Witchcraft's Deception Part 3

In the book of Ezra in the Bible, the pagan and heathen King Artaxerxes I, ruler of the Persian Empire, even had more common sense than to appoint judges that would make laws without regard to the Law of God and the law of the King.  “And you, Ezra, according to the wisdom of your God in your hand, you appoint judges and magistrates who may judge all the people who are Beyond the River; all who know the laws of your God; and those who do not know, you cause to know. And whoever will not do the Law of your God, and the law of the king, let judgment be executed diligently on him, whether to death, or to exile, or to confiscation of goods, or imprisonment.  Blessed be Jehovah, the God of our fathers, who has put this in the king's heart, to beautify the house of Jehovah in Jerusalem.” (Ezra 7:25-27)

We all know that satan is a deceiver and a liar.  He seeks to imitate God’s holiness so as to trick us into believing a lie and in turn, he steals our worship.  See, I think the reason we were created was for Jesus Christ’s good pleasure and to worship Him.  If we are beings created to worship, who gets our worship when God doesn’t?

2Co 11:14 says, “And did not Satan marvelously transform himself into an angel of light ?”

            One of the most dangerous tactics that the old serpent uses is that he gets into the government and makes sin legal.  If it’s legal, then it’s ok, right?  Well, not according to God.  In 2 Chronicles there is a story about a King called Manasseh who set an example of having his children sacrificed to false gods which is just satan stealing God’s worship. 

“And he made his sons to pass through the fire in the valley of the son of Hinnom, and did magic and divined, and used sorcery, and used mediums and conjurers; he multiplied the doing of the evil in the eyes of Jehovah, to provoke Him to anger.”(2Ch 33:6)

Making the sons pass through the fire was child sacrifice.  How is satan using the very same tactic in our lives? He gets into the government, working through judges who do not know the laws of the Lord, the laws of Ezra’s God, and makes child sacrifice legal! 

But you know what? I have good news!!! Even Manasseh found forgiveness and peace from God.  2 Chronicles 33 says…

“And when he was distressed, he sought the face of Jehovah his God, and was humbled exceedingly before the face of the God of his fathers; and prayed to Him, and He was entreated of him and heard his supplication, and returned him to Jerusalem to his kingdom; and Manasseh knew that Jehovah, He is God.”
To be continued...