SUPERSTITION HINDERS BREAKTHROUGHS


  Michael Benson Ajayi 

 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 persons without a one-of-a-kind relationship with God .It is like being married to a total stranger.
  A gap in any relationship creates suspicion. The lack of a one -of-a-kind personal relationship with God elicits fear and it determines how we relate to our neighbours. Superstitious folks are suspicious of everyone (Prov 17:20) and prone to the Post Hoc fallacy also known as confusing coincidental relationships with causes.
     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 the next day. He concluded that seeing a snake in a dream results in sicknesses. But that’s not the truth.The Israelites were revived by looking at the image of a snake(Num 21:8) and the Lord said we should be wise as a serpent . Snakes have their useful purpose in creation . This is an example of the 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 superstition ( Mark 7:13)
   Superstition is often disguised as prophesies by fortune-tellers, 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 genuine faith in God; 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 these 'prophets' (fortune tellers), society is no better off. The gospel is a life changer.
    When we seek God with all our hearts, He reveals Himself to us ( Jer29:13)and those who know Him shall be strong (courageous, fortified) and shall be accomplished (Dan11:32) . Apostle Paul wrote over 50% of the New Testament scriptures and worked great miracles and yet yearned to know God the 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. God reveals Himself to us through the bible therefore, nothing should replace a daily meditation on His word ,
As you read this now may the consciousness of God overshadow you in Jesus name . 
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