Into the Fire

Hard to believe the infiltration of superstitions into everyday life. Wearing your "lucky" socks, hat, jersey, whatever, to influence the game and produce a win. Not stepping on sidewalk cracks to "protect" someone's back. Spilling salt and heaving a pinch over your shoulder to ward off "bad luck". I've caught myself adhering to superstitions along the way and quickly rebuked them for the lies that they are.

The Word of God doesn't speak kindly to superstitions, magic, and other arms of witchcraft. Why? Simply because when we set our sights on anything but God to influence, control, regulate, and manage our lives, we're rebelling against yielding the lives He's given us to Him. We're deciding we have a better shot at life without Him – yet we rely on ridiculous happenstances governed by foolish notions of "luck" and lame assertions of fantastic equations which have no bearing in or on truth. Superstitions are falsehoods designed to suggest we must follow crazy rituals to insure particular outcomes.

No: it definitely "ain't the way".

Lord, forgive us for our failings and help us to avoid those things which are unpleasing to you. We're desperate for you. In the Name of Jesus, Amen.