* Luís Alberto Alves
But none of this was enough. Curiosity for the profane led them to the dishes offered by darkness. Balak was the king of the Moabites and had already asked Balaam, the priest of the Lord, to curse Israel. He tried to do it three times, but in all of them they prayed for blessing. But Israel ignored these signs, and the men of the 12 tribes of Judah, who had formed families, began to have intercourse with the Moabites.
In the heat of passion, and the devil seizes this moment well, they lose their fear and worship the gods of that people, among them Baal-Peor. They partook of the sacrifices and plunged ever more into the filth of sin. They did not know that they were about to taste the sweet taste of the blessing promised by God since the time of slavery in Egypt.
Unfortunately today, many Christians are in Shittim near the long-awaited conquest, fruit of many prayers and fasting, and succumbs to the dish of lentils offered by the darkness. Adolescents, young people, adults, the elderly, men or women participate in this menu. Satan only changes the style of offering this meal, apparently beautiful, but rotten content.
Nowadays, the advancement of technology is not new. Through a social network it is possible to locate friends or relatives in distant places and through the chat we talk to them at any moment, as if they were next to us. Any news, good or bad, come quickly to us. So far nothing bad. The problem begins when we become hostages from the mechanism.
The press has already published several reports on technological addicts, in a position similar to the addict of illicit chemical substances. What a blessing, satan puts his finger and turns into a curse. Traffic crashes every day, and many of them serious, because the driver was driving with his cell phone in his hands, not paying attention to what was happening at his side.
* Luís Alberto Alves is a pastor
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