A man once told the
testimony of how he got his deliverance. His problem was that he ate in his
sleep every night. He had fasted and prayed about it severally but the problem
persisted.
One day, he was privileged
to be in a Bible study which gave him an illumination about his case and what
Christ has done for him. He went home, prayed a simple prayer and went to bed.
That same night in his
sleep, food was brought to him as usual. But instead of eating it, found
himself telling the bearer of the food that the person who used to eat their food
was dead and he, a new person, was not interested. That was how he got his deliverance.
When Jesus cast out the
demon in the possessed man in the Mk. 1:23-27, the people did not ask about the
power which was in play. Rather, they asked about the new kind of doctrine (teaching)
that was at work (Mk. 1:27). Many times, we don’t need special deliverance or
the laying on of hands to receive our freedom. What we need is an understanding
of what Christ has achieved for us.
Luke 4:18 says “The Spirit
of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the
poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the
captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are
bruised”.
It did not say perform deliverance but preach deliverance. When we come to the
realization of our place in God as Christians, and the authority He has
bestowed upon us, it will shock us to know that those mountains which appear insurmountable
in our lives are really nothing to fret about.
The question is how much of
the Scripture do you know? How often do you make yourself available for
personal and group Bible study? Your victory in life is connected to the word
of God. Don’t deny yourself of this and have a wonderful day.
