In the part of the world where I come from, people still approach or seek other gods for children, healing, spouses, wealth and promotion among other things. Recently, I overheard someone advising his friend that another mutual friend of theirs should offer a sacrifice to the gods in order to have children. This stunned me to my core as I wondered how much people would pay and how far they’ll go to archive their desires. There are also many such people in the corporate world who seek and offer sacrifices to other gods just to ‘progress’.
The same energy that’s poured into sacrificing to these gods can be redirected into serving the one true God through Jesus Christ. Any form of worship that is different from this, is a counterfeit from the pit of hell. As we all know, satan loves to present himself as light (2 Corin. 11 vs 14), therefore, he’ll make some of these requests manifest in order to win people over to his side.
In our state of despondency, whom are we associating with and whom are we listening to? The people we surround ourselves with whether in seasons of despair or ordinary seasons are incredibly important, as they can either set us on the right path or dissuade us from the truth. In Deuteronomy 13 verse 5, we are urged to purge any evil revolt against God from our midst.
Family and Communal service to other gods are totally forbidden by God and the spiritual penalty is death. No matter who is trying to lead us away from God – even if it’s a loved one, we are enjoined to cut ties with such influences and stand firm in the truth.
For we were bought with a price, therefore, we are to glorify God with our body (1 Corinthians 6:20) and we were also ransomed from the futile ways inherited from our forefathers, not with perishable things such as silver or gold, but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without blemish or spot (1 Peter 1 vs 18-19).
Jesus has already offered Himself as the ultimate sacrifice – His blood was shed – He has paid the price for you and I. Don’t go searching for lesser gods!.
Shalom 🕊️
Bimpe Lawal