Master at the same time. Who
do we belong to; who do we serve?
There are those that would say that there is no
harm done; but every door open to the
enemy is harm done. Let us all resolve
in our heart’s TODAY, this day that
the YHWH has made, that we belong to Him,
and only Him, and that He will not ever again have to share us with anyone or
anything …
“And what union has the Dwelling Place of
Elohim with idols? For you are a Dwelling Place of the living Elohim, as Elohim
has said, “I shall dwell in them and walk among them, and I shall be their
Elohim, and they shall be My people.”” (2Cor 6:16 ISR)
“Examine me, O יהוה, and prove me; Try my kidneys and my
heart. For Your kindness is before my eyes, And I have walked in Your truth.” (Ps 26:2-3 ISR)
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