A NEW DOCTRINE

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.