Jesus can use you to bring down the walls of a demonic stronghold!

5/15/2019

By faith the walls of Jericho fell down after they were encircled for seven days. Hebrews 11:30 NKJV

Jericho was a demonic stronghold. It was inhabited by ungodly people. They were taken captive to carry out the will of Satan.

God commanded the children of Israel to take Jericho. He told them to march around the city in silence for six days. On the seventh day they were to march around the city and shout when they heard trumpets blast. The Ark of the Covenant went before them.

The Children of Israel obeyed the Lord. The walls of Jericho came down. God brought about a great victory that day!

I drove down the road with my supervisor in silence. I was a new believer. The Lord spoke to me. He said; “tell him about me.” God wanted me to share the gospel with my coworker. I didn’t say a word. I disobeyed Jesus that day.

God reminds me of that day. He does not condemn me. He uses the memory of my failure to stir up a resolve within me never to let another opportunity to share the gospel pass by!

Jesus knew I was too insecure to step out in faith that day. He knew the missed opportunity would stir me into action in the future!

Jesus knows what it takes to make us men and women of courage and conviction. Jesus can transform us into people who are willing to enter strongholds of evil. Jesus can prepare us to share the gospel with people who have been taken captive by the devil.

God is more concerned with victories than sins and failures. The God of the miraculous and mundane sees us as we will be when He has perfected us into the image of Christ.

Do not be weighed down by your past! Be encouraged by the future God has in store for you!

Jesus loves you. The Lord will give you new opportunities to step out in faith. Jesus will give you new opportunities to share the gospel with people!

Let Jesus use you to pull down walls that separate people from Him. Let Jesus use you to tear down the strongholds of the enemy!

Fix your eyes on Jesus. Keep the Lord always before you. March from victory to victory in the Mighty Name of Jesus!

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Jesus can use you to shake the foundations of the prison and set people free!

Now it happened, as we went to prayer, that a certain slave girl possessed with a spirit of divination met us, who brought her masters much profit by fortune telling. This girl followed Paul and us, and cried out, saying, “These men are servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to us the way of salvation.” And this she did for many days. But Paul, greatly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And he came out that very hour. Acts 16:16-18 NKJV

The slave girl was speaking the truth. She was possessed by an evil spirit. The evil spirit was drawing people away from Christ!

This attack came as God’s servants went to prayer. The enemy of our souls attacks when we step out in faith. Satan seeks to distract us. He wants us to focus our attention on things other than Jesus.

The devil perverts the truth. He uses it against us. No one can serve two masters. This girl was speaking the truth about Paul and his companions while practicing witchcraft. When people claim to speak for God we must consider how they live.

The girl followed the disciples for several days before they cast the demon out of her. It is important for us to wait on the Lord before stepping out in faith. The bible tells us Paul was greatly annoyed by this girl. Paul was not fearful. The Lord was with Him!

Paul and Silas were put in jail. The owners of the slave girl were angry at the loss of income when the demon was cast out of her. While Paul and Silas were in jail they shared the gospel with the jailer. His entire household was saved.

God uses Satan’s attacks for His glory and our salvation!

Satan is a real being. He takes people captive to do his will. There really are demons who seek to destroy God’s people and bring destruction to our world.

We have nothing to fear from the devil or his demons when we live according to God’s will. We have nothing to fear from anyone or anything when we step out in faith to serve Jesus!

Jesus wants us to fear Him and Him alone. He wants us to know His power and authority are unequaled in all of creation.

God wants you share the gospel of Jesus Christ with the people in your life. Jesus wants you to walk in great boldness because He is with you everywhere you go!

Jesus can use you to shake the foundations of the prison and set people free!

Jesus can use you to bring down the walls of a demonic stronghold!

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