DEALING WITH UNCLEAN SPIRITS – Saturday December 3rd 2016
Memorise: He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. Mark 16:16
Read: Matthew 10:1 (KJV)
10:1 And
when he had called unto him his twelve disciples, he gave them power
against unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to heal all manner of
sickness and all manner of disease.
Bible in one year: Exodus 15-16, Psalms 115
MESSAGE
Demons
are fallen angels that were driven out of heaven because of their
rebellious acts. The Bible presents demons as the authentic source of
every manner of immorality in this world. Also, demons are the foot
soldiers that the devil uses to steal, kill, devour and wreck all manner
of evil against humanity. I pray that you will not become an easy prey
to the devil and his demons in the Name of Jesus. Open Heaven Saturday 3
December 2016:- Dealing with unclean spirits
However,
demons were subject to the authority of Jesus Christ during His earthly
ministry and subsequently in the ministry of the Church. Demons and
idols bow in the Presence of our God. If you study how demons related
with Jesus Christ and His disciples in the Bible, you will observe that
they recognized God’s Presence in Jesus Christ and his disciples, and
they surrendered without argument. I have always told my spiritual
children that if we have enough of His Presence in us, demons will flee
when they sight us, how much more when we command them to go out. In Mark 5:1-6,
when Jesus stepped on the shores of the Gadarenes, a very notorious,
heavily demon-possessed mad man immediately reported to Him even before
He said a word. It is very easy to cast out demons when your life is
full of God’s glory. When Jesus came to earth, He brought with Him the
glory and dominion of Heaven. Consequently, if demons see that same
glory of God in you, they will have no choice but to submit to the King
of Glory whose Presence you carry. [Open Heavens Devotional 2016]
Until
you carry a higher level of His Presence in your life, you may not
realize the activities of demons in your environment. Believe it or not,
they are everywhere, performing their negative assignments. But as God
increases His Presence in your life, there will be commotions, because
demons recognize the Presence of God and they won’t be at rest. Even in
the church, while God’s anointed Word is being taught in power, demons
will not be able to withstand the power. One day, Paul and is
co-labourers in God’s vineyard were on their way to a prayer meeting
when the spirit of divination in a young lady became restless because of
God’s Presence. If only you carry a higher level of His Presence, the
demons around you will manifest from wherever they are hiding. Ask God
for more of His Presence upon you.
Prayer Point
Father, please baptize me with Your power today in Jesus’ name.
Open Heavens Daily Devotional, written by Pastor E.A Adeboye
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