SEVEN WAYS
TO DETERMINE THE NEED FOR DELIVERANCE (EXCERPTS)
The presence and nature of evil spirits can
be known by two principle methods:
(1) discernment: I
Cor. 12:10 lists "discerning of spirits" as one of the
nine supernatural gifts of the Holy Spirit, and (2)
detection: the second method of knowing the presence
and nature of evil spirits. Detection is simply
observing what spirits are doing to a person (Mark
7:24-30). Some of the most common symptoms of
indwelling demons are as follows:
Disturbances in the
emotions which persist or recur.
Disturbances in the
mind or thought life.
Outbursts or
uncontrolled use of the tongue.
Recurring unclean
thoughts and acts regarding sex.
Addictions to
nicotine, alcohol, drugs, medicines, caffeine, food,
etc.
Many diseases and
physical afflictions are due to spirits of infirmity
(Luke 13:11).
Involvement to any
degree in religious error can open the door for demons
as follows:
False religions,
e.g. Eastern religions, pagan religions, philosophies,
and mind sciences.
Christian Cults -
all such cults may be classified as "bloodless
religions" - having a form of godliness, but denying
the power thereof" (II Tim. 3:5).
Occult and Spiritism
- Any method of seeking supernatural knowledge,
wisdom, guidance and power apart from God is forbidden
(Deut. 18:9-15)!
False Doctrine - a
great increase of doctrinal errors will be promoted by
deceiving and seducing spirits in the last days (I
Tim. 4:1).
SEVEN STEPS
TO DELIVERANCE (EXCERPTS)
One must be honest with himself and with God
if he expects to receive God's blessing of
DELIVERANCE. Ask God to help you see yourself as He
sees you and to bring to light anything that is not of
Him (Psalm 32:5; 139:23-24).
Humility involves a
recognition that one is dependent upon God and His
provisions for DELIVERANCE (James 4:6-7). It also
involves a complete openness with God's servants
ministering in the DELIVERANCE (James 5:16).
Repentance is a
determined turning away from sin and Satan (Amos 3:3).
One must loathe his sins (Ezekiel 20:43).
Renunciation is the
forsaking of evil. Renunciation is action resulting
from repentance (Matt. 3:7-8). If one has repented of
religious error, he may need to completely renounce it
by destroying all literature and items associated with
that error (Acts 19:18-19).
God freely forgives
all who confess their sins and ask forgiveness through
His Son (I John 1:9). He expects us to forgive all
others who have ever wronged us in any way (Matt.
6:14-15). Willingness to forgive is absolutely
essential to DELIVERANCE (Matt. 18:21-35).
In prayer ask God to
deliver you and set you free in the name of JESUS
(Joel 2:32).
Prayer and warfare
are two separate and distinct activities. Our warfare
against demon powers is not fleshly but spiritual
(Eph. 6:10-12 ; II Cor. 10:3-5). Use the weapons of
submission to God, the blood of JESUS CHRIST, the Word
of God, and your testimony as a Believer (James 4:7;
Rev. 12:11; Eph. 6:17). CHRIST cannot fail! He is the
Deliverer (Mark 16:17; Luke 10:19; Psalm 18:2)!
SEVEN STEPS
FOR RETAINING DELIVERANCE (EXCERPTS)
Put on the whole armor of God as set forth in Eph.
6:10-18. There are seven pieces of armor:
Loins girt about
with truth.
The breastplate of
righteousness.
Feet shod with the
preparation of the Gospel of peace.
The shield of faith.
The helmet of
salvation.
The sword of the
Spirit which is the Word of God.
Praying in the
Spirit.
Refuse the thoughts
that demons give you and replace them with spiritual
thoughts (Phil. 4:8).
Positive confession
is faith expressed. Negative confessions characterize
demonic influence and will open the door to the enemy
(Mark 11:23).
JESUS withstood
Satan's temptation by using Scripture. The Word is a
mirror to the soul (James 1:22-25); it is a lamp unto
the feet for guidance (Psalm 119:105); it is a
cleansing agent (Eph. 5:25-26); it is a two-edged
sword, laying bare the heart (Heb. 4:12); and it is
food for the spirit (I Pet. 2:2 ; Matt. 4:4). No
person can long maintain DELIVERANCE apart from the
Word of God as a primary factor in his life (Psalm
1:1-3)!
Take up your cross
daily and follow JESUS (Luke 9:23). If fleshly
appetites, desires and lusts are not brought to the
cross, a way for demons to return will be left open
(Gal. 5:19-21, 24).
Develop a life of
continuous praise and prayer which silences the enemy.
Pray in the Spirit (in TONGUES) and also in the
understanding (I Cor. 14:14). "Pray without ceasing"
(I Thess. 5:17).
Maintain a life of
fellowship and spiritual ministry. It is the sheep
that wanders from the flock that is most endangered.
Desire spiritual gifts and yield to their operation
through you within the body of CHRIST (I Cor.
12:7-14).
Commit yourself
totally to CHRIST. Determine that every thought word
and action will reflect the very nature of CHRIST.
Faith and trust in God is the greatest weapon against
the Devil's lies (Eph. 6:16).
Doing these seven
things will insure that your "house" (life) is filled
after having been cleansed. Do not settle for anything
less (Romans 5:10)!
HOW TO KEEP
FREE FROM OPPRESSING SPIRITS (EXCERPTS)
Fill yourself with the Word of God and be
obedient to what the Word says. You become
God-possessed as you hear and do the Words of the
Father. You become demon-possessed as you hear and do
the words of the enemy (John 14:23).
Avail yourself of
the Blood of JESUS. Learn to ask forgiveness when you
sin. Learn to stand tall in His love and grace. Satan
must respect the blood (Rev. 12:11).
Take your freedom by
faith. This is your position, declare it, stand on the
Word, get stubborn with the Devil, this is your
heritage (Luke 10:19).
Resist the Devil, be
sober and vigilant, resist steadfast in the faith, and
he will flee from you (I Peter 5:8-10).
A loving spirit is
needed. Refuse to be hateful and mean; confess love
(Matt. 5:44).
A forgiving spirit
is needed; an unforgiving spirit lets the enemy on you
again (Mark 11:25).
A tender spirit is
needed. JESUS did not bite back. He was tender: you be
like Him. Refuse to yield to the retaliation spirit;
away with critical spirits. Learn to recognize the
striving spirit, it is from the Devil, do not yield to
it; it will bring you into bondage again. Learn to
yield to the peaceable spirit; be a peacemaker. Learn
to exercise mercy and gentleness; these are
CHRIST-like actions. Remember any enemy spirit that
you yield to will bring bondage. Yield to CHRIST's
love, meekness and tenderness, and liberation comes
(II Tim. 2:24).
You must forsake sin
lest a worse thing come upon you (John 5:14).
HOLDING YOUR
DELIVERANCE (TESTIMONY OF A WOMAN)
After Pastor Worley cast out spirits of sinus
trouble and migraine headaches, I had three glorious
weeks of freedom from any pain.
Suddenly one morning
I awoke shocked to find I had all the symptoms of
sinus and migraine.
When I realized what
was happening, I took authority over Satan and his
demons and commanded them to leave me in JESUS' name.
Later the same
morning this happened, I received a letter from Pastor
Worley warning the Devil would use this very tactic
but that I must resist him and refuse to accept his
attacks.
I believe that,
according to Mark 11:23, many times what we say or
confess with our lips can be more important than what
we believe. The word "believe" occurs only once in the
verse while "say" is repeated three times. The last
part of the passage is "he shall have whatsoever he
saith".
The submitted,
resisting child of God may expect Satan to flee from
him (James 4:7). We must learn to hold the DELIVERANCE
areas against the onslaughts of a determined foe
(Joshua 1:7-9; Deut. 28).
WALKING IN
FREEDOM AFTER DELIVERANCE (EXCERPTS)
Have you been delivered from unclean spirits?
Praise the Lord (Eph. 6:12; Mark 16:17).
Walking in the
Spirit after a DELIVERANCE is essential in order to
keep a person free (Eph. 6:14-17).
It may be that
unclean spirits from which you are now free had been
with you for a very long time. In such cases, you can
expect several weeks up to a year after DELIVERANCE
during which the Lord will gradually heal your mind
and emotions (Rom. 8:37).
In order to avoid
the enemy's snares, it helps to recognize some of his
strategy. Four typical methods of attack encountered
by people after DELIVERANCE can be outlined as
follows:
The Scriptures say
that Satan is the father of lies. Even though they are
now outside of you, unclean spirits still talk to you
(John 8:36).
One meaning for the
word "Satan" is" accuser". You may find yourself
feeling guilty for having had unclean spirits or for
your past sins (Psalm 13:5).
The enemy may try to
intimidate you with demonstrations of his power. Don't
be frightened if things seem to go wrong for you for a
while or if some symptoms from before DELIVERANCE seem
to reappear. You may find yourself tempted with old
habits or behavior that doesn't fit in with Christian
life. The Devil has a way of making the old times seem
rosy to us just like he tricked the Israelites in the
desert into missing the "leeks and onions" that they
left behind in Egypt (John 10:10; Psalm 37).
Recognizing the
enemy's strategy is helpful but it does not win the
battle for us. It is more important that you learn and
practice some positive principles that will enable you
to gain ground quickly and hold it. The following five
points are easy to remember and will help you
tremendously: Focus your attention on JESUS (Rev.
12:11).
Allow the Holy
Spirit to have His way with you (John 16:13).
Immerse yourself in
the Scriptures; the Bible is the written Word of God
(John 8:31).
Tell the Devil and
his unclean spirits in JESUS' name to go away and
leave you alone. Make it clear that you intend to
follow JESUS no matter what (James 4:7).
Hang onto other
Christians. The Christian walk is not a solo
performance (Gal. 6:2).
If you practice
these five faith principles, your post-DELIVERANCE
problems will be minimal and your progress steady
(Luke 4:17-21).
TESTIMONIES
OF CHRISTIANS ABOUT MAINTAINING THEIR DELIVERANCE
Scriptural basis is Rev. 12:11 for overcomers.
Earline Moody has a
good testimony about how the soul (mind, will and
emotions) works in maintaining her DELIVERANCE.
BY THIS I
OVERCOME THE DEVIL (EXCERPTS)
Through the blood of JESUS, I am redeemed out of the
hand of the Devil (Eph. 1:7).
Through the blood of
JESUS, all my sins are forgiven (Psa. 107:2).
The blood of JESUS
CHRIST, God's Son, continually cleanses me from all
sin (I John 1:7).
Through the blood of
JESUS, I am justified, made righteous, just-as-if I'd
never sinned (Rom. 5:9).
Through the blood of
JESUS, I am sanctified, made holy, set apart to God
(Heb. 13:12).
My body is a temple
of the Holy Spirit, redeemed, cleansed, by the blood
of JESUS (I Cor. 6:19-20).
Satan has no place
in me, no power over me, through the Blood of JESUS
and the Word of God (Rev. 12:11).
TAKE HEAVEN
BY FORCE
We are not wrestling against the Father, Son
and Holy Spirit, but against Satan and his forces of
evil. God has given us the abundant life but we have
to take it by force from Satan! This is analogous to
Israel; God gave them the promised land and then told
them to take it by force (Eph. 6:12).
Two verses clearly
illustrate this Bible principle:
Matt. 11:12 Kingdom
of heaven suffereth violence and the violent take it
by force (abode of God is to be seized and the forces
seized it).
Luke 16:16 Kingdom
of God is preached, and every man presseth into it
(rule of Supreme Deity is preached and every man
forces into it).
Some other
good fighting verses are:
Psalm 57:6......They have digged a pit before me.
Isa. 54:17........No
weapon formed against thee shall prosper.
Matt. 15:26.....The
woman fought for DELIVERANCE for her child (15:21-28)!
II Cor.
10:3-6..Weapons of our warfare.
Eph. 6:10-18....Put
on the whole armor of God.
Rev. 12:11.......And
they overcame him.
HOW TO TREAT
DEMONS
Matt. 9:33........Cast - to eject, drive out, pluck
(Dumb Demoniac).
Matt.
9:34........Casteth - thrust out, expel (Dumb
Demoniac).
Matt.
17:18......Rebuked - censure, admonish, tax upon
(Epileptic).
Mark
1:34........Suffered - to send forth (Sick or
possessed with demons).
Luke
11:14......Casting - put out, send away (Demon that
was dumb.).
Eph.
4:27.........Place - location, condition (Gave no
opportunity to the Devil.).
James
4:7........Resist - oppose, withstand (Resist the
Devil.).
II Pet.
2:11......Railing - blasphemer, slanderous, profane,
wicked (Judgement)
I John
3:8........Destroy - loosen, break up, put off
(Destroy works of Devil.).
Jude
9.............Railing - vilification, evil speaking
(Reviling Judgement).
As you can see from
the above scripture, we forcefully drive demons out of
Christians but we do not rail at demons.
Luke 9:1 says we
have power and authority (mastery, superhuman force,
violence, control) and Luke 10:7 says the demons are
subject (subordinate, obey) to Christians.
STUDY OF THE
BLOOD OF JESUS
The Old Testament told of rites and bloody sacrifices
of the law to redeem the people from their sins which
foretold the shedding of the blood of JESUS CHRIST.
The New Testament
told of dignity and perfection of the blood and
sacrifice of JESUS CHRIST.
The following
scriptures will give you an overall view of what the
Bible says about the blood of JESUS (Underlined verses
are the more important):
Gen. 4:10; Exodus
12:7, 13, 22-23; 24:6, 8; 29:12, 16, 20-21; Lev.
4:6-7; 5:9;
7:2; 8:24; 17:11;
Num. 19:4; Joel 3:21; Rom. 3:25-26; 5:9; Eph. 1:7;
Heb. 9:7-
14; 10:19-22; 12:24;
13:20; I Peter 1:2, 19-22; I John 1:7; 5:7-8; Rev.
12:11
CURSING
DEMONS AND INFIRMITIES
The Psalms contain imprecations (call down
curses and evil) upon enemies and transgressors. For a
good study, see "Strong's" or "Young's" Concordance
for "curse, cursed, curses, cursest, curseth, cursing,
accursed and Cursest". The following verses describe
the meaning of cursing:
Gen. 9:24-27
Execrate - to abhor, loathe, detest (Cursed younger
son.).
Num. 22:6 and
Blaspheme - perforate, bitterly curse (King of Moab
asked Balaam, 23:8 prophet, to curse Israel.).
Deut. 11:26-
(Blessing and curse, curses and more curses.)28;
27:15-26;28:15-68
Judges 5:23 Execrate
- (Curse bitterly its inhabitants.).
II Sam. 16:
Vilification - revile, slander (Curse David). 10-12
II Kings 2: Despise
- speak evil of (Cursed them in the name of the
Lord.).23-25
Job 3:1-10 Contempt
- vile (Cursed the day of his birth.).
Mark 11:21 Doom -
execrate, imprecate (Fig tree which you cursed.).
Gal. 1:8-9 Anathema
- solemn curse, excommunicated (Let him be accursed.).
SCRIPTURE
BRINGING ASSURANCE, CONFIDENCE, DELIVERANCE,
PROTECTION, and REDEEMING
Psalms 1:1-3 (Meditate), Matthew 8:17
(Sicknesses)
17:4 (Words), Mark
11:23 (Saith)
23:4 (Fear of Evil),
Luke 9:23 (Cross)
31:2 (Defend), John
8:36 (Free)
34:7, 10, 19
(Deliver), 10:10 (Life)
46:1, 5, 10 (Help),
16:13 (Truth)
55:18, 22 (Sustain),
Romans 8:1, 2, 32 and 37 (Free)
68:19 (Benefits), I
Cor. 2:16 (Mind)
71:1 (Trust), 6:17
(One Spirit)
91:5 (Not Afraid),
10:13 (Temptation)
97:10 (Preserve),
12:7-14 (Gifts)
103:3 (Forgiveness),
14:33 (Peace)
107:2, 6 (Redeemed),
II Cor. 2:14 (Triumph)
119:133 (Order
Steps), 3:17 (Liberty)
147:3 (Health), 10:5
(Mind)
Proverbs 1:33; 3:26
(Dwell Safely), Galatians 6:2 (Burdens)
Isaiah 26:3 (Peace),
Eph. 6:16 (Shield)
41:10, 13 (Help),
Phil. 4:7-8, 19 (Needs)
50:7 (Help), I
Thess. 5:14 (Praying)
55:7 (Pardon), II
Thess. 3:3 (Keep)
59:19 (Standard), II
Tim. 1:7 (Power and Love)
61:3 (Oil of Joy),
Hebrews 10:17 (Forgiven)
Jeremiah 15:21
(Redeem), I John 2:14 (Overcome)
Ezekiel 33:16
(Live), 3:8 (Destroy Devil)
Micah 7:19
(Compassion), 4:4 (Overcome)
50:7 (Help), Rev.
12:11 (Overcome)
55:7 (Pardon)
59:19 (Standard)
61:3 (Oil of Joy)
NAMES OF
DEMONS