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Why Seek God Over Mediums? | Isaiah 8:19 Meditation
In today’s meditation, we reflect on Isaiah 8:19, which challenges … (visit YouTube for more)
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Today’s meditation verse is a bit different. Isaiah chapter 8 verse 19. And when they say to you, "Inquire of the mediums and the necromancers who chirp and mutter," should not a people inquire of their God? Should they inquire of the dead on behalf of the living?
This is a bit different, isn’t it? How often are we as Christians visiting mediums and necromancers? Not often, I would hope.
Nevertheless, this remains relevant in our society, doesn’t it? People are desperate for answers. They want to know what life is about. They want to know what they should be doing. They want to know what their purpose is. They miss friends and relatives who have died. They want to be in touch with them.
And they are looking for answers in all the wrong places. Mediums, fortune tellers, self help gurus.
They do not have the oracles of life. They do not have the words of the living God. Why would we inquire of anyone other than God about life?
Isaiah has a point. Whatever our troubles in life, we should go first to God. And I know that we don’t always hear answers in the way that we would want to. And because of that, God has given us so many ways to hear from him, beyond just praying. We can speak to trusted friends who also love God. We can pray together. We can seek the Holy Spirit for guidance together. We can read the Bible.
The Bible helps in so many situations of life. Should not a people inquire of their God? Let us inquire of our God about all things. He made heaven and earth. So it’s pretty certain he knows the answer to your problem today.
Lord God, thank you for reminding us that we need to come to you. And that although we don’t always hear what we want to hear, when we want to hear it, nevertheless, you are a listening God and a speaking God. And it’s to you we bring our problems, our questions and inquiries. We choose to inquire of the living God about the living. Amen.
