What is True?

Daniel 2:1-2a In the second year of his reign, Nebuchadnezzar had dreams; his mind was troubled and he could not sleep. 2 So the king summoned the magicians, enchanters, sorcerers and astrologers to tell him what he had dreamed.
 
AS you come to know of God and his ways, you will begin to see God’s influence and authority in your life when you see where God is not present. For example, you understand crime occurs because people reject God’s commands.  You see God’s right ways when people live without him. One tool Satan uses to turn minds from to his evil ways is such demonic forces as magicians, enchanters, sorcerers and astrologers. Be sure you know how these different demonic forces oppose God. They surely remain a significant obstacle to the gospel.
    Magicians are found throughout Scripture as dream interpreters. Enchanters specialized in exorcism. They would identify evil in dreams and do rituals to supposedly remove evil. Many cultures have a particular “medicine man” or “shaman” who chant and dance to remove sickness. Sorcerers were those who cast spells. The astrologers were as priests who would predict the future, often through signs in the stars. Each group had their roles under pagan rulers to respond to their demands. Early in his reign, Nebuchadnezzar has a vivid dream that greatly disturbed him. He awoke, urgently calling on all four types of officials to interpret the dream.
    Where do you go when you need answers? What do you do when some person or action agitates you? Unfortunately, many people – even those in the church – go to sources outside of God. Oftentimes, the advice is to seek answers within yourself. How is that possible? You may be encouraged to meditate, which is good if you meditate on God’s Word and your relationship with him. But often such processes as yoga or other exercises teach you to meditate with certain incantations. You are to be an enchanters, speaking useless or even demonic sounds into a ritual.
    Be careful. The culture is filled with lies to your questions. Seeking anyone outside of God is opening your mind to Satan’s ways. The devil continually works to turn you away from all that is good in God.
    What disturbs you? What answers do you need? No magic incantation or interpretation of dreams or stars will satisfy you. Seek God. Use his Word. Speak it. Pray it. Live it. Seek God-centered counselors to help you know the truth.
 
Acts 19:19-20 A number who had practiced sorcery brought their scrolls together and burned them publicly. When they calculated the value of the scrolls, the total came to fifty thousand drachmas.  20 In this way the word of the Lord spread widely and grew in power.