Demons and Witchcraft

October 23
Back in the seventies, I remember a man, whose name escapes me, wrote a book suggesting that just before the beginning of the tribulation, people would be acclimated to the idea that evil is good and witches, warlocks, demons, werewolves, and Dracula would have good counterparts. We now have movies like “Teen Wolf in London,” Teen witch stories galore, “The Boy Who Cried Werewolf,” Amanda the good witch, and even Hallmark movies suggesting some witches are good. Children who have no idea about the evil they are embracing are reading and living by their horoscope which is printed daily in most newspapers throughout America.


For some perspective, we need to consult God’s word. The first king of Israel, Saul, consulted a medium, and God killed him and took the kingdom away from his and his progeny for that sin (). Israel was instructed to stone mediums and astrologers for that particular sin (). Proverbs warns us one cannot walk on hot coals or take fire into his bosom and not expect to be burned and scorched. That means, for those of you who aren’t yet enlightened, when you play with evil, you will be conquered by that evil. As a young man, I played some Wee Gee board games. I had no idea what I was doing. It really did work. I had no idea I was playing with fire and walking on coals. As I reflect on those years, it makes me tremble when I consider I might have ended my life over such foolishness had it not been for the grace of God.

I think I’d like to close today’s devotions with this: God is God and there is no other like Him. He is a jealous God. He will not play second fiddle to anyone or anything. He will slay with the breadth of His mouth anything or anyone who tries to replace Him. He will discipline anyone who thinks otherwise. He will punish severely anyone who does otherwise. I would like to propose a test for those of you who still doubt. Lock yourself in a dark room where there is not an ounce of light for three days. And then imagine eternity where there is no light. And that’s God’s word for us today.