e. Trusting God completely for salvation and deliverance through the blood of Jesus alone. Don’t get caught into the trap of trying to establish your own system of attaining righteousness based on a system of ritual, fasting, penance or whatever. Get back to the simple good news of Jesus’ sacrifice in your place and thank God for His gift of righteousness. f. Calling on the name of the Lord. “Whoever calls upon the name of the Lord shall be delivered.” ( Romans 10:13). To be delivered you must be desparate. Calling upon Jesus verbally, crying out to Him has power. Once God has led you through the above steps, call upon Jesus to set you free. He will do it. 7. Resist the devil and he will flee from you ( James 4:7).Having fulfilled all the previous steps it is necessary to resist the devil. This word “resist” used here is not a passive resistance, but an active resistance. You have to command the demons to go. You must throw them out violently. Jesus said that those who believe in Him would CAST OUT demons in His name ( Mark 16:18). Use the principle of Mark 11:23– do not doubt that what you say will come to pass! It takes an attitude of spiritual violence, of aggressive faith but God has given that faith to you! You can call them by what they produce e.g. “Spirits of fear, get out of my life in the name of Jesus!” No longer do you listen to the voice of spirits, and their arguments designed to discourage and undermine your faith. Now, in the name of Jesus, knowing that God is with you on this, you tell them to get out. Expect they will leave and act on your faith, expelling them physically by breathing out. When demons no longer have a legal right to remain, they have to go. They may resist, but your faith and God’s anointing will make them want to leave! They find God’s presence and power tormenting (which is why they do all to stop a Christian tapping into the power of these things!). Know that “greater is He that is in you than he that is in the world.” ( 1 John 4:4). You must expel the demons ( Mark 16:18).Jesus said those who believe would expel demons. Expelling involves an act of the will and a breathing out. The word for spirit is the same as the word for breath in both Hebrew and Greek. Often you will feel the spirits coming up as you breath out. Different manifestations such as coughing or vomiting are possible at this point – but are not essential to deliverance. Let them happen if they start, but don’t let the demons talk through you, if possible. What is important is to be sure you get them out and that you keep them out. 8. Maintain your Deliverance by Drawing Near to God at all times. “Draw near to God and He will draw near to you.” ( James 4:8). In practical terms this means: a. Develop a lifestyle of praise and worship,for God dwells in the praises of His people ( Psalm 22:3). Rejoice always. ( 1 Thessalonians 5:16) b. Pray always( 1 Thessalonians 5:17). Keep seeking God through prayer. Develop communion with the Holy Spirit more and more. Through a life of prayer you can be full of the Holy Spirit as God requires – and then you will not be empty so as to leave openings in your life for evil spirits. Ephesians 5:18says, “Be filled with the Holy Spirit.” c. Give thanks to God always( 1 Thessalonians 5:18). Thank God for your deliverance. Thanksgiving puts us on an upward path, strengthens our faith and solidifies our healing ( Luke 17:14-19). d. Hear the word of God and do it( Luke 11:28). It is significant that this instruction follows directly after Jesus’ teaching on the way evil spirits seek to return after they are cast out. Matthew 12:43- 45reveals that the man’s problem here was that he was empty. That is why we must get filled with the Word and the Spirit to maintain total deliverance. This is what God wants for our lives. 9. Let love be your goal and motivation in all things. ( 1 Corinthians 16:14; 1 Corinthians 13; 1 Corinthians 14:1) The purpose of God is that we walk in love. We must keep our minds on God’s love and how we can love others, and not get on an endless hunt for demons. God’s main purpose is to build us up in love. This is something positive for us to do and seek. Doing the positive will of God will enable us to avoid the negative traps of Satan. We must always keep Jesus in mind and seek to use our knowledge of deliverance to serve others and as a tool to help them both enjoy God more fully and also to fulfil God’s destiny for their lives. May God bless you as you put these principles into practise in your own life and in the lives of those to whom God leads you to minister deliverance in the mighty name of Jesus Christ!
Posted on: Thu, 16 Jan 2014 07:13:12 +0000
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