Walking through the mall the other day, I saw a multitude of ‘holiday’ shoppers rushing from one store to another, in a daze, looking for the next ‘sale.’ A friend told me that she went to the Mall last weekend and was caught up in the moment, spending more than she had planned because the savings were so great. It’s true. Shrewd retailers lure you into their stores with low prices, bewitching you, holidazing you, by the sights and smells.
Of course you know I’m going to take a leap right now into a spiritual analogy. Paul scolded the Galatians for having been bewitched: “O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you that you should not obey the truth?" The Galatians were “buying” into false doctrines.
Curiously, the Greek word "bewitched” means to “charm” or “fascinate.” How apt for our comparison to holidaze. From the moment they enter the retailers' realm, shoppers are fascinated and charmed into satisfying their senses. Likewise, this should serve to remind us of the temptations we face. If we are not careful, we (like the Galatians) will be bewitched by the one who disguises himself as an “angel of light” (2 Cor. 11:14) into doing things we never intended to do!
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