Today’s Thought “Granny’s Beetle; Cecil” G. Ward Deuteronomy 18:10-12 10 There shall not be found among you anyone who makes his son or his daughter pass through the fire, one who uses divination, a soothsayer, one who interprets omens, or a sorcerer, 11 or one who casts a spell, or a medium, or a spiritist, or one who consults the dead. 12 For whoever does these things is detestable to the LORD; and because of these detestable things the LORD your God is going to drive them out before you. Many ascribed to one of the greatest shows of television’s past, The Beverly Hillbillies. Granny carried her live beetle in a matchbox, demanding all know he predicted the weather and nothing could sway her belief. The 70’s embraced Mood Rings, allowing any to determine their mental status. The ring would turn a different color to determine that status. Most understood these as fads acceptable to the era. We’re now with a movement of spiritual implications that insists wearing, or even placing Chakra Crystals on one’s body has healing power, along with thwarting bad energies. Chakras emanate from early Indian tradition. It means wheel or circle; indicative of seven centers spinning discs at each energy node. Crystals are merely jewels (diamonds, sapphire, jade, etc.) and although the Bible speaks with many inferences to these crystals, the Word of God NEVER sanctions any powers from them. Amazingly, these times are evolving from intelligence of old onto believing this generation has answers to issues that have existed for thousands of years (cf. Jer. 17:9), that includes sickness, death, sufferings, oppression from systems and people and whereas this actuality was imposed by the Almighty unto mankind that keeps us dependent on Him, these superstitious behaviors (entirely idolatrous) reveal denial in being owned by this Marvelous Savior. Holy God is Provider and remains Sufficient to do so. This in no way precludes God is anti-science as some suppose. From the beginning, He gave man dominion and that authority introduced an exploration, granting ecological, medicinal and technological advancement, making our lives better. False sciences pervade wrongful theorizing; causing dissentions and the practice thereunto nullifies the Blessed Hope intended; so, take up your rabbit’s foot if you’d like, but it certainly wasn’t lucky for him.