Pathlight Studies

Heavy is the head that wears the crown ...I saw this phrase on a t-shirt the other day, and I think it was an NBA shirt or something, I don't know exactly, but the phrase stuck in my head. Just think about it for a minute. Heavy is the head that wears the crown ... I think about David and all that he had gone through before he ever became king, and then once he assumed the throne the terrible sin that he committed with Bathsheba, and then the fact that he murdered Uriah, her husband, by sending him into the hottest part of the battle and then having his troops pull back so that Uriah would be killed...David may just as well have drawn the sword and thrust it through him himself. David knew how wrong this was even before the ac t was committed, but he still went through with it. As king, he had the power to make it happen. This was a very displeasing thing in the sight of the Lord, and eventually David repented of the evil that he had done, and God did forgive him, although it cost ...

As Halloween approaches, we see and hear a lot more about sorcery, witchcraft, the occult, and evil spirits. I'd like to take a look at what the bible has to say on these issues. There are many instances in the bible where sorcery is mentioned, and always with negative connotations, and severe consequences. Several times God commanded that those who practiced witchcraft or sorcery were to be put to death. We'll begin in Exodus, chapter 7, verses 8 thru 12... And the Lord spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, When Pharaoh shall speak unto you, saying, Shew a miracle for you; then thou shalt say unto Aaron, Take thy rod, and cast it before Pharaoh, and it shall become a serpent. And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and they did so as the Lord had commanded: and Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh and before his servants, and it became a serpent. Then Pharaoh also called the wise men and the sorcerers: now the magicians of Egypt, they also did in like manner with thei...