Christians , Protect and Cleanse Your Home

 Dear readers, I have an important message for you today. 

And my prayer is that as you listen, you would not be fearful, but rather may the Holy Spirit open our eyes and bring to light the areas where the enemy is hiding, the areas where he's scheming, all with the aim of bringing oppression and destruction into our lives. 

And I do want to begin by just reminding you that as children of God, we are covered by the powerful blood of the lamb, our Lord Jesus Christ. 

We have safe refuge in him. 

We have deliverance. 

We have freedom and restoration in Christ Jesus. 

So now, let's take a look at some of the most dangerous items that should not be found in a Christian home. 

Is burning sage an acceptable practice as a Christian? 

Well, to answer this, you have to take a step back and understand why this practice became so popular. 

The first thing to know is that burning sage is actually a ritual. 

People who burn sage, they do so with the belief or the intention of altering or cleansing the atmosphere or the spiritual environment around a person or a place. 

And in some parts of the world, the burning of sage is an ancient ritual that's meant to drive out negative or evil spirits. 

And a lot of the time when people in this day and age burn sage in their homes, they'l tell you that it's to get rid of bad energy. 

It's to drive away evil spirits. It's for medicinal and healing purposes and so forth. 

But let me tell you, here's why this practice is evil. 

Firstly, sage is connected to witchcraft and the occult. In fact, sage is and can be used for summoning and conjuring all sorts of things in witchcraft. So, that's the first reason. 

The second reason is that if you need sage to drive away evil spirits, if you need sage to spiritually cleanse your home or the environment, then you don't need Jesus. When you burn sage around your house for 

the purpose of altering or cleansing the atmosphere, you're saying that you trust 

in this more than you trust in the name of Jesus Christ. If you are a Christian, then you must