Morning with Ebenezer

PROTECT YOUR HOUSE

“When an evil spirit comes out of a man, it goes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it. Then it says, ‘I will return to the house I left.’ When it arrives, it finds the house unoccupied, swept clean and put in order. Then it goes and takes with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and live there. And the final condition of that man is worse than the first. That is how it will be with this wicked generation.”

Matthew 12:43-45 NIV

Jesus was talking about evil spirit, unclean or demons in other words. He said when unclean spirit comes out of a man, may be through prayer of deliverance, it goes through dry places seeking areas and does not find it. Here shows that when demons are being cast out, they wonder in different places in search for refugee. Then, it says, 'I will return to my old house [ the person]. When it arrives, it finds the house unoccupied [no presence of Holy Spirit], swept clean and put in order [ when a person return to his old ways, and continue doing them].

Then it goes and takes with it seven other spirits more wicked than itself, and they go in and live there. This cause the person to even have more trouble than before, because he found himself being possessed by other seven wicked spirits which were not there before. Then Jesus finished by saying it will be with this wicked generation; because it is the backslidden generation, which makes two steps forward and return ten steps backward.

It may happen you had a certain behavior or weakness which troubled you for a longtime, and later someone came and prayed that you may be delivered and you received your deliverance in that area. After sometimes you started experiencing the same feelings and thoughts which you used to struggle with in the past. As days goes on, the struggle increased and you felt shy even to share with anyone; because you once declared that you had your freedom in that particular area.

This morning, God wants you to know that along the way, somewhere you opened the door for that former spirit which used to torment you to come back. Maybe you were faithful in some areas which were used as the door when you got your deliverance but after sometimes you forgot and started doing what you used to do. Here is where that evil spirit came back with seven other spirits wicked than itself. That's why the struggle is intense now compared to the time you did not know the Lord.

I want to encourage you that, no matter what the situation which you are in right now. We have the name of Jesus, there is power in the name of Jesus to break every chain. To set free captives, to chase out demons and to loose people from bondages. Use that name this morning, go against those spirits and make sure to invite the Holy Spirit to make your house His home. God Bless You.

****Morning Prayer****

Pray this prayer with me by faith and God is going to answer your prayer....

Heavenly Father, I thank You for your Word. Lord I'm standing against with every spirits which came back to attack me after being chased away in the name of Jesus. I rebuke every demonic activities in me in the name of Jesus. Satan you don't have a right over my body, this body is the temple of Holy Spirit and I refuse to be possessed by any kind of spirit which is not of God's. In Jesus' Name, Amen.