Dutch Sheets: "I heard a minister in Tulsa, Oklahoma, tell of the deliverance
of a person for whom he had prayed
at length.
It seems this person could never achieve any stability in life or in his walk with the Lord. He would find a job, then quickly lose it; walk with the Lord for a while, then turn away.
This cycle repeated itself again and again with no amount of prayer seeming to make a difference.
One day as the minister prayed for this young man, the Lord showed him a picture of three demons that were following the fellow everywhere he went. They were not in him, but always there to influence him.
The minister saw names over each demon, describing what they did. One at a time he bound them in Jesus' name and commanded them to leave the young man alone.
From that moment on, everything changed. Stability came. Success followed.
Eventually the young man became a wealthy businessman as well as a minister. And he is still walking with God today.
It is always good and right to ask the Father to strengthen and mature individuals, but this man needed something more: someone to exercise authority and enact a deliverance.
His instability was the symptom of demonic influence that he was not strong enough in himself to overcome. Satan had the advantage and as long as his schemes remained hidden, he prevailed."
Prayer Note # 57 - taken from Dutch Sheets’ book, Intercessory Prayer (140,141)
The next Prayer Note on July 19 - A Very Real War: Prayer Note #58
Today’s 40th treasured truth: If you are “born again”, you are blessing the Lord at all times and continually praising Him w/ your mouth. Ps. 34:1
Our thought for today: If we don't speak for Jesus, we won't have anything worth saying.
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