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The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
John 1:5
John 1:5
This true story comes from Fiona from Australia. She shares a testimony on behalf of her friend Valerie.
My friend Valerie recently became a Christian. She started reading her Bible and praying each day.
Valerie lived in a share house where one of the residents was a psychic medium who ran a business from home. The medium saw clients throughout each day and gave them psychic readings.
Valerie worked in the city, but when the COVID-19 lockdown hit, she was forced to work from home. This upset the medium, who ended up asking her to leave the share house.
‘Why?’ asked Valerie, truly perplexed.
The medium responded, ‘You are ruining the spiritual atmosphere of the house!
I can’t get any readings!’ She told Valerie that it was okay whenever Valerie was out of the house, but the readings would not come whenever she was at home. The “spirits” would not speak.
The medium saw Valerie reading the Bible and recognised the power this book held. She even bought herself one, hopeful it would give her power also. Similar to Simon the Sorcerer in the book of Acts, the medium was looking for the wrong type of power, and she became angry and disappointed when she did not find it.
Valerie managed to find a new place to live after this encounter — a place where she could pray and read the Bible without hindrance.
Don’t underestimate the power of God’s word! The Holy Spirit is with God's children as they spend time with him, praying and reading the Bible.
Valerie lived in a share house where one of the residents was a psychic medium who ran a business from home. The medium saw clients throughout each day and gave them psychic readings.
Valerie worked in the city, but when the COVID-19 lockdown hit, she was forced to work from home. This upset the medium, who ended up asking her to leave the share house.
‘Why?’ asked Valerie, truly perplexed.
The medium responded, ‘You are ruining the spiritual atmosphere of the house!
I can’t get any readings!’ She told Valerie that it was okay whenever Valerie was out of the house, but the readings would not come whenever she was at home. The “spirits” would not speak.
The medium saw Valerie reading the Bible and recognised the power this book held. She even bought herself one, hopeful it would give her power also. Similar to Simon the Sorcerer in the book of Acts, the medium was looking for the wrong type of power, and she became angry and disappointed when she did not find it.
Valerie managed to find a new place to live after this encounter — a place where she could pray and read the Bible without hindrance.
Don’t underestimate the power of God’s word! The Holy Spirit is with God's children as they spend time with him, praying and reading the Bible.
When Simon saw that the Spirit was given at the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money and said, “Give me also this ability so that everyone on whom I lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit.”
Peter answered: “May your money perish with you, because you thought you could buy the gift of God with money! You have no part or share in this ministry, because your heart is not right before God. Repent of this wickedness and pray to the Lord in the hope that he may forgive you for having such a thought in your heart. For I see that you are full of bitterness and captive to sin.” (Acts 8:18-23)
Peter answered: “May your money perish with you, because you thought you could buy the gift of God with money! You have no part or share in this ministry, because your heart is not right before God. Repent of this wickedness and pray to the Lord in the hope that he may forgive you for having such a thought in your heart. For I see that you are full of bitterness and captive to sin.” (Acts 8:18-23)
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