Servias Ministries Blog

Jesus spoke in John chapter 6, verse 63:

The Words I speak to you are Spirit and Life. 

Selah!

The adversary will use vessels of dishonor to infiltrate your house with accursed things such as gifts from others.  Witches will create such gifts and cast spells on such objects thus giving demons the legal right to attach themselves to the objects. 

An unsuspecting person will be drawn to such an object when considering the object as a gift to another.  You receive the gift given as a token of appreciation and set it inside your house.  You think nothing of the potential of receiving an accursed item in the house but later demonic activities seemingly arise out of nowhere. 

In Deuteronomy chapter 7, it is written by The Holy Spirit:

25 You shall burn the carved images of their gods with fire; you shall not covet the silver or gold that is on them, nor take it for yourselves, lest you be snared by it; for it is an abomination to the LORD your God. 26 Nor shall you bring an abomination into your house, lest you be doomed to destruction like it. You shall utterly detest it and utterly abhor it, for it is an accursed thing.

In times past, we have had to “cleanse” our house of certain objects which were identified as we prayed in THE SPIRIT.  We sought FATHER concerning the source of such demonic activities since there appeared no legal right for these activities occurring on our property.  We were directed to certain objects, most often they were gifts.  We either burned them in the fireplace or tossed them into the trash and removed them from the property.  We never gave them to anyone else.

An accursed thing is anything dedicated to destruction of the recipient.

People may have good intentions but if they are not led by The Holy Spirit, they may be used to allow demons to legally be geographically transported to other locations.  Third world “voodoo” is often used for this purpose.  I have seen this many times over the years.  My wife’s aunt and uncle were missionaries to Jamaica and have shared many stories concerning witches and spells they encountered.  Each time they evoked the Blood of Jesus which was the only thing the witches truly feared and caused them to stay away from their house.  They never accepted anything from suspected witches and were careful of all gifts.

In Joshua chapter 6, it is written by The Holy Spirit:

15 But it came to pass on the seventh day that they rose early, about the dawning of the day, and marched around the city seven times in the same manner. On that day only they marched around the city seven times. 16 And the seventh time it happened, when the priests blew the trumpets, that Joshua said to the people: “Shout, for the LORD has given you the city! 17 Now the city shall be doomed by the LORD to destruction, it and all who are in it. Only Rahab the harlot shall live, she and all who are with her in the house, because she hid the messengers that we sent. 18 And you, by all means abstain from the accursed things, lest you become accursed when you take of the accursed things, and make the camp of Israel a curse, and trouble it.

FATHER revealed to the children of Israel the result of taking accursed things.  They would lose battles and become unsuccessful in walking out FATHER’S Divine Intent.  We must keep our houses cleansed of accursed things in order to eliminate demonic activity assigned to these accursed things. 

Inanimate objects can carry curses else FATHER would not have alerted us through Scripture.  Identifying accursed things in the house requires sensitivity to hearing The Holy Spirit and this is another aspect of purification and being fully devoted to walking in THE SPIRIT without unneeded distractions.

The strategy of the devil is to keep you from walking in the Agape Love of GOD.  If he and his demons can keep you from this revelation and walk, they know you will be of little value in expanding The Kingdom of GOD on the earth.  You and I are meant to produce fruits of perfection!

In the Book of Job, we can identify four strategies that the adversary will use to keep you from serving GOD.

It is written by THE SPIRIT in chapter 1:

12 “All right, you may test him,” the LORD said to satan. “Do whatever you want with everything he possesses, but don’t harm him physically.” So Satan left the LORD’s presence.

13 One day when Job’s sons and daughters were feasting at the oldest brother’s house, 14 a messenger arrived at Job’s home with this news: “Your oxen were plowing, with the donkeys feeding beside them, 15 when the Sabeans raided us. They stole all the animals and killed all the farmhands. I am the only one who escaped to tell you.”

Others will attempt to move you to scarcity.  The Sabeans and Chaldeans stole Job’s oxen, donkeys, sheep and camels.

18 While he was still speaking, another also came and said, “Your sons and daughters were eating and drinking wine in their oldest brother’s house, 19 and suddenly a great wind came from across the wilderness and struck the four corners of the house, and it fell on the young people, and they are dead; and I alone have escaped to tell you!”

Job’s children were killed by a wind that came from the wilderness.  The adversary uses contrary wind to eliminate people, similar to when the disciples were crossing the lake.  Job’s children were targeted and separated from him using “contrary doctrines of unbelief”, especially the firstborn.

In chapter 2:

3 Then the LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, one who fears God and shuns evil? And still he holds fast to his integrity, although you incited Me against him, to destroy him without cause.”

4 So Satan answered the LORD and said, “Skin for skin! Yes, all that a man has he will give for his life. 5 But stretch out Your hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will surely curse You to Your face!”

6 And the LORD said to Satan, “Behold, he is in your hand, but spare his life.”

7 So Satan went out from the presence of the LORD, and struck Job with painful boils from the sole of his foot to the crown of his head. 8 And he took for himself a potsherd with which to scrape himself while he sat in the midst of the ashes.

9 Then his wife said to him, “Do you still hold fast to your integrity? Curse God and die!”

10 But he said to her, “You speak as one of the foolish women speaks. Shall we indeed accept good from God, and shall we not accept adversity?” In all this Job did not sin with his lips.

The third strategy of the devil is to use sickness and disease.  However, Job did not respond as the adversary had hoped.

The fourth strategy is to use close family members.  Notice that Job’s wife challenged his revelation.  When Peter spoke against the revelation of the cross, Jesus responded in Matthew chapter 16:

“Get behind Me, Satan! You are an offense to Me, for you are not mindful of the things of God, but the things of men.”

The devil has no new methods to challenge us in our walk.  You can expect one of these four areas to be the demons’ focus when attempting to keep us from perfection.  If you haven’t been attacked in all four areas, don’t be surprised if you have to deal with them in some manner. 

When we are aware of those devices, we can circumvent the problem early by walking in the revelation of our authority over them and we understand how to deal appropriately with them.  This describes what being an overcomer is all about!

The strategy of the devil is to keep you from walking in the Agape Love of GOD.  If he and his demons can keep you from this revelation and walk, they know you will be of little value in expanding The Kingdom of GOD on the earth.  You and I are meant to produce fruits of perfection!

Jesus spoke concerning perfection in Matthew chapter 5:

48 Since you are children of a perfect Father in Heaven, become perfect like HIM.”

When Jesus spoke the above, He spoke the Words of FATHER and we need to understand that this directive is attainable for each of us.  Don’t let the devil tell you otherwise.

Whenever you pray in Tongues, you not only build your faith up but you also build up your Love by immersing yourself in HIS Word of Love.  As we reach full maturity in Love, we will fully understand the blindness all around us and will be merciful to the current state of people. 

Jesus provided us with perspective when He was placed on the cross and stated in Luke chapter 23:

33 When they came to the place that is known as The Skull, the guards crucified Jesus, nailing him on the center cross between the two criminals. 34 While they were nailing Jesus to the cross, He prayed over and over, “Father, forgive them, for they don’t know what they’re doing.”

Our character training requires us to walk in Agape Love in the same manner as Jesus.  He was perfect and we are meant to attain the same perfection or else why would He proclaim that we are meant to do greater works than Him?

Jesus declared in John chapter 14:

12 “I tell you this timeless Truth: The person who follows Me in faith, believing in Me, will do the same mighty miracles that I do—even greater miracles than these because I go to be with my Father! 13 For I will do whatever you ask Me to do when you ask Me in My Name. And that is how the Son will show what the Father is really like and bring Glory to Him. 14 Ask Me anything in My Name, and I will do it for you!”

We must not allow anyone to promote compromise in this Word given to us.  Some will try to water down these Words because they are not pursuing this walk of Agape Love.  Their egos are simply trying to justify their current state of fruitlessness and they desire agreement from others.  Isn’t this what the people did in Malachi chapter 3 when they were challenging the tithe?  FATHER spoke:

13 ​​“Your words have been harsh against Me,”

​​Says the LORD,

​​“Yet you say,

​‘​What have we spoken against You?’

14 ​​You have said,

​‘​It is useless to serve God;

​​What profit is it that we have kept His ordinance,

​​And that we have walked as mourners

​​Before the LORD of hosts?

15 ​​So now we call the proud blessed,

​​For those who do wickedness are raised up;

​​They even tempt God and go free.’ ”

However those who feared and reverenced GOD responded with a different understanding:

16 ​​Then those who feared the LORD spoke to one another,

​​And the LORD listened and heard them;

​​So a book of remembrance was written before Him

​​For those who fear the LORD

​​And who meditate on His Name.

​

17 ​​“They shall be Mine,” says the LORD of hosts,

​​“On the day that I make them My jewels.

​​And I will spare them

​​As a man spares his own son who serves him.”

18 ​​Then you shall again discern

​​Between the righteous and the wicked,

​​Between one who serves God

​​And one who does not serve Him.

For those who Love GOD, Jesus has taken everything from the god of this world we need to fulfill our individual callings. As He stated, “Ask Me anything in My Name, and I will do it for you!”  Anything means anything.  The only restriction to this is our current level of revelation and understanding.  As we move on to perfection, our revelation will fully align with this emphatic statement made by Jesus. 

The five-fold ministry is meant to move the believers to this level of perfection.  If they are not fulfilling their purpose, then you should move on to where The Holy Spirit is allowed to minister this perfection.  Otherwise how will you be able to produce fruits of perfection?

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in Ephesians chapter 4:

11 And He has appointed some with grace to be apostles, and some with grace to be prophets, and some with grace to be evangelists, and some with grace to be pastors, and some with grace to be teachers. 12 And their calling is to nurture and prepare all the holy believers to do their own works of ministry, and as they do this they will enlarge and build up the body of Christ. 13 These grace ministries will function until we all attain oneness into the faith, until we all experience the fullness of what it means to know the Son of God, and finally we become one into a perfect man with the full dimensions of spiritual maturity and fully developed into the abundance of Christ.

14 And then our immaturity will end! And we will not be easily shaken by trouble, nor led astray by novel teachings or by the false doctrines of deceivers who teach clever lies. 15 But instead we will remain strong and always sincere in our Love as we express the Truth. All our direction and ministries will flow from Christ and lead us deeper into Him, the anointed Head of His Body, the church.

Smith Wigglesworth was once asked why he attended five different denominations.  His reply, “When The Holy Spirit left the denomination, I did too.”  Interesting comment.

I asked the question yesterday, “Do you want to reach full maturity and perfection?”  In addition to being a giver, you must Love your enemies.

Jesus spoke concerning perfection in Matthew chapter 5:

43 “Your ancestors have also been taught ‘Love your neighbors and hate the one who hates you.’ 44 However, I say to you, Love your enemy, bless the one who curses you, do something wonderful for the one who hates you, and respond to the very ones who persecute you by praying for them. 45 For that will reveal your identity as children of your Heavenly Father. HE is kind to all by bringing the sunrise to warm and rainfall to refresh whether a person does what is good or evil.

46 What reward do you deserve if you only Love the loveable? Don’t even the tax collectors do that? 47 How are you any different from others if you limit your kindness only to your friends? Don’t even the ungodly do that? 48 Since you are children of a perfect Father in Heaven, become perfect like HIM.”

The Holy Spirit awakened me this morning and immediately spoke, “Life is about winning souls.”

Everything we say or do should move us toward that mandate, whether it be our time of preparation, our plans, or our actions.  Do you think FATHER simply wants us to go through life “doing our own thing” and not HIS?

We are meant to go beyond our time of preparation and allow The Holy Spirit show us the plan given specifically you and me before we were formed in the womb.  As a reminder, The Holy Spirit revealed in Psalm l39:

16 You saw Who you created me to be before I became me!

    Before I’d ever seen the light of day,

    the number of days You planned for me

    were already recorded in Your book.

If needed, I suggest you reread this verse every day until it becomes burned into your consciousness.  Do not allow yourself to become a “wandering generality” but rather be a “meaningful specific”.

Some people are seeking out the spectacular and desire a visitation by Jesus or an angel.  If you have no interest in being a part of the mandate to win souls, why would either come for a visitation?  The purpose of a Heavenly visitation is to promote FATHER’S plan whether it be by encouragement, correction, or other aspects of preparation.  As we align with our individual missions written in our book, we can expect needed visitations.  As we get the revelation, we move toward visitation and ultimately habitation.

Moses recorded by THE SPIRIT in Exodus chapter 34:

10 And HE said: “Behold, I make a covenant. Before all your people I will do marvels such as have not been done in all the earth, nor in any nation; and all the people among whom you are shall see the work of the LORD.

And concluding with a mention of the tithe:

26 “The first of the firstfruits of your land you shall bring to the house of the LORD your God. You shall not boil a young goat in its mother’s milk.”

27 Then the LORD said to Moses, “Write these words, for according to the tenor of these words I have made a covenant with you and with Israel.” 28 So he was there with the LORD forty days and forty nights; he neither ate bread nor drank water. And He wrote on the tablets the words of the covenant, the Ten Commandments.

29 Now it was so, when Moses came down from Mount Sinai (and the two tablets of the Testimony were in Moses’ hand when he came down from the mountain), that Moses did not know that the skin of his face shone while he talked with Him. 30 So when Aaron and all the children of Israel saw Moses, behold, the skin of his face shone, and they were afraid to come near him. 31 Then Moses called to them, and Aaron and all the rulers of the congregation returned to him; and Moses talked with them. 32 Afterward all the children of Israel came near, and he gave them as commandments all that the LORD had spoken with him on Mount Sinai.

33 And when Moses had finished speaking with them, he put a veil on his face. 34 But whenever Moses went in before the LORD to speak with Him, he would take the veil off until he came out; and he would come out and speak to the children of Israel whatever he had been commanded. 35 And whenever the children of Israel saw the face of Moses, that the skin of Moses’ face shone, then Moses would put the veil on his face again, until he went in to speak with Him.

When in the presence of FATHER, your body begins to return to the “pre-fallen” state similar to Adam and Ever before they ate the fruit.  The Glory was being expressed in Moses’ face and was a testimony to the people that Moses was conveying the Absolute Truth to them thus they responded.

As we become fully mature as Sons and Daughters, we should expect the same to occur… even more so since we have a better Covenant than Moses.

Let me encourage you to continue “up the mountain” and move onto perfection.  IT IS ATTAINABLE to those who walk in Agape Love and unwavering great faith.  Enoch experienced it and wrote about the Shining Ones in the prophecies given to him about the future. 

All of my writings ultimately point to this consummation of full maturity for those who are embracing the content of their “books” written before they were formed in the womb.  Now is the time!

Do you want to reach full maturity and perfection?

What would you do if Jesus specifically asked you to give away your accumulated wealth, either a portion or all of it, and give it to the poor?  What about 10% of income received?  What about offerings above the tithe?  These are tests of where we stand in our Spiritual walk as we move toward perfection IN HIM.  If my response is fear, uncertainty, or doubt, then I have more work to do concerning my spiritual maturity in the area of faith in His Word.

The ultimate question to be asked is where, what, or in whom are you placing your trust?

By giving 100% of the contributions received at Servias to the poor, we are embracing Jesus’ command given to the wealthy young man in order for him to be “perfect”.  We provide this structure of receiving so that those giving are assured that their contributions are not misused or misallocated.  My wife and I have given funds in the past to those who started with noble intents but later enriched themselves in a subtle fashion.  Ultimately they are judged for such deceptions.

Jesus spoke concerning the young man in Matthew chapter 19:

16 Then a young man approached Jesus and bowed before Him, saying, “Wonderful teacher—is there a good work I have to do to obtain eternal life?”

17 Jesus answered, “Why would you call me wonderful? God alone is wonderful. And why would you ask what good work you need to do? Keep the commandments and you’ll enter into the life of God.”

18 “Which ones?” he asked.

Jesus said, “Don’t murder, don’t commit adultery, don’t steal, don’t lie, 19 honor your father and mother, and love those around you as you love yourself.”

20 “But I’ve always obeyed every one of them without fail,” the young man replied. “What else do I lack?”

21 Jesus said to him, “If you really want to be perfect, go now and sell everything you own. Give your money to the poor and your treasure will be transferred into heaven. Then come back and follow Me for the rest of your life.”

22 When the young man heard these words, he walked away sad, for he had great wealth.

The word perfect means: perfect, mature, lacking nothing, complete.  This same word is used in Matthew chapter 5 when Jesus spoke about Agape Love:

43 “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ 44 But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you, 45 that you may be Sons of your Father in Heaven; for He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust. 46 For if you love those who love you, what reward have you? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? 47 And if you greet your brethren only, what do you do more than others? Do not even the tax collectors do so? 48 Therefore you shall be perfect, just as your Father in Heaven is perfect.”

Agape Love and giving to the poor are both aspects of becoming perfect and mature.  This is why The Holy Spirit has me write on giving.  We must overcome fear, uncertainty, and doubt when it comes to scarcity and place our trust in Our Heavenly Father to provide in all areas… including finances.  The rich young man did not pass the test when he was offered the opportunity to follow Jesus in His earthly ministry.

We continue to distribute monthly to the local school where half of the students are in need. The following are testimonies of the fruitfulness of your giving:

The cards will help this family in every way.  They have no income at this time and they were involved in a car accident that they are now having to pay for repairs.

A family that is trying to assimilate into the community.  They have spent years trying to come to Oklahoma and any help is greatly appreciated.

We gave to a family that has just had some family difficulties and are very appreciative of any help that we can provide.

We have a young lady that is a senior that just had a baby, we were able to give her cards for Crest Food Market and Walmart – she got emotional, the need that was met was so apparent.  Wonderful.

Gave to a family that dad is unemployed and they have financial troubles.

Gave to 2 families that are single-income/single-parent families with special needs children.

We were able to give to a family with 7 children and a family with 8 children to help with food purchases.

We gave to a family that one parent is suffering with disabilities and they just need some support on occasion.

We were able to give to a family that has multi-generations in the family and needs support.

Gave to a family that has had financial troubles and live in a multi-generational family.

I was able to share a Walmart card with one of our senior boys that has had some real struggles with family during this pandemic.  He was extremely grateful and told me that he would be able to purchase sandwich items to help him mom out with groceries and lunches.

We were able to give another Crest card and Walmart card to the young lady we have that just had a baby a few months ago.  She was so appreciative and got tears in her eyes (again).  She was so thankful and said she will use the cards for groceries and diapers.

We were also able to give 2 cards to a new student from Guatemala we received this year.  Her family was stuck in Customs for 2 years before being able to get here.  Her father passed away in the process.  Her family has gone through many hardships, they were so appreciative for the cards. 

I was able to give a Walmart card to a student in need.  This student was so excited and said this would allow him to get a guitar case that he’s been looking at.  I remembered that the other day, he had asked me for a garbage bag….come to find out, the bag was to get his guitar home from HS Band practice without getting wet in a rainstorm.  Perfect.  He was so happy.  

1.  The gift cards have helped us get groceries for our family and also be able to buy diapers and baby necessities. (from student that dad is now on disability, mom is a part-time worker, and student just had a baby)

2.  We are able to buy groceries now and use our limited income to pay for rent. (from a family that has not been able to work at this time and has back pay on their rent).

The strategies of demons are to move us to disobedience toward FATHER’S Word and The Holy Spirit.  When we are disobedient, we become separated from FATHER and are unable to clearly hear HIS Voice.  As this occurs, the flow of life begins to wane and abundance turns to scarcity.  This is how the adversary steals from us.

We have a choice and the devil knows it.  He cannot compel us to be disobedient but he will attempt to convince us that we can walk without FATHER’S direct guidance.  He does this by appealing to man’s ego and reasoning.

Luke wrote by The Holy Spirit in chapter 4:

1 Then Jesus, being filled with the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, 2 being tempted for forty days by the devil. And in those days He ate nothing, and afterward, when they had ended, He was hungry.

FATHER immediately picked a fight with the devil by having Jesus confront him at the weakest point of his humanity.  What a great example for us to live by.  No matter how adverse the circumstance we face, we are to be fully led by The Holy Spirit.  As we fully trust in FATHER, HIS Word, and The Holy Spirit, we will be able to stand up against all devices of the devil.

The devil tempted Jesus in three ways hoping to find a weakness to exploit.  He found none.  This complete resistance to the adversary was one aspect of preparation to change the world.  Jesus was and is the first Overcomer among FATHER’S Sons and Daughters thus He is our Perfect Example of obedience to FATHER’S directives.

Many Christians tend to look away from demonic activity yet Jesus was not reluctant to confront demons and set the captives free.  We must not allow ourselves to be ignorant of their devices and deceptions.

The strategy of the devil is to keep you out of the Love of GOD.  Once you have the revelation of Agape Love, you will no longer allow yourself to be separated from Our Heavenly Father.  Instead, you will move toward being fully immersed in HIS Love.  Your eyes will see people as HE sees them.  Your criticisms will depart for you will see their deaf and blindness.  At that point, you will start looking for opportunities to be a light in the darkness in order to draw them into FATHER’S Love and Divine Intent for their lives.

It is written by The Holy Spirit in Jude:

20 But you, my delightfully loved friends, constantly and progressively build yourselves up on the foundation of your most Holy faith by praying every moment in the Holy Spirit. 21 Fasten your hearts to the Love of God and receive the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ, Who gives us eternal life.

Praying in Tongues keeps our hearts fastened to the Love of GOD.  This is why the adversary works so hard to keep believers from pursuing this relationship with FATHER.

The goal of praying in Tongues is to make you perfect in Love.  When your spirit is fully aligned with The Holy Spirit, you take on the qualities of Our Heavenly Father for HE IS LOVE!  The goal of our maturity is to be perfected in Love so we must make praying in THE SPIRIT the major priority in our daily walk.  Then every word and action has a foundation of Agape Love as it is with FATHER.

Consistently praying in The Holy Spirit moves us toward maturity and obedience to FATHER’S every directive.  In the Spiritual realm, our lights can be seen by the demons and they realize that their attempts to sway us and deceive us will be wasted.  In turn, they will look for weak vessels to deceive and misdirect.

Paul wrote by The Holy Spirit in 1^st Corinthians chapter 2:

15 Those who live in the Spirit are able to carefully evaluate all things, and they are subject to the scrutiny of no one but God. 16 For

Who has ever intimately known the mind of the Lord Yahweh well enough to become his counselor?

Christ has, and we possess Christ’s perceptions.

This is why we have the ability to evaluate whether a situation is instigated specifically by a demon.  Furthermore, our actions and responses are not subject to the world’s judgments or opinions.  They mean nothing to those who walk according to The Holy Spirit.  They simply become noise.

The adversary and his demons do not want us to know the benefits of being Sons and Daughters of GOD thus they attempt to either keep us ignorant or misinformed of FATHER’S Love for us.  FATHER does not do terrible things to you or me nor is HE mad at us.  On the contrary, HE wants the best for us in all areas of our lives.

The Beloved Disciple wrote by The Holy Spirit in 1^st John chapter 5:

1 Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Messiah is God’s Spiritual Child and has been fathered by God Himself. And everyone who Loves Father God Loves His children as well. 2 This is how we can be sure that we Love the children of God: by having a passionate Love for God and by obedience to His Commands. 3 True Love for God means obeying His Commands, and His Commands don’t weigh us down as heavy burdens. 4 You see, every child of God overcomes the world, for our faith is the victorious power that triumphs over the world. 5 So who are the world conquerors, defeating its power? Those who believe that Jesus is the Son of God.

The adversary would have us believe that the Commandments of Our Heavenly Father are burdensome.  False prophets support that view and attempt to keep us in fear at all times.  The opposite is the Absolute Truth.  Walking in peace that surpasses our understanding is priceless and that is FATHER’S Divine Intent for us as we navigate this broken world.  We are meant to triumph over the world in every area of our life.  Jesus came to provide an abundant life for each of us and we are meant to have every need met as well as surplus to help others in need.

Do you have a passionate Love for GOD?  If not, you are still lacking revelation in the area of Agape Love and the sacrifice of Our Lord Jesus Christ.  As I continue to mature in The Word and pray in The Holy Spirit, this revelation continues to increase and the reality is completely aligning my mindset to where I have the Mind of Christ.

The blessings of Deuteronomy chapter 28 are not superior to the blessings perfected by Jesus Christ in the New Testament.  Do you really think FATHER would reduce the benefits provided by HIS Son?  The demons want us to live in scarcity, sickness, disease, and poverty.

The Beloved Disciple wrote by The Holy Spirit in John chapter 10:

9 I am the Gateway. To enter through me is to experience life, freedom, and satisfaction. 10 A thief has only one thing in mind—he wants to steal, slaughter, and destroy. But I have come to give you everything in abundance, more than you expect—life in its fullness until you overflow!

Do you believe and trust in the Words of Jesus?  Did He recite what FATHER told Him to say?

When you become fully immersed in FATHER’S Love, you will realize you are fully accepted IN HIM and you will no longer be influenced by the devil in your mind, will, or emotions.  You will no longer speak in conflict with The Word and your soul will align with your spirit.  Your body will soon follow and you will begin to manifest the life Jesus refers to in the above passage.  Your light will shine and the adversary can do nothing but go look for a weak vessel to focus on.  There will be no entry points for a demon to exploit.

You will then expect the blessings which line up with FATHER’S perfect plan, will, and purpose to manifest in your life.  You will begin to expect success in everything you set your hand to do in accordance with what The Holy Spirit instructs.  The god of this world is no longer an issue in your life.

As I wrote yesterday and according to Jesus’ Words, FATHER has not removed the devil or his demons and it is up to the believer to deal with the devices and intent of the devil.  Failure to do so will make your way difficult and frustrating.  Overcomers have to overcome something!  If you think your walk will be without challenges after you achieve a certain level of maturity, think again. 

Jesus spoke in Matthew chapter 12:

43 “When a demon is cast out of a person, it roams around a dry region, looking for a place to rest, but never finds it. 44 Then it says, ‘I’ll return to the house I moved out of,’ and so it goes back, only to find that the house is vacant, warm, and ready for it to move back in. 45 So it goes looking for seven other demons more evil than itself, and they all enter together to live there. Then the person’s condition becomes much worse than it was in the beginning. This describes what will also happen to the people of this evil generation.”

Jesus expressed the reality of demons’ existence.  A believer must move beyond salvation and proceed forward to have The Word planted in his or her heart and take up residence else more demons will come forth.  Deliverance allows the person to attain a teachable heart and begin maturing in Christ.

My wife and I were recently on a plane where a spiritual attack occurred.  In my particular seat, the plane’s current technology (a personal video screen) would not work.  Since I was required to wear a mask, I simply began praying in Tongues during the flight.   Across the aisle, a young 18 year old male began having a “panic attack” and his father alerted the flight attendants.  For the entirety of the flight, he became the focus of nearby passengers with a doctor, nurse, and flight attendants focused on him.  They found no physical issues whatsoever.  Since the demon(s) could not provoke or irritate me, they looked for a weaker vessel close by and he submitted to them.  All the demons managed to accomplish was to promote me praying in Tongues on the plane.  Their plan backfired as usual.

In Mark chapter 5, Jesus dealt directly with demons and revealed their future to us:

1 They arrived at the other side of the lake, at the region of the Gerasenes. 2 As Jesus stepped ashore, a demon-possessed madman came out of the graveyard and confronted him. 3 The man had been living there among the tombs, and no one was able to restrain him, not even with chains. 4 For every time they attempted to chain his hands and feet with shackles, he would snap the chains and break the shackles in pieces. He was so strong that no one had the power to subdue him. 5 Day and night he could be found lurking in the cemetery or in the vicinity, shrieking and cutting himself with stones!

6 When He saw Jesus from a distance, he ran to Him and threw himself down before Him, 7 shouting at the top of his lungs, “Leave me alone, Jesus, Son of the Most High God! Swear in God’s name that you won’t torture me!” 8 (For Jesus had already said to him, “Come out of that man, you demon spirit!”)

9 Jesus said to him, “What is your name?”

“Mob,” he answered. “They call me Mob because there are thousands of us in his body!” 10 He begged Jesus repeatedly not to expel them out of the region.

11 Nearby there was a large herd of pigs feeding on the hillside. 12 The demons begged Him, “Send us into the pigs. Let us enter them!”

13 So Jesus gave them permission, and the demon horde immediately came out of the man and went into the pigs! This caused the herd to rush madly down the steep slope and fall into the lake, drowning about two thousand pigs!  Depending on weight, the cost of two thousand live pigs today could be as much as $250,000. The economic cost to the community over the loss of this herd was significant.

The demons recognized Jesus as The Son of God and fully understood the Power and Authority Jesus walked in.  We are to walk in the same Power and Authority freely given to us from Heaven.  Demons do not want us to realize that they must submit to us when we walk by THE SPIRIT thus they focus on our mindset and ego hoping to keep our attention diverted from The Word and The Spirit.

This passage clearly shows us that demons are expecting to be punished at some time in the future.  They have absolutely no power whatsoever to withstand the Power and Authority given to us from Heaven.  Further, they don’t want to leave the geographic area they have been assigned.  When they are told to leave, they don’t leave right away but ultimately submit and depart after they unsuccessfully try to negotiate. 

The demons’ goal is to deceive and keep people in agreement with them.  They want your mindset to remain weak and misdirected to the world.  Once you get the revelation of Power and Authority from Heaven and begin to walk in it, demons know their time is over with you and look for weaker vessels.

Don’t forget, Jesus and the disciples were met by a storm which tried to sink them before they arrived at the region of the Gerasenes specifically to cast out these demons.  Afterward, they immediately departed back to Capernaum. (Matthew 9)

We are given these passages so that we can deal with the challenges of this broken world and not be ignorant of the adversary’s devices.