"have Yourself A Very Happy Renew Year!"

God has a purpose in us not knowing the future. God the Father wants us to daily spend time in prayer talking to Him, but if we knew everything, we would not need to seek Him daily for guidance.

But many during this NEW YEAR would like to know what this New Year is going to hold for them.

Illus: A man was wandering around a fairground, and he happened to see a fortuneteller's tent. Thinking it would be good for a laugh, he went inside and sat down.

• "Ahh...." said the woman, as she gazed into her crystal ball. "I see you are the father of two children."

• "That's what you think," said the man scornfully. "I'm the father of THREE children."

• The woman grinned and said, "That's what YOU think!"

We do not know what the future holds.

Illus: During the Monica Lewinski saga at the White House, it is said that Hillary Clinton sneaked off to visit a fortuneteller to find out all about Bill’s womanizing.

• In a dark and hazy room, peering into a crystal ball, the fortune teller delivered shocking news.

• "There's no easy way to say this, so I'll just be blunt: Prepare yourself to be a widow this coming year. Your husband will die a violent and horrible death this year!"

• Visibly shaken, Hillary stared at the woman's face, and said, “I know what you say is true, but I need to know one thing ---Will I be acquitted?"

This time of the year is the busiest time of the year for fortunetellers, because people want to know what the future holds for them this coming new year.

But the Bible makes it clear; NO MAN KNOWS THE FUTURE… NO MAN!

Proverbs 27:1 Boast not thyself of to morrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth.

Some say, Preacher, that is not correct because men today can forcast the weather two or three days ahead and they are almost accurate.

Illus: When a meteorologist forcast the weather 3 or 4 days ahead they do not look into a crystal ball.

• To accurately forecast the weather, meteorologists must first understand how various weather patterns develop and interact with each other.

• Weather patterns are influenced by a variety of factors, including temperature, air pressure, humidity levels, and wind patterns.

• By analyzing data from weather stations located around the world, meteorologists are able to track these patterns and identify potential changes in weather conditions.

This is not fortune telling, this is SCIENCE!!!

Listen, if fortune tellers could tell us the future and advising us what to do in certain situation, WE WOULD NOT NEED GOD!!!

Fortune tellers try to take the place of God in our lives by telling us what the future holds and for guidance.

The Bible has some harsh things to say about fortune tellers!!!

• God warned His people against listening to fortune-tellers.

Look at Deuteronomy 18:10-18 There shall not be found among you anyone that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, or that useth divination, or an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch, Or a charmer, or a consulter with familiar spirits, or a wizard, or a necromancer. For all that do these things are an abomination unto the LORD: and because of these abominations the LORD thy God doth drive them out from before thee. Thou shalt be perfect with the LORD thy God. For these nations, which thou shalt possess, hearkened unto observers of times, and unto diviners: but as for thee, the LORD thy God hath not suffered thee so to do. The LORD thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken; According to all that thou desiredst of the LORD thy God in Horeb in the day of the assembly, saying, Let me not hear again the voice of the LORD my God, neither let me see this great fire any more, that I die not. And the LORD said unto me, they have well-spoken that which they have spoken. I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee, and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak unto them all that I shall command him.

• Fortune-telling is a demonic practice

Look at Acts 16:16 And it came to pass, as we went to prayer, a certain damsel possessed with a spirit of divination met us, which brought her master's much gain by soothsaying.

As we will enter into a new year, we find that this is indeed an exciting time of the year.

WHY IS IT SO EXCITING FOR US?