She awoke from a dream. She was frozen with fear. She tried to recall what happened in the dream but she couldn’t. Only sheer terror was among her. She realized the evil was not left behind in her stage of sleep. It encompassed the room.
The room felt thick with a darkness that overshadowed the moonlight shining in the windows. Her bedroom was different. Something was wrong. She felt so deep in her sole that evil was among her. She was so afraid to admit it but she stated inside herself,
I’m surrounded by demons . Her husband lay restless beside her. He tossed and turned and scratched as if he had a bug biting him on his shoulder then his back then his leg and continued randomly.
She feared the demons would possess her husband in his vulnerable state of sleep.
Will they use him to hurt me? She knew,
They want to stop me. Her husband rose up in bed looking very confused. She prayed,
God protect me. She whispered, “Sweetheart, are you alright?” He quietly responded, “Yeah.” He laid his head back down .
Her 15 month old baby who sleeps in their room in his crib let out a cry.
My baby! Can they harm him? Do they have that authority? She mustard the will and went to her child and held him tight.
Satan does not have authority in my house, she proclaimed inside. She pleaded to God:
God protect me. Protect my family. This is your house. We are your children. Kick them out of here. They don’t belong. God told her, “My child, why do you ask with so much fear? You can do all things through Me. Now YOU kick them out in My name."
Me, cast out demons?
She could feel their strength brewing again. In her doubt and fear, Satan was strengthened. She began speaking softly,
Get out Satan. She could tell they didn’t believe her and were going nowhere and knew it was because she didn’t believe herself. She continued,
I am a child of God and this is His house. You have no authority here! I cast you out Satan in the name of Jesus Christ, my Lord and my Savior!! I do not fear you!!! You are nothing!!! Get out in the name of Jesus Christ!!! Christ is my strength and He lives in me. I cast you out in His name, in the name of Jesus Christ GET OUT!!!
Peace came over her and her bedroom returned to her familiar, safe, room. Her husband rose and went to the bathroom. She thanked God for giving her strength. She began reflecting on the witnessing she had been doing. It seems like everyday she had been given opportunity to share God’s love with the lost. She had been holding nothing back as if each person she spoke with would not be given another opportunity to hear God’s Word. She had been wondering if those people were brought to her by God so she could speak with them but now there was no doubt. God is using her. In Satan’s attempt to scare her or stop her, it did just the opposite. She is a child of God, a warrior. She has learned no greater joy in any other thing under the sun than serving God and bringing Him victory. She will continue to share the Holy Truth and now with even more conviction and more urgency.
In this time when God is so scarce in our worldly lives we need to speak more and louder than ever. Do not be shy or embarrassed. We could very well be running out of time. Jesus could come for all of us any moment. You know that when our day comes, we will give account for every idol word we speak? Matthew 12:36 But I tell you that men will have to give account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken.
Allow some urgency in your life and those who surround you. You may be rejected. You may become less popular but you will be blessed and you will plant seeds for people to have opportunities to receive Christ. This will anger Satan and he will stage attacks on you maybe not so blatant and direct but God is your strength and with Him, you will overcome.
Whose battle are you helping to win if you won't speak in fear of rejection?
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