DELIVERANCE MADE SIMPLE – Thursday November 24th
2016
Memorise: And ye shall know
the truth, and the truth shall make you free. John 8:32
Read: John 8:31-36 (KJV)
32 And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you
free.
33 They answered him, We be Abraham's seed, and were never
in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free?
34 Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you,
Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin.
35 And the servant abideth not in the house for ever: but
the Son abideth ever.
36 If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be
free indeed.
Bible in one year: Genesis
44-45, Psalms 107:23-32
MESSAGE
Deliverance
constitutes a serious challenge in many Christian circles. In my personal
experience, I have discovered that demons bow out easily wherever there is the
manifest presence of the Lord. Wherever God is, there is an aura that is
unmistakably evident; that aura is the Glory of His presence. For most people
who have had a definite experience with God, it is only the glory of God that
they could access. Only very few like Moses could go a little further. Open Heavens
Thursday 24 November 2016:- Deliverance made simple
The
truth remains that the presence of God wields the same power as the Personality
of God because where God’s presence is, God Himself is. Several things are
possible in His presence, one of which is that idols and the powers behind them
not only bow but also surrender. A classic example of this is demonstrated in 1st
Samuel 5:1-5. In this account, the nation of Israel fought the
Philistines and God gave them into the hands of their enemies because of their
disobedience, the Ark of the Covenant was captured and taken into the house of
Dagon – the national deity of the Philistines. This Dagon was a huge image, but
it fell down before the Ark of the Covenant which represented the Presence of
God. Initially, the priests of Dagon thought it was a mistake and put the image
back up. But by the following morning, they were convinced beyond reasonable doubts
that their idol was bowing to the God of gods.
Some
Christians are afraid of entering into a shrine to declare the Gospel of Jesus
Christ. It only shows that they do not know what they have inside of them. If
you know who you are carrying, there will be no need to fear any idol. If you
truly carry the Glory of God and you step into a shrine, they will immediately
fish you out and would be uncomfortable until you leave. If you don’t leave, a
lot of things will go wrong. In a local community where women were forbidden to
go out during a particular idol festival and men were equally harassed, a
brother went to the headquarters of the idol worshipers at the peak of their
festival to preach Jesus to them. 24 November 2016 Open Heavens. These idols
worshippers knew that it could only mean the brother carried a dangerous power
for him to have the boldness to walk into their midst. Are you being threatened
with some idol and you are afraid? If you are truly a child of God, you should
be feared and not the other way round. Are you confronted with a demon
possessed person that needs deliverance? Ask God to increase His presence in
your life today and you will become a threat to demons.
Prayer Point
Father, make me bold enough to
preach the gospel even before demons in Jesus’ name.
Open Heavens Daily Devotional, written by Pastor E.A
Adeboye
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