Wednesday 18 March
READ: Mark 7:24-30
MORE LESSON: Ephesians 6:11-14
Today's Scripture reading is about a Greek woman who demonstrated her faith in the LORD Jesus to get her daughter free from demonic harassment. Although the Scripture did not tell us the nature of this demonic harassment, it is obvious that it was something the mother could no longer put up with. She might have gone everywhere looking for solution but to no avail. So, when she heard about Jesus, she came and fell at His feet. To fall at someone's feet in Jewish culture is an act of worship and prayer. She knew exactly what was troubling her young daughter, ...for she had an unclean spirit (demon). She also knew that the solution to the girl's predicament is for someone with a higher spiritual authority to cast the demon out of the girl. As she stood before Jesus, she wasted no time telling stories but directly besought Him that He would cast forth the devil out of her daughter (vs.26).
It is unfortunate that some Christian parents do not seek to know the root of what is troubling their children and wards. They are either so busy or too carefree to watch over their children and to observe the troubles early enough to nib them. When children begin to behave strangely and manifest vices like stealing, lying, cruelty, wickedness, inordinate actions, continuous drop in school performance, etc, some parents suppose that such behaviours are characteristics of adolescents and that soon their children will outgrow and pull off such. Other parents flog, beat and nag at their children until they and the children become frustrated. You must understand that there are unclean spirits (demonic forces) behind vices. Ephesians 2:2-3 tells us that there is a spirit at work in the sons of disobedience referred to as the prince of the power of the air. Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience: Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.
Your child's destiny is under threat and you must arise to confront these spirits; cast them out of your child, and the behaviour will change. If you can't do it, go to genuine servants of God who will cast out the spirit by God's Word only; not by holy water, holy oil, special candles or incenses, sponge, or any form of sacrifice. You and your household can be free from demonic harassment today if you care to bring your matter before the feet of Jesus.
Prayer/Action
* Say - “Jesus, I surrender my life and home to you for deliverance and total freedom ."
* Arise Lord; rescue my children from spirits that may have risen against their destiny.
PROPHETIC PRAYER
Father, I reject manifestation abortion this year, in Jesus’ name.
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