READ:
EXODUS 12:11-16
Today, I
want you to be aware of the fact that God has given you weapons for both
offensive and defensive warfare. It is unwise to go into battle without being
well fortified internally. The more we know about Satan the more furious he is
likely to get and the more ready for action he is likely to be. We know that we
are winners already. But when one is going for a battle, one has to be alert in
order not to be surprised by the enemy. Anybody going to war must think of the
weapons for the defensive and the offensive. It would be foolish of a man, for
instance, to start driving a car without knowing where the breaks are. Also, it
is only a foolish pilot who would think of flying an aircraft without thinking
of landing. Before we begin to think of the offensive weapon against our enemy,
we have to know something about the defensive weapons. We must know the things
that will make us safe and ready before we begin to deal with demons. If you
want to engage in casting out demons, you will have to know how to defend
yourself. Demons will hate you when you begin to cast them out. Therefore, if
you intend to drive them out, you must know how to protect yourself. On the
other hand, if you are not driving them out, you will not be fulfilling the
great commission, according to Mark 16:15-18: “And He said to them, Go into all
the world and preach the gospel to every creature. He who believes and is
baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned. And these
signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they
will speak with new tongues; they will take up serpents; and if they drink
anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the
sick, and they will recover.” Our greatest weapon of defence against
demons is perfect holiness. If you want to fight against demons and win, all
the time, you must be holy. This is one reason why God said that without holiness
no one shall see Him (Hebrews 12:14). This simply means that if you are not
holy, the devil will take you into its own dwelling ultimately. Casting out
demons is not the ultimate. The ultimate is holiness, which consequently grants
you access to heaven.
MEMORIZE:
REVELATION 12:11 –And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the
word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death.
