Why
would a servant of God go to satan’s agents for power to do God’s work?
Saul
then said to his attendants, “Find me a woman who is a medium, so I may go and
inquire of her.” “There is one in Endor,” they said….. So Saul disguised
himself, putting on other clothes, and at night he and two men went to the
woman. “Consult a spirit for me,” he said, “and bring up for me the one I
name.” ….. When the woman saw Samuel, she cried out at the top of her voice and
said to Saul, “Why have you deceived me? You are Saul!” …… Samuel said to Saul,
“Why have you disturbed me by bringing me up?” “I am in great distress,” Saul
said. “The Philistines are fighting against me, and God has departed from me.
He no longer answers me, either by prophets or by dreams. So I have called on
you to tell me what to do.” 1 Sam 28:7-8,12,15
One of the pastors that submit to me in ministry confessed
that he had taken steps last year to get spiritual powers from strange sources
last year. According to him, he had started with all the processes but at one
point he changed his mind. He knew it was wrong but he went all the same.
Another pastor friend confessed he had gone to the “School
of Prophets” to be taught how to “Prophesy” and see visions for people. Like the
former, he too backed out because a friend of his called over the phone from a
faraway city warning him to refrain from whatever he was up to. He stopped
because he knew that it was God that had warned him through that pastor. He knew
it was wrong but he went all the same.
Yet another one who was my neighbor has some weird stories
following him now. He had invited one of the popular “Prophets” who visit
Nigeria from Ghana. After the Prophet from Ghana left, the daughter of my
friend died under very strange circumstances. Within two weeks of his daughter’s
death, my friend with which I share common fence began to “SEE”. He began to
call people’s phone numbers and other details of their lives. He announced over
the speaker, “I can now see!” His messages changed from bible scriptures to
other things. He began to ask people to sow their cars and properties as seed
to him. The denomination he belonged could not take it anymore and so threw him
out.
In the city I
live I observed how a prominent evangelical church invited the “mentor” of my
neighbor to their meeting; I mean the one that “opened” his eyes. I knew
because they posted the poster on Facebook. I was shocked because the
Ach-bishop in charge of this denomination is an international recognized servant
of God who has spent a good portion of his life defending the truth. How could he descend
so low? He knows it is not the right
spirit but……
All these people I mentioned have one thing in
common, they want to have spiritual powers. They want to be able to see into
the spirit realm and tell worshipers their problems. They want to prophesy. They
want to meet the need of their congregation. The reason for this is because it
has become the reigning thing in this age to tell people the details of their
lives in the name of prophecy.
The first pastor I mentioned has been my friend for
years and has witnessed me ministering several times. I offered to preach in
his church for seven days, and he accepted. I was in that meeting with other
pastors who currently work with me. I don’t really know what I want to achieve
but I feel it is necessary to let these men watch me again. In that program there
were very clear manifestations of the gift of prophecy through the Holy Spirit;
total strangers heard the Lord call them out and tell them about deep secrets
of their lives. I don’t know whether my host learnt the lesson I was trying to
pass across.
Why would a servant of God go to satan’s
agents for power to do God’s work?
Like most problems that believers face, when it is
discussed we handle them so that victims of such are not bold enough to open up;
sins like adultery, fornication, homosexuality and lesbianism. People under
such pressure don’t want to speak up because of fear of how they will be regarded.
But the plain truth is that those who commit these sins are in our midst. We cannot
help them unless we allow them to come forward without fear of stigmatization. It
is even strange that victims of rape and other forms of sexual harassment are
treated as if they deliberately allowed whoever abused them to do so. I don’t
want to mention AIDS sufferers.
What I mean is that my reason for raising these issues
about pastors and ministers of the gospel going to seek power from satan is not
to point out how bad it is. Yes, we all know it is bad and detestable. I don’t
believe that any believer who later gave himself to be a minister of the gospel
planned that one day he will be sitting in front of a shrine or occult altar to
seek power.
At least Saul, the first king of Israel did not plan
to do so. From our text it is obvious that he got there out of frustration. He
had done all that he knew to get information and guidance from God. He was at a
point he could not defer his search; his enemies were right in front of him,
their army are mustered and there is this deep seethed fear in his soul that
has drained all confidence from him. It was a horrible thing for a king that
has fought and won every other war to find himself in such situation.
Saul was desperate and he needed to connect to the
only God he knew and worshiped. If he had a pastor or prophet this was the time
to get to him. But his prophet and pastor was dead. So he had to get to the
prophet at whatever cost.
How? Perhaps, you can now see why he threw open the
question. As I have always said, satan and his agents always plant somebody in
your life and the church to lead you into the kingdom of darkness. You may have
been deceived to be believe he shares your faith and religion, but when the
time comes he will manifest.
(To be continued)
Emma your brother @PNUR
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