I believe deliverance is a
legitimate part of the Gospel package. However, I have concerns about those who
seem to magnify the powers of the enemy above God's power. They are false
prophets deceiving the elect. They know the names of all the demons but are
silent about the ministry of angels. Every mishap is caused by one demon or the
other, according to them. Every sickness is caused by Queen of the Coast,
marine spirit, serpentine spirit, territorial spirit etc. There is NO mishap
caused by negligence in their books.
On the day they choose to
address taking personal responsibility, they will tell you that it is a spirit
that is responsible for the unwillingness to take personal responsibility.
Sometimes, I am tempted to believe them, considering the amazing propensity
I've observed (online and offline) to blame someone else. However, I know there
is no demon responsible for that. For the unbeliever, the first step is to
accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Saviour. For the believer, the next step is to
develop a closer walk with the Lord and harness the inherent power that comes
with the indwelling of the Holy Spirit to mortify the deeds of the body. Then,
in special cases, deliverance is TRULY required.
Anyone conducting
"deliverance" with palm oil, boiled egg, okazi leaves etc is very
likely to be a witchdoctor. If they are going beyond fasting and prayer, my
brethren, you may be in the wrong place o. If they answer your question about
the scriptures that support what they're doing with never-ending stories of
their deliverance sessions, that's a serious red flag. In some cases, they'll
have some scripture that bears a semblance with what they're talking about but
a critical study of the scripture will reveal that they've taken the scripture
out of context.
I'll give the example of
breaking "covenants of death". The scripture usually referred to is
Isaiah 28:18. According to them, they stand on this scripture to annul any
covenant of death that may be hanging over the person being delivered. However,
if you read from verse 14, you'll realise that the passage is talking about
scoffers who rule God's people and claim that because THEY have entered into a
covenant with death not to kill them, they can do as they please without any
negative consequence. God was saying to the scoffers that He would annul the
covenant they had with death that made them bold to misbehave and that the
scourge would still kill them.
See why you can't afford to
delegate the very important life-changing responsibility of personal study of
God's word to others? If you do, you'll be tossed to and fro by every wind of
doctrine. Study to show yourself
approved, your life actually depends on it.
Enjoy your day.
PS: Please feel free to share
your 'deliverance stories', positive or negative. It'll be nice to have a
summary of lessons learnt, if it isn't too much to ask.
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