READ: JAMES 5:13-15
There is an ongoing
battle for your soul. 1 Thessalonians 5:23 says you are a spirit like God is a
Spirit. The devil and fallen angels are also spirits. You have a soul and live
in a body but the real you – the spirit man is inside. The devil wants you for
breakfast (Peter 5:8) but God offers you rest (Matthew 11:28). So on a daily
basis, there is a struggle between the kingdom of God and the powers of
darkness. If a believer loses a battle, it is most likely the fellow has gone
into sin. When you sin, it becomes difficult for a Holy God to defend a sinful
child. In Joshua 7:1-12 when the children of God were defeated before their
enemies, Joshua enquired for the cause and God revealed that He could not go
with them like before because sin was in their midst. If you really want God to
fight for you, sin must be discarded.
There are two major ways through which demons operate in a man’s life. They either attack from the outside or work from the inside. Most of their operations are from the outside than from within. We shall look at some of the ways they operate from the outside. The first one is affliction. Affliction means to trouble, disturb or cane someone. 1 Samuel 16:14 says, “But the Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the LORD troubled him.” The evil spirit did not completely take him over but only came to trouble him. And whenever this happened he began to behave abnormally.
1 Samuel 19:9-10 says while the demon was afflicting king Saul, David played the instrument to bring about a calm yet he threw a javelin at him. Those who are afflicted are undergoing a storm. They may not be able to describe what they are going through. When the demon comes on them, they will begin to feel hot on the head and the body, and whatever people do to them becomes unacceptable. Are you presently undergoing an affliction? James 5:13 says you should pray. Thank God there is someone called the Prince of Peace who can calm any storm. I command every storm in your life to be calm now in Jesus name. I command the demon behind your affliction to release you now in Jesus name. You are free in Jesus name.
There are two major ways through which demons operate in a man’s life. They either attack from the outside or work from the inside. Most of their operations are from the outside than from within. We shall look at some of the ways they operate from the outside. The first one is affliction. Affliction means to trouble, disturb or cane someone. 1 Samuel 16:14 says, “But the Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the LORD troubled him.” The evil spirit did not completely take him over but only came to trouble him. And whenever this happened he began to behave abnormally.
1 Samuel 19:9-10 says while the demon was afflicting king Saul, David played the instrument to bring about a calm yet he threw a javelin at him. Those who are afflicted are undergoing a storm. They may not be able to describe what they are going through. When the demon comes on them, they will begin to feel hot on the head and the body, and whatever people do to them becomes unacceptable. Are you presently undergoing an affliction? James 5:13 says you should pray. Thank God there is someone called the Prince of Peace who can calm any storm. I command every storm in your life to be calm now in Jesus name. I command the demon behind your affliction to release you now in Jesus name. You are free in Jesus name.
MEMORIZE:
JAMES 5:14 –Is any sick among you? Let him call for the elders of the church;
and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord.
