Spiritual Growth 2 Lesson 14

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A good formula to use when casting devils out of a person is, “By the authority of the Word of God, and by the power of the name of Jesus Christ, I bind you devils (or spirits) in the name of Jesus Christ, and command you to leave!” We must keep in mind, however, that people become demon possessed because of certain sins they were guilty of. If they are not willing to confess and forsake these sins, then don’t waste your prayers! The name of Jesus is powerless to help a person like this. Sometimes Christians are attacked by spirits. Normally, we will not see anything, but become aware of an evil presence. Usually this is accompanied with a feeling of fear. But we need not fear, we can use the name of Jesus against this evil presence, and it must leave! using The “sworD oF The sPiriT” We have studied in a previous lesson how Jesus defeated Satan in the wilderness by using the “sword of the Spirit,” which is the Word of God. We need to take time out every day to read God’s Word, not just for the purpose of studying for sermons or Bible <strong>Lesson</strong>s. We need to feast on the Word in order to get the spiritual strength we need from it. We can also “pray the Word,” as we have already learned in a previous lesson! The iMPorTAnCe oF FAsTing AnD PrAyer Again, we have noted the importance of fasting in prayer in previous lessons. This cannot be overemphasized. Jesus told his disciples: Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak — Mathew 26:40-41 The disciples did not join Jesus in his time of prayer, and when the hour of crisis came, they all forsook Him. How important it is that we pray. Fasting needs to be a part of our weekly discipline, also, because fasting helps us to discipline our body, and bring the carnal nature under control. Let us stay clothed with the armour of God, to protect us from Satan’s attack upon us. But let us also take the assault weapons of the sword of the Spirit, the blood of Jesus, the name of Jesus, and prayer and fasting in order to tear down the very gates of hell! 102 The will of God for our lives is victory!
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