During my evangelical trip, I have encountered many demon possessed people and evil spirits. I prayed and asked in the name of Jesus for the demons and evil spirits to be cast out. Meeting a demon-possessed man is something extreme since we don’t usually find them here in North America. They would usually be sent directly to mental institutions and be pronounced, “a man/woman with mental illnesses/disabilities”. Many do not know that in these cases when there is no cure, we have a healer, Jesus where when we ask in His name, it will be done. This applies when we are asking with the right motives, with confidence aligning ourselves to God’s sovereign will.

Sometimes, when things are not going well in our lives, and when we reflect that we have not sinned, evil spirits are trying to mess us up. More often than enough, we do not realize they are evil spirits and classify them as “earthly matters”. This can range from everyday relationship problems to things that go supernaturally wrong. It is up to us to ask God with confidence to cast out these evil spirits in Jesus’ name and it will be done.

The devil does exist but he is limited. In Job 1, the devil had to ask God for permission to go and harm Job’s family. Being made in the image of God, we are victors of the devil as in Matthew 4, Jesus is a victor. We do not need to worry about the devil, because as we develop a relationship with Jesus, we have angel armies standing by our side protecting us. All we need to do is equip ourselves to fight against the devil by looking into God. Don’t be scared of the evil one but be aware that it exists!

Tomorrow: Why does the devil exist?