MEMORIZE: And they cast out many devils, and anointed with oil many that were
sick, and healed them. Mark 6:13
READ: Acts 16:16-18
Demons and idols 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 Gergesenes, a very notorious, heavily demon-possessed mad man
immediately reported to Him even before He said a word. It is very easy to cast
out demons when your life is full of God’s glory. The devil and his demons once
stood in God’s presence in Heaven but because of their rebellion, they lost
that chance. When Jesus came to earth, it was to bring the dominion of Heaven
to earth. Consequently, if demons see that same glory of God on believers, they
will have no choice but to submit to the King of Glory whose presence they are
carrying.
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 commotions because demons recognize the
presence of God and they won’t be at rest. Even in church, while God’s anointed
Word is being taught in power, demons will not be able to withstand the power
in the Word. This happened when Jesus was teaching in the synagogue in Mark
1:21-26. 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 on 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.
KEY POINT:
If demons operate freely where you are, it indicates that you have grossly
limited the growth of the One inside you.
Bible In A Year: Revelation 10-12
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