Abiding Under the Shadow of the Almighty
Perhaps there are some of you
who are struggling with the same issue as part of your personal spiritual
warfare, therefore I decided to publish a personal experience I had years
back. I hope that by sharing this experience, those who are struggling in
these areas will make a decision to jump off the fence onto the side of the
Lord. I would think that some of us may find ourselves dancing with devils
because we are still holding on to or trusting in the arm of the flesh. The
flesh I'm speaking of is the fallen nature that we all have to deal with as
Christians. The flesh lusts against the Spirit and the Spirit against the
flesh and this is a very real struggle and a part of our daily spiritual
warfare. If you are concerned about your spiritual condition, then the Lord
is working in your heart and is drawing you to Him. Listen to the sweet
voice of the Lord Who said,
Isa 30:21 "And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the
way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the
left."
I am going to share an
experience I had some years ago as part of an outreach for Christ. Through
this Christian program of dedicating a year for Christ, I relocated to
another state for that year and shared a room with another Christian female.
One night she was sitting up in her bed reading a book as I fell into a deep
sleep. Soon after, my sleep was abruptly interrupted by an overwhelming
presence of evil and heavy oppression that I could not speak or lift myself
up from my bed. I was now aware of my friend still sitting up in her bed,
however she was unable to assist me in my struggle. This evil spirit had a
message for me and vehemently uttered the words "I HATE YOU!" So intense was
its hate that I could never do this moment justice in an imitation of this
experience, but I understood without a doubt the entity's hate for God and
His people.
Struggling for a few seconds more and praying in my heart, I was
able to speak the name of Jesus Christ and rebuke the evil spirit and
immediately I was released from its hold. My roomate did not hear the evil spirit's message, but she did see a formless black cloud hovering over my bed at the time of the attack; however, the aura in the room
continued to permeate with an intense presence of evil. We called other Christians
to come to our house and pray with us. As we held hands, we quoted Scripture
and prayed for over an hour until this presence dissipated into thin air. We
knew the precise moment it left, as well as our struggle against thoughts of
fear and intimidation. This is what I call "the roar of the lion" whose
intention was to intimidate us and send us running home. This experience did
not reoccur for the remainder of the year.
Let's think about it for a moment. Why dance with devils in a literal or
figurative sense? They hate you and will lead you away from the power and
glory of God. Trust in the goodness of God and He will lead you to victory
and reward you in heaven. Do you think you need the devil to fulfill your
needs? "But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his
righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you" (Matt. 6:33). Sometimes the devil's stronghold is maintained by our fears, instead, do
what you know is right in your heart and the peace of God will safeguard
your heart and mind. Jesus Christ said,
Joh 10:10 "The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to
destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it
more abundantly.
Psalm 91 is a very powerful psalm that is filled with the promises of God to
those who "abide under the shadow of the Almighty." Fill your heart and mind
with the promises of God and you will see the power of God at work in your
life.
"Resist the devil and he will flee" (James 4:7).
Abiding under the shadow of the Almighty is to abide in Christ.
If you would like a copy of Psalm 91 click below:
Psalm 91- God's Protection
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