SAINT VALENTINES DAY: THE (D)EVIL'S DAY - PART I
I was laughing my ass out 'cos so many people complaint of too lengthy an article, but I have no choice.
So today, I am publishing this last part of the article since today is the VALENTINE's DAY, and here I come with
SAINT VALENTINES DAY: THE (D)EVIL'S DAY - PART II
The Bible shows that Israel not only disobeyed God and wholeheartedly embraced the sexual immorality of the Gentiles, they even went a step further.
"And they have turned unto Me the back, and not the face: though I taught them, rising up early and teaching them, yet they have not hearkened to receive instruction. But they set their abominations in the house [the temple at Jerusalem], which is called by My name, to defile it. And they built the high places of Baal, which are in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to cause their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire unto Molech; which I commanded them not, neither came it into My mind, that they should do this abomination, to cause Judah to sin" (Jer. 32:33-35).
(To learn more about these child sacrifices to Molech, read from my website my article about Santa Claus, the True Origin of Christmas)
Imagine. Israel committed a sin so vile, so disgusting, that it even shocked God!
But that was then. What about today? Surely, parents do not sacrifice their children to pagan gods today—or do they?
Do not be so certain. Perhaps their lives are not being sacrificed—but what about their innocence?
Parents today expect their little ones to "fall in love" and have boyfriends and girlfriends. They think it is "cute" when little boys and girls hold hands and act like a couple, sneaking a kiss or two when no one is watching. Some parents get worried when their kids do not show romantic interest in the opposite sex. They constantly ask them, "Do you have a boyfriend yet?" or "Who's your girlfriend?"
Yet these same parents are surprised when their teen-aged "little girl" gets pregnant. Or catches a sexually transmitted disease. Or gets an abortion behind their back.
St. Valentine's Day is just one of many tools the Devil, "god of this world" (II Cor. 4:4) uses to get parents to sacrifice the innocence of their children.
When little boys and girls draw each other's names in a lottery and send Valentine cards and gifts to each other, declaring their "love," they are learning the first stages of intimate relations that the Creator God designed specifically for emotionally mature adults. Instead of embracing the carefree innocence of youth, growing up without the headaches and heartaches of adulthood (finding a job, paying bills, marriage, raising a family, etc.), children today are taught to lust after each other. They are caught up in a daily drama of
"If-you-loved-me-you'd-sleep-with-me;"
"I'm-pregnant; It's-not-mine,"
she-had-an-abortion."
By the time they reach adulthood, virtually every shred of innocence, sincerity and moral decency has been stripped from them. Emotionally drained, they have world-weary, "been there, done that" attitudes. And their lives are just beginning.
This is why we live in a world where a teen-aged virgin is a rare find. Where what used to be called "shacking up" and "living in sin" is now simply "living together." Where sex is nothing more than meaningless physical recreation—no emotional attachments, no cares, no concerns. Where people change sex partners as conveniently as they change clothes. Where unmarried twenty- or thirty-somethings have had at least five sexual partners—and that is considered a low number, especially in the United States. Where men are not referred to as "my husband," or "my fiancé," but as "my second baby's father."
How pathetic!
Satan has deceived the whole world (Rev. 12:9) in multiple ways—especially when it comes to intimate relationships. St. Valentine's Day is just one of his tools for deception.
The charge God is giving us today, we christians or delivers is
"Come Out of Her, My People"
Concerning the near future, when man's Satan-influenced world is about to collapse, God declares, "Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils [demons], and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird. For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed [increased] rich through the abundance of her delicacies" (Rev. 18:2-3).
Concerning this pagan, satanic system, God commands true Christians,"Come out of her, My people, that you be not partakers of her sins, and that you receive not of her plagues" (vs. 4).
St. Valentine's Day originates from the ancient paganism of this Satan-influenced world. It is designed to deceive mankind by appealing to fleshly, carnal desires—or, as the Bible calls them, the works of the flesh. "Now the works of the flesh are manifest [made obvious], which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, idolatry…drunkenness, revellings, and such like" (Gal. 5:19-21).
Do any of these sound like Lupercalia to you?
Ultimately, "they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God." A true Christian is focused on God's soon-coming kingdom (Matt. 6:33) and the world to come—not on the fleshly cravings of this world. A true Christian must strive to "put off the old man" and actively imitate the perfect, righteous example of Jesus Christ. A Christian knows that he must actively come out of this world, out of its pagan-infested customs, practices and traditions.
Christians do not celebrate St. Valentine's Day!
In conclusion, we must ask ourselves, "Should a true Christian be associated in any way with this celebration of evil roots? Should we be doing what the heathen have done for so many years and try to justify it as love?" Romans 12:2 answers this very well, "And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind…"
And if you have fall or come short of God's glory from this end, God is willing and just to forgive you, all you need to do is "come out from among them and be ye separate, saith the Lord of Host", by confessing your sins, accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Personal Saviour.
Remember: Valentine's Day: The (D)evil's day.
Watch out!
May God help you to do, live, walk in, by, for and with the truth.
But...
The greatest and truest love everyone should and must embrace is the love of God to mankind. "For God so love the world (You) that He gave His only Begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish but have everlasting life". " Greater love hath no man than this, that a man should lay down his life for his friend". Repent of all past sins, confess them and accept Christ as your Saviour ( Acts 17: 30-31).
The attitude of Christian toward Valentine's Day should be that of abstaining from getting involved in it. Why?
+ Valentine's Day is not scriptural.
+Valentine's Day promotes immoral conduct through false love (lust). Genuine Christians, infact, everybody should manifest love at all time and not limited to 14th February of each year.
+ The Bible encourages Christians to abstain from all appearance of evil.
Therefore, no Christian, both young and old should be involved in any form of exchanging 'love' letters, text messages etc. on Valentine's Day. It will not be to the glory of God.
Thank You and God bless you!
I am
Rauf Kazeem Isaac
(C) February, 2016.
Sent from my BlackBerry wireless device from MTN
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