Break every chain6/2/2023 Unfortunately his disciples could not deliver the boy. ![]() At the foot of the mountain was a lad who suffered from seizures. Jesus had just returned from Mount Carmel where He was transfigured. The New Testament records multiple instances of such encounters. Some evil spirits begged Jesus for clemency, others recognised Him and His power and vacated the premises they had occupied some staged a last ditch attempt as if to impress the crowd but they left the stronghold all the same. Strongholds collapsed like a pack of cards. The good news is that all those who were supposedly bound by the devil were delivered totally after encountering Jesus. Jesus came to set the captives free, to break loose the ties that have kept people bound. However hard we try, we just cannot shrug these ‘menaces’ from off our backs. They recognised Him as having come from the realm of the spirit.Īnything that is keeping you and I bound is known as an addiction – prostitution, drunkenness, lying, stealing, gossiping and anger are manifestations that evil spirits are dwelling in us and are controlling our bodies and thoughts. ![]() Everywhere He went the demons trembled in fear as He cast them out. Jesus’ power over the forces of evil is far superior to that of Satan and his demons and they recognised this. “But when he saw Jesus from a distance, he ran and fell on his knees, in front of Him - (in worship) – and pleaded “Jesus, Son of the Most High God! Swear to God that you won’t torture me!” (verse 6-7) Jesus had commanded the demons living inside the man – “Come out of this man, you evil spirit!” Night and day among the tombs and in the hills he would cry out and cut himself with stones.” (Mark 5:4-5) It was that bad. “He had often been chained hand and foot, but he tore the chains apart and broke the irons on his feet. Jesus and His disciples had just crossed the Sea of Galilee to the region of the Gadarenes where they found a madman who was inhabited by some 6,000 demons. Strongholds which except we call upon the Lord for help will destroy us, because we cannot just break free from them in our own strength. ![]() To this end, they have created strongholds in our lives. to kill, steal and destroy.” (John 10:10). The mission of Satan and his cohorts is “. “.And having disarmed the powers and authorities, He (Jesus) made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross.” (Colossians 2:15) But one thing is certain God is no match for the devil. ![]() They intend to make the world God created and pronounced ‘good’ to be unbearable to live in and in so doing discredit Him. These forces are wicked in all their deeds and are opposed to the kingdom of the living God. “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 spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.” (Ephesians 6:12) They are the forces of darkness bent on wrecking havoc the world over. The battle we are waging is against principalities and powers in high places whose intentions are far from noble. Ordinarily, that could have been an uphill task but after He had crushed the serpent’s head with His heels as He exclaimed on the cross and breathed His last “It is finished!” (John 19:30), He literally delegated that power to us. O ur Lord Jesus Christ, after triumphing over this world, has given believers the authority and power to also triumph over adversity to surmount every obstacle put in our way and to break every chain intended by the adversary to keep us bound.
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