Mat 17:14 And
when they were come to the multitude, there came to him a certain man, kneeling down to him,
and saying, 15 Lord, have mercy on my
son: for he is lunatick, and sore vexed: for ofttimes he falleth into the fire,
and oft into the water. 16 And I brought
him to thy disciples, and they could not cure him. 17 Then Jesus answered and said, O faithless and
perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you?
bring him hither to me. 18 And Jesus
rebuked the devil; and he departed out of him: and the child was cured from
that very hour. 19 Then came the
disciples to Jesus apart, and said, Why could not we cast him out? 20 And Jesus said unto them, Because of your
unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard
seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it
shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you. 21 Howbeit this kind goeth
not out but by prayer and fasting.
(Author
disclaimer: we are not inferring that every person in a mental care facility or
every child who acts out is demon possessed. However, it is far more common
than any of us would ever care to admit.)
Scary thought
for you...our homes and schools, state hospitals, prisons and psych wards are
riddled with demon possessed people. Furthermore, it isn't only the students,
prisoners or patients we are talking about, but also some of the crazies that
are running the institutions!
I am convinced
that there are those sitting behind the judicial bench, those in front of the BAR, in the houses of
congress, in the pews and yes, even in the pulpits who are riddled with demons.
Hollywood, the media and the music industries are cesspools of sinister
influence.
In the third
world, where Romanism, animism, Hinduism, Buddhism, etc are prominent, so is
demon possession. In these "backward" countries, deviltry is
evidenced on every hand.
But in our more
"sophisticated" society, devils utilize vastly different stratagem.
We don't see
people levitating and floating down the street or walking through walls or
wallowing on the ground. When that happens in the 3rd world, the shaman or a
priest is called to do something religious or ritualistic. Candles and incense
are burned, prayers to ancestors are offered. All sorts of mumbo jumbo are
employed to rid the person of their demon(s). The local religion, which offers
no truth, no assurance of sins forgiven and eternal life with Christ in heaven,
is lauded and swells in number, power and regard. The devil wins!
Here, things are
different. The enemy works just as hard or harder to gain control and damn
souls. But, he has to be more subtle here, lest people turn to the dominant
religion for answers, and possibly find Christ as their only Hope and the
Answer.
Here, demon
possession manifests itself in less obvious ways. People sit and cast catatonic
stares into a seemingly other world. Kids act up and act out in bizarre fashion
(beyond the normal craziness). It is evidenced by mass murder, shooting, rape,
and other violent crimes. Some demonized people lose themselves into
pornography, sexual perversion, dark video games, and aberrant lifestyles.
Others make deplorable judicial decisions, enact asinine laws or even executive
orders. There are those who preach and practice heresy and promote the
doctrines of devils. We see them protesting military funerals or marching in
pervert parades. They can be seen being interviewed on news programs insisting
that "500 million years ago, blah, blah, blah." They teach in many of
the college class rooms, indoctrinating youth with poisonous socialistic and
atheistic philosophy. We see them on TV in bizarre and gaudy outfits smiting
people on their heads, healing them, speaking in gibberish, and all the while
asking for your money to make their Lear Jet payments.
Rather than
calling for a real man of God to deal with the dark forces controlling these
people, according to the enemy's design, psychiatrists push psychotropic drugs,
commit the victims to mental hospitals and psych units in the hospitals, or
they go to in-school suspension. Or worse, they are allowed to stay in power,
harming lives, exploiting the oppressed and damning souls.
One
"answer" for demon possession in our country is psych drugs. Another
answer is to call the demonized normal while the righteous are called right
wing nut jobs that ought to be locked away. Let someone even hint that a person
is demonized and that person will be a candidate for court-ordered therapy, a regimen
of trial drugs, a strait jacket and electroshock therapy.
Oh how subtle is
the enemy of our souls. He is a liar and a deceiver, a lion seeking to feast on
human souls for which Christ died.
The answer to
every problem we have (most of which are spiritual problems) is, always has
been and always will be Jesus.
Don't be taken
in by the enemy and his cosmos, the world's system, which trends away from God
and righteous principles. Immerse yourself in the truth, God’s Word.
