OPEN HEAVENS DEVOTIONAL-THURSDAY-22/09/2016-DEMON POSSESSED?-BY PASTOR E.A. ADEBOYE
DEMON POSSESSED?
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
Read
1st
Samuel 16:14-23
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 Lord is 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.
KJV
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.
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.
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.
Bible in one year
Ezekiel 4-6, Psalms 66:1-9
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