When Spirits Attack
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· 47 viewsWe are at war, but our enemy is other worldly, but our weaponry is mighty.
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Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power.
Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes.
For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
We are living in a day of unprecedented spiritual attacks by the enemy.
The spirit of the anti-Christ is rising among us, & becoming more brazen on a daily basis.
The Holy Ghost warned us, through Paul’s letters to Timothy, that these times would come.
The Host Ghost warned us of - seducing spirits, & doctrines of devils.
1 The Spirit clearly says that in later times some will abandon the faith and follow deceiving spirits and things taught by demons. 2 Such teachings come through hypocritical liars, whose consciences have been seared as with a hot iron.
The Holy Ghost warned us of- unholy, evil men & seducers getting worse & worse.
1 But mark this: There will be terrible times in the last days. 2 People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, 3 without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, 4 treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God—5 having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with such people.
6 They are the kind who worm their way into homes and gain control over gullible women, who are loaded down with sins and are swayed by all kinds of evil desires, 7 always learning but never able to come to a knowledge of the truth. 8 Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so also these teachers oppose the truth. They are men of depraved minds, who, as far as the faith is concerned, are rejected. 9 But they will not get very far because, as in the case of those men, their folly will be clear to everyone.
We are seeing these things happening all around us.
These spiritual attacks are not something new however.
All through the gospels we read of spiritual attacks causing some people to act like wild animals, to kill others, & even try to kill themselves.
That’s not surprising since we know that the thief has come to steal, kill, & destroy!
I have witnessed spiritual attacks against people all over the world, abut not just in far away lands, these attacks have come against my wife, Wanda, & I, and they even come against the church of Jesus Christ.
Recently, Bill, my best friend, for over forty years passed away. He had been ill for some time. His wife Bunny, prepared herself for his departure, the best she could. But on the day of the funeral, there was an exceptional heaviness in the atmosphere. Bunny’s grief was almost too much to bare. There was a brief graveside service. And when it was over. As Bunny tried to walk to the family car, something grabbed hold of her legs. As she visibly tried to walk she could not. It was then that I began to pray, I pled the blood of Jesus, asked to Holy to take charge and rebuked every demonic spirit that was trying to destroy Bunny, too. There was a release, and Bunny was able to lift her feet. She put one foot in front of the other. and again and agin and again. ANd glory to God she made it to the car where she collasped into the seat. She was safe.
My wife Wanda has been systematically attacked in her , physical health, & we both, spiritually! For the past 3 years it has been one ailment after another after another. AH! But we wrestle not against flesh and blood…
Your church has been attacked with spirits that try to come in & stop your worship & our praise. If you’re not able to sense that when it’s happening, don’t criticize other peoples testimony when they are able to sense, and discern spiritual things happening!
1 Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.
- "try the spirits whether they are of God ( proceed from God )" The Spirit of God doesn’t make you sit & be quiet during worship service! The Spirit of God can cause the rocks to cry out in praise & worship!
God never tried to hide the fact from the His people, that we would be involved in spiritual warfare, but He told us very clearly
12 For we are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in the heavenly places.
God told us that again, in
3 For though we walk in the flesh, we are not waging war according to the flesh. 4 For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds.
Do you understand what God is trying to show us in these scriptures?
A lot of time when saints in the church get attacked spiritually, they act like they don’t know what to do. Old saying - "You fight fire with fire."
It’s the same principle in the spirit realm!
We’re fighting against principalities, powers of darkness, spiritual wickedness. How do we fight against those spirits? With the Spirit!
Our weapons are not carnal, but mighty through God.
What is God?
24 God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth.”
- God is Spirit!
Yes, spirits are attacking people in the world, and spirits are attacking people in the church! What do we do? Fight back in Spirit!
REVELATION :
If satanic spirits can attack people, then the Holy Spirit can attack people too!
Acts 2 - the Holy Ghost attacked 120 people & made them speak in languages they didn’t know!
- the Holy Ghost attacked a man that had denied Jesus 3 times & made him lift up his voice & declare "This is that!"
- the Holy Ghost attacked the new converts & made them sell their possessions & give to the poor!
Acts 8 - the Holy Ghost attacked Simon the Sorcerer & made him a believer.
Acts 9 - the Holy Ghost attacked Saul of Tarsus & converted him into a preacher of the gospel!
Acts 16 - the Holy Ghost attacked the prison & delivered Paul & Silas, & saved the jailer & his family!
If you can believe that satanic spirits can attack people & cause them to do things they normally wouldn’t do, then why can’t you believe that the Holy Ghost can do the same thing?
Greater is He that is within me, than he that’s in the world!
If satanic spirits are going to attack, then let the Holy Ghost attack!
Let the Lord arise, & His enemies be scattered!
You need to get this revelation & start praying in the Spirit, that the Holy Ghost would attack ...
- your family!
- your neighborhood!
- your work place!
- your city!
Jesus said, "Behold, I give unto you power ... over all the power of the enemy!"
"Whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in Heaven, and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in Heaven!"
We do not have to sit back & let satanic spirits destroy our lives, our families, our cities, or our churches!
Right now - in the name of Jesus Christ, begin to bind those satanic spirits that have been attacking, & loose the Holy Ghost to go attack! +-