The uncertainties among people today are growing day by day Issues are quick changing; today’s man or thing is not there tomorrow A sort of fear is griped among people today and they wander here and there to come across a answer to this Men and women are frustrated by the day to day incidents and in their search they ultimately approach the so referred to as soothsayers or astrologers to come across a answer to this This becomes an order of the day in the modern society The soothsayers take benefit of this and are making hay even though their clients are basking in glory As a result each and every day a new 1 sprouts somewhere in the country
It is really unfortunate to note that in India the politicians and the film personalities are the bunch of folks who generally in search of these soothsayers In recent times this trend is spreading among the Indian cricketers’ community and the tv program producers and its anchors What a shame and pathetic condition this is.?
The sad truth is that most of their predictions do not hit the bull’s eye 1 can’t comprehend still the mad rush towards these soothsayers In the Indian political scenario the ministers, M Ps (Members of Parliament) and M L As (Members of Legislature Assembly), are on the run after these astrologers Every of them have appointed or selected soothsayers for their functions and auspicious occasions

The only exception to this in the Indian political history is Mrs Indira Gandhi, the former Prime Minister of India She wrote in a letter to 1 of her close pals, Dr M S Shastri of Bangalore, I have generally tried to steer clear of astrologers; I do not think in astrology and have refused to ask questions about the future even when pressed
1 thing is positive that our politicians and celebrities are addicted to this type of superstitions It appears like its diluted in their blood and with that they are fooling their fans too It looks like it is quite hard to weed out from their system The well-known Indian writer, Khushwant Singh (a stalwart in the Indian Journalism) the former Editor of well-known English weekly, The illustrated Weekly of India, said in an interview, Due to some difficulty the astrology columnist of the weekly left the organization and the column stopped abruptly The readers began enquiring about it I don’t want to displease the readers and I began compiling the column myself I selected some previous problems astrology column and reshuffled it and arranged it for the week with a pen name This was pretty a lot appreciated by the poor readers
This is what is happening in several of the publications in the name of this column referred to as ‘Astrology’ The gullible readers eagerly wait to read this waste How sad it is Print and visual media is on a neck to neck race on this problem of understanding the future and telling the future They run columns for every day, weekly, monthly and yearly forecasts for their readers The sad component is that, if we take a keen look into these soothsayers’ predictions 99 Even among some of the so referred to as Christians there are a very good number of men and women who are after such people today They seek the guidance of astrologers, tarot readers and other soothsayers to know their future For their children’s education, marriage and other family auspicious occasion’s dates and so on they consult these astrologers They eagerly look at the every day and weekly astrology columns in newspapers and weeklies Some eagerly watch for the every day broadcasts by way of TV
These so referred to as Christians should take note that they are going after the old nature, a type of idol worship They are forgetting the reality that God is the 1 who controls every thing and He is the 1 who determine about the future and each creator is in His hands They just forget this superb truth and running after the creators of this world
Here is a warning to such men and women In the book of Isaiah chapter 47 we read this: depending on the astrologers, the star gazers and monthly prognosticators Babylon took proud in itself and said in thine heart, I am and non else beside me But alas God challenges them to save themselves But they could not save themselves or even other people God warns the Babylonians about the consequences of their deeds God challenges them to save by the stars and star gazers could not God developed the sun moon and stars to give light to the world But alas people today depend on them to know their future, what a pathetic state It can not save itself nor can’t save other people; indeed it faces the wrath of God Isaiah chapter 13:10 says, For the stars of heaven and their constellations will not flash forth their light; the sun will be dark when it rises and the moon will not shed its light The word of God really clearly urge to the men and women to call upon the wonder working creator of this universe, stars like the seven stars and Orion (Amos 5:8) A child of God is controlled and guided by the spirit of God, not the creations of this world Creations will need to seek the face of the creator, not the stars, sun, moon or any other living or non-living issues.
The Holy Bible: The God’s unique revelation in written form There are a number of books revered as sacred, but God has given only 1 book that is the BIBLE Its distinctive authority is affirmed from cover to cover Consequently, occult understanding like astrology, tarot cards reading and so on are off limit and will need to not influence a actual Christian
For that reason, occult means of understanding (like astrology, tarot cards and so on.) are off limits and unnecessary for the Christian Isaiah emphasis us to use God’s written Word as the standard to judge spiritual truth claims:
Bind up the testimony, Seal up the law among my disciples When men tell you to consult mediums and spiritists who whisper and mutter, ought to not a folks inquire of their God Why consult the dead on behalf of the living To the law and to the testimony If they do not speak according to THIS WORD they have no light of dawn (Isaiah 8:16,19-20) (NIV) The Bible gives us a basis for assured understanding of God The apostle Peter even ranked it as much more valuable than eye-witness evidence We have the PROPHETIC WORD CONFIRMED, which you do well to heed as a light that shines in a dark location, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts(2 Peter 1:14-19).
Let me close this by quoting a verse from Deuteronomy:
There shall not be discovered among you any 1 that maketh his son or his daughter to pass by way of the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enhanter, or a witch, or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer For all that do these issues are an abomination unto the LORD: and simply because of these abominations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from just before thee Deut 18:10-12 (KJV) End .