BIBLE PERSPECTIVES ON TALISMAN, MYSTIC RINGS, CARDS ,BOOKS AND CHARMS

By Rev. Michael Benson Ajayi

     John 14:30 NKJV “I will no longer talk much with you, for the ruler of this world is coming, and he has nothing in Me.”

          In this scripture Jesus explains to His disciples that they would not be left comfortless. The statement ‘I will no longer talk much ‘was an assurance that even in the time of solitude and silence, they would not be left alone because the Holy Spirit shall remain with them throughout eternity. It is the consciousness of the presence of the Holy Spirit in our lives during those silent moments that give us the much needed peace.

           Peace is not necessarily the absence of problems but the ability to remain calm, stable and purposeful in the midst of problems. This is where a lot of believers miss it, they often pray that the lord put an end to their problems and it is more worrisome when a preacher declares that the lord will bring all our problems to an end. It is only in death that all problems come to an end. As long as we are alive,there will always be problems;therefore we should not wait for problems to be over before we enjoy our relationships; the scripture says in Eccl 7:14 NLT  “Enjoy prosperity while you can, but when hard times strike, realize that both come from God. Remember that nothing is certain in this life.”

         It is the unpredictability of life that leads to the search for divine assistance. The vicissitudes of life is an opportunity to discover the real but latent strength of the inner man. God’s gifting in us is easily brought to fore during trying times and there are conditions to receive the peace of the spirit in the time of crisis, Jesus highlighted this in the statement “for the ruler of this world is coming, he has nothing in Me ”.

          Satan is the ruler of the world’s socioeconomic system (2cor4:4) but it is for a short time before he and his followers are sentenced to eternal damnation (2Thes 2:6-11). The world’s system favours those whose activities promote Satan’s agenda (killing, stealing and wanton destruction) as in the case of suicide bombers who are promised heaven by their leaders.  

         Jesus came to give us the good life and this can only be attained when the ruler of this world has nothing in us. The word ‘has’ in Jn14:30 is the Greek word “echo” which means; to hold, go to law, direct or remote possessions; ability, continuity, relation, enjoy, begin to amend, count, uncircumcised, use. This means that as long as a person still enjoys the past way of life and holds in high esteem ideologies that are contrary to God’s word while keeping in his or her possession items belonging to satanic cults , the peace of the lord will be far from such a person(1John2:22,4:3).

          Satan needs legal grounds before he can oppress a Christian and this occurs when we hold on to materials that project Satan’s image such as talisman, books, rings, identity cards etc. The Ephesians had to give up these materials in order to enjoy God’s peace. Acts 19:19-20 NKJV says“.. many of those who had practiced magic brought their books together and burned them in the sight of all… So the word of the Lord grew mightily and prevailed.” Deut 18:10-13 says "never sacrifice your son or daughter as a burnt offering. And do not let your people practice fortune-telling, or use sorcery, or interpret omens, or engage in witchcraft, or cast spells, or function as mediums or psychics, or call forth the spirits of the dead. Anyone who does these things is detestable to the Lord. It is because the other nations have done these detestable things that the Lord your God will drive them out ahead of you. "

         The word of God cannot come to pass in the life of a person who holds on to books that teach doctrines contrary to the scriptures. Jesus said in John 14:6 NIV "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” Truth isn’t subjective, it is objective therefore , there cannot be more than one truth. We need to ask the lord to reveal items in our possession giving Satan and his demons a stronghold in our lives. God doesn’t want us ascribing our victory to any person or group whose views are contrary to the scriptures. The Israelites suffered their worst defeat against a small army because Achan had abominable materials in his possession (Joshua 7,), however, victory was won when they got rid of the abominable material. Light and darkness do not coexist , there are no middle grounds with God , he demands total devotion from us (Rev.3:15). There are families in bondage because of the presence of abominable items in their possession. 

Prayer :Heavenly Father forgive me of my sins against you I believe Jesus Christ died and was raised again for my salvation I receive him as lord and saviour and receive freedom from satanic oppression and grace for total restoration in Jesus name. 

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