From the time we are born, we are praised for our accomplishments and scorn for our dissatisfactions. We learn what is right according to our parents, relatives, friends; we learn what is wrong according to the same. But in any case, what is right? What is wrong? Take any scenario and there are two valid sides only because we have all been taught something different through our childhood.
The Book of Jeremiah says:
“For as numerous as your cities are your gods, O Judah! And as many as the streets of Jerusalem are the altars for offering sacrifice to Baal.”
Baal is a representation of the Devil. He is one of most well-known representations. Some of us struggle with one of the top things on his list, one of the top things we are pulled into monthly, weekly, possibly daily. He is the highest ranked demon and has complete control as king of the East part of Hell. According to Francis Barrett, he has the power to make those who invoke him invisible, and to some other demonologists, his power is stronger in October. According to some sources, he can make people wise, and speaks hoarsely. He has the untouchable power of both manipulation and confusion to constrain onto each of us.
We live in a world where the line between right and wrong is quickly faded. The line is miles and miles back, far before we were given the gift of free will. Since the beginning of time, humanity has progressed to its current standpoint. Elementary students are seeing things that 50 years ago, college students would be just beginning to see. High school students are engaging in things that 50 years ago, teenagers would shame towards with great discretion.
There are so many roads for us to choose in our lifetime. We are all going to make mistakes, we are all going to fail, we are all going to have regrets. But it is up to us to stand up to those voices and misplacements and understand our choices are our own. Those manipulations are not our own thoughts. We don’t have that incredible power over ourselves, our minds.
Jeremiah 11:13; Read it, interpret, repent.
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