DO NOT ALLOW SUPERSTITIONS HINDER YOUR MIRACLE

By Rev. Michael Benson Ajayi

SUPERSTITION AND TRADITIONS ARE A HINDRANCE TO MIRACLES  

Acts 17:22 KJV “Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars' hill, and said, Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious.”

        The word ‘superstition’ as used here is a Greek word which derives its meaning from two other words: the first ‘deilos’ which means' to dread', be timid, faithless and fearful. The second is the word ‘Daimon’ which means a supernatural spirit of a bad nature:the devil. Superstition is the fear of evil spirits. In Acts 17:23 the scriptures says it is an attribute of those who serve a God of whom little or nothing is known. It is like being married to a person and yet one knows little or nothing about him or her.

         A void or gap in any relationship easily gets filled with suspicions. Likewise the worship of God outside a personal relationship elicits fear. This reflects in the way we relate to each other. Superstitious folks are suspicious of everyone (Prov 17:20) and prone to being victims of the Post Hoc fallacy also known as Confusing Coincidental Relationships With Causes.

       A ‘Post Hoc’ is a fallacy with the following form: A occurs before B. Therefore A is the cause of B . This fallacy is committed when it is concluded that one event causes another simply because the proposed cause occurred before the proposed effect. For example, a man dreamed of a snake on a tree and became ill that day. Instead of declaring that goodness and mercy follows him (Psalm23:6) he rather concludes that seeing a snake in one’s dream results in sickness but failed to understand that the Israelites were revived by looking at the image of a snake(Num 21:8) and the Lord said be wise as a serpent . Also a fortune is made from the sales of snake anti-venom. This is an example of the negative effect of the post hoc fallacy on society. Superstition is the enemy of scientific discoveries; it negates  research into better ways of living. Jesus opposed the religious Jews for replacing the word of God with human traditions saying in Mark 7:13 “Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition, which ye have delivered: and many such like things do ye."

           Superstition is often disguised as prophesies by many a ‘seer’, this limits how God answers a person’s prayers (1Kings22:4-37) and has led to the destruction of many lives. The tradition of men hinders faith without which we cannot receive miracles from God. Unfortunately, most Church activities are nothing but traditions of men. They have no scriptural and logical foundation and thus lack the capacity to change lives (Col 2:19-23) that’s why despite the proliferation of religious worship centers, society is no better off. Jonah’s preaching changed an entire nation likewise Daniel’s.

          When we seek God with all our hearts, He reveals Himself to us ( Jer29:13) those who know Him shall be strong (courageous, fortified) and accomplish much (Dan11:32) . The apostle Paul wrote over 50% of the New Testament scriptures and worked great miracles and yet yearned to know God more (Phil 3:10). The word ‘know’ is the Greek word  ‘ginosko’ which means to- allow, be aware of, feel,  perceive,  be sure of, understand. It requires a daily intimate relationship with His word which when spoken will not fall to the ground until what He says about you is fulfilled.

As you read this may the consciousness of God overshadow you now in Jesus name .  
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