GOD'S DEFINITION

While thinking about humility, I was considering false humility and pride as being in the ditch or gutter on either side of true humility.  As I contemplated what real humility looks like, I felt like God told me that we have little understanding of what real humility looks like.  He indicated that even our dictionary definitions of many concepts are not exactly how He sees them. 

Sometime ago I was before the Lord and declaring God You are always patient, You are always good, You are always kind, etc. As a I said You are always kind, I began to think of some situations in which Jesus' actions would not fit my definition of kind.  For example, when He drove the money changers out of the temple, the things He said to the Scribes and Pharisees, or letting the rich young ruler just walk away.  I heard the Lord say, "you don't understand My kindness." 

I think there are many words and concepts that we have a little distorted because of running them through our own grids of understanding or because of how they have been traditionally defined.  

Do I have answers yet?  No.  But I am in search of God's heart and an understanding of how He defines these terms and many others.

Good or Evil?

When thinking about something like reiki you may be inclined to think that it cannot be all that bad if it is used to heal someone. Again the problem is that with the healing will also come a download of demons and on open door to demonic power into your life. Not good!! In the long run it is quite evil.

It is just like satan to dress something up that is really harmful to us to make it look good. Isn't that what deception is all about?

Genesis 3:6 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.

God had clearly stated that they were not to eat of the fruit of that tree. God knew that although it looked "good" and seemed like it would be harmless, it was far from good or harmless. It was not good at all. Adam and Eve were deceived by the appearance of the thing that had clearly been forbidden.

In thinking about this, I also think about the Lord of the Rings books/movies. I never read the books. But I did see the first movie. I was told it had a good Christian theme to it. I personally had a problem finding the "Christian theme" in it. Some Christians have become quite angry at me for making such a statement. Please let me explain why I say that.

Yes, there was a theme of good versus evil. But Ido not see that as necessarily a Christian theme. Didn't our problems really begin with partaking of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil?

In the Lord of the Rings the story revolved around a good wizard and a bad/evil wizard. There is no such thing as a "good" wizard. All wizards operate from the same power source. They operate from a satanic power source. Thus they are not "good".

The Bible is very clear that we are to have nothing to do with wizardry or any kind of occult power. God is to be our source for all things.

Deuteronomy 18:9-12 When thou art come into the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not learn to do after the abominations of those nations. 10There 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, 11Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer. 12For all that do these things are an abomination unto the LORD: and because of these abominations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee.

We are living in a day where there is more and more acceptance of things that come from a satanic power source. It is constantly in the media that bombards us. We must be careful to keep our spiritual armor on and be lovers of the truth so that we will not be drawn away into deception.

Ephesians 6:10-18
2 Thessalonians 2:7-15