Fortune Telling vs. Word of God
Once there was a man who ran a shop to sell little birds in Osaka, Japan.
One day he consulted a psychic for guidance who told the man that he had better become a fortune teller himself. So, the man changed his business and he was engaged in fortune telling for more than 30 years eventually to became a unique fortune teller.
He developed his own method of fortune-telling based on various skills such as those of ancient Mesopotamia, etc. He found that the key to fortune telling is a level of cultural sophistication of a fortune teller. A fortune teller can gather various data of his client, including the date and place of birth and a state of stars and constellations related to the client, but these data must be interpreted. And the interpretation depends on a level of cultural sophistication of a fortune teller.
He said that he could tell fortune of his clients, but he did not like to check his own fortune.
Some time after the fortune teller was interviewed by an editor of a magazine and told these things, he died.
However, early Christians did not trust fortune tellers, since they could not defeat evil spirits.
Act 19:13 Then certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists, took upon them to call over them which had evil spirits the name of the LORD Jesus, saying, We adjure you by Jesus whom Paul preacheth.
Act 19:14 And there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew, and chief of the priests, which did so.
Act 19:15 And the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye?
Act 19:16 And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.
Act 19:17 And this was known to all the Jews and Greeks also dwelling at Ephesus; and fear fell on them all, and the name of the Lord Jesus was magnified.
Act 19:18 And many that believed came, and confessed, and shewed their deeds.
Act 19:19 Many of them also which used curious arts brought their books together, and burned them before all men: and they counted the price of them, and found it fifty thousand pieces of silver.
Act 19:20 So mightily grew the word of God and prevailed.
Satan can even manipulate fortune telling. But, no matter what fate men live, their spirits are more important.
Accordingly, the word of God is more powerful than fortune telling.
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Mat 7:25 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.