DEMON POSSESSED? – Thursday September 22nd
2016
Memorise: How God anointed
Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing
good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.
Acts 10:38
14 But the Spirit of the Lord departed
from Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord troubled
him.
15 And Saul's servants said unto him, Behold now, an evil
spirit from God troubleth thee.
16 Let our lord now command thy servants, which are before
thee, to seek out a man, who is a cunning player on an harp: and it shall come
to pass, when the evil spirit from God is upon thee, that he shall play with
his hand, and thou shalt be well.
17 And Saul said unto his servants, Provide me now a man
that can play well, and bring him to me.
18 Then answered one of the servants, and said, Behold, I
have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, that is cunning in playing, and a
mighty valiant man, and a man of war, and prudent in matters, and a comely
person, and the Lordis with him.
19 Wherefore Saul sent messengers unto Jesse, and said, Send
me David thy son, which is with the sheep.
20 And Jesse took an ass laden with bread, and a bottle of
wine, and a kid, and sent them by David his son unto Saul.
21 And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he
loved him greatly; and he became his armourbearer.
22 And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, Let David, I pray thee,
stand before me; for he hath found favour in my sight.
23 And it came to pass, when the evil spirit from God was
upon Saul, that David took an harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was
refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.
Bible in one year: Ezekiel 4-6, Psalms 66:1-9
MESSAGE
MESSAGE
The
use of the term “demon possessed” in the Bible is always in reference to a
person operating under the influence of a demon or evil spirit. The Bible
describes demons as evil, spiritual beings or malevolent forces that are
opposed to God, and are in the habit of influencing human beings to disobey
God. However, demons always 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 much argument. I have always told my 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. 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. Open Heavens 22 September 2016:- Demon
Possessed?
As a
matter of fact, 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 commotion because demons recognise
the presence of God and they can’t be at rest in His presence. Even in church,
while God’s anointed Word is being taught powerfully, demons will not be able
to withstand the power in the Word, this happened when Jesus was teaching in
the synagogue in Mark 1:12-26. One day, Paul and his 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 in them. 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. 22
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Furthermore,
every encounter with the Word releases a measure of Truth that sets free, and
just as the level of bondage varies in the lives of the captive, so also, the
does of Truth needed to bring total liberation varies. If you can expose
yourself to more and more of the Word and allow the light of God’s Word to
shine on you, captivity will give way and you will be free. God desires your
absolute freedom (John 8:36). Yet, beyond this, Jesus wants to
empower you to set other captives free (Mark 16:17). What level of freedom are you
experiencing? Everything that has taken you captive shall release you now in
Jesus’ name. Your deliverance shall be permanent and you shall become a means
of liberation to others in Jesus’ name.
Prayer Point
Father, please let your
presence and the power of your Word fill my life completely in Jesus’ name.
Open Heavens Daily Devotional, written by Pastor E.A
Adeboye
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