Contemplative Bible Reading

Leviticus 19:31 (New Living Translation)

Do not defile yourselves by turning to mediums or to those who consult the spirits of the dead. I am the Lord your God.

By this verse, I infer that there were people who could consult the spirits of the dead. I am glad that in our (post or whatever adjective we use)modern world, we don’t have this…ooops. Look on Google. We have lots of people who consult the dead advertising in our version of the Yellow Pages.

“But those are just a bunch of nuts and wackos,” so we say.

If they are nut-jobs, why would God tell us not to go to them? I don’t find anything in the Bible after this verse that explains how consulting the spirits of the dead stopped at any point in history. I infer that this still happens.

So what am I to do? (1) Follow the Old Testament admonishment. (2) Seek out these mediums and share the good news of Jesus the Messiah.