The Limits of One’s Own Abilities

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July 26, 2020 • 06:00

The Limits of One’s Own Abilities

“Neither repented they of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts.”
–Revelation 9:21

God’s Word informs the reader that one of the end times sins of which man will NOT repent is SORCERY.

When God’s word uses the word SORCERY, it most usually is referring to an act which involves a person consulting a familiar (evil/demonic/unclean) spirit.

“There shall not be found among you any one that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch, Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer. For all that do these things are an abomination unto the LORD”
–Deuteronomy 18:10-12

Which raises a few questions about SORCERY in the last days.

One of these questions is:

“Why do men still cling to familiar spirits in the last days when God’s judgment for such sins is beginning to fall on the earth for all to see (and experience)?”

Of course, men consult with familiar/evil spirits for a number of reasons.

1- Men are deceived.
2- Men consider the familiar spirit as something of great value–instead of a judgment from God.
3- Men use the powers of a familiar spirit to impress their fellows.
4- Men like having access to powers not enjoyed by most others.
5- Men appreciate the parlor tricks (finding lost money, etc.) that familiar spirits can perform.

The preceding is a partial inventory of reasons men use for clinging to SORCERY (familiar spirits).

HOWEVER, one of the biggest reasons for man seeking out, finding and USING a familiar spirit is that some men push up against the limits of their abilities and power and want MORE.

These men feel restricted by the limits of the usual powers and abilities of a man and turn to a familiar spirit in hopes of accessing, not only MORE power but a different kind of power; of transcending the normal abilities of man.

God Himself sometimes grants power to those He chooses–but He gives this power to accomplish the goals of God, not the purpose of the man wielding God’s power.

But one using a familiar spirit is under no such restrictions to use the spirit’s powers for God’s purpose. The one with a familiar spirit can use the spirit’s powers–such as they are–for HIS OWN ends; for selfish purposes.

ALSO, those employing the power of God give God the glory.

“… and I will not give my glory unto another.”
–Isaiah 48:11

Those with a familiar spirit labor under no such requirements.

Perhaps that is why so many with a familiar spirit keep quiet about the spirit’s existence; using the spirit’s power surreptitiously; inventing stories about hexes, spells, and other fictions about where the power comes from?

Most men bump into the limits of their abilities and deal with it: ensuring that their actions conform to the rules of the physical world which surround them. This is usually something learned at an early age.

Others chafe at such limits and seek out some power to allow them to move beyond these limits.

A few find what they are looking for–even if it takes them YEARS to do so. In the last days, God’s Word tells us that those few will become more and more common.

God’s Word ALSO informs the reader that those men with familiar spirits–who practice SORCERY–will NOT change their minds about such sins. And so, such men will cling to their judgment (their familiar spirit).

Some of these men will do so because they do not want to give up any of the powers they have stumbled upon.

Which seems to be a very high price to pay for TEMPORARILY transcending the limits to one’s God-given abilities.

DOES the reader daydream about obtaining more power and abilities?

HAS the reader pursued this desire for more power?

It is not YET too late: there is still time to change direction (repent), place your faith (hope) for the future entirely on Jesus Christ and enter the kingdom of heaven.

DOES the reader believe he is saved?

Make Your Calling and Election Sure: End Times Survival

DOES the reader believe he is NOT saved?

Time is Running Out: Today is the Day of Salvation

THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST

“Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:

And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve: After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep. After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles. And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time. ”
–1 Corinthians 15:1-8

“For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.”
-–Romans 1:16

MORE: Eternal Salvation Through Jesus Christ: Salvation Messages from End Times Prophecy Report

[Portions of this piece appeared originally in End Times Prophecy Headlines: July 20 , 2020.]

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