Goats
So I was thinking about the Day of Atonement and the ceremony of the two goats described in Leviticus 16. In verse 8, they're instructed to cast lots to choose which of the goats is to be sacrificed, and which is to be taken out into the wilderness. The goats represent Christ and Satan. Christ was sacrificed for us and Satan will be bound during the Millennium (Revelation 20). The thought I had was that they had to cast lots to determine which goat was which. God didn't instruct them to take a perfect beautiful goat and a diseased deformed foul goat. He told them to take two goats and cast lots to determine which was which. They could not tell the difference between Christ and Satan on their own. They needed God to show them!
It's much the same with us today. We need God to show us what is Godly and what is of Satan. 2 Corinthians 11:14 tells us that "Satan disguises himself as an angel of light". There is so much in the world today that looks good, that looks Godly to our deceived eyes, but in reality is sinful and hated by God. We need His guidance through His Word to show us what is of Christ and what is of Satan, and we cannot trust our own perceptions.
It's much the same with us today. We need God to show us what is Godly and what is of Satan. 2 Corinthians 11:14 tells us that "Satan disguises himself as an angel of light". There is so much in the world today that looks good, that looks Godly to our deceived eyes, but in reality is sinful and hated by God. We need His guidance through His Word to show us what is of Christ and what is of Satan, and we cannot trust our own perceptions.