Monday 5 March 2018

Bind the Strong Man


Scripture: Mark 3 v 26-27:  "And if Satan rise up against himself, and be divided, he cannot stand, but hath an end. No man can enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods, except he will first bind the strong man; and then he will spoil his house."


When we pray we need to intelligently consider our plan. We need to be guided by the Holy Spirit into the correct way to deal with every situation. Many prayers go unanswered because we pray amiss according to James.  If we want answers we must avoid praying amiss and find a prayer that gets heard and answered.

James 1 v 6 - 7: "But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavers is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.
 7  For let not that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord."
James 4 v 3: " Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts."


We need the gifts of the Holy Spirit to bring into focus the real underlying issues. We need the gift of discerning of spirits of good and evil. This gift reveals if the problem is caused by an evil or unclean spirit. The carnal person would refer to this as "feeling a bad vibe!"

We need more information than that to deal with a wily, deceitful foe who is troubling our family with sickness or poverty.  Speaking in tongues bypasses our limited understanding and enters into the depths of the mind of Christ who knows all things. Revelations, wisdom and knowledge bubble to the surface in our minds and the answers are very clear.

When we are under attack from an unseen enemy this spiritual information is priceless. It will reveal the "strong man" or ruling spirit. The spirit from hell that is controlling the situation which is going from bad to worse and bringing destruction upon us.

The strong man has evil spirits under his authority who stir up trouble and confusion. These things begin when you are starting out in the ministry. The enemy wants to discourage you before you become a problem to him. Jesus did not say your ministry would be trouble free. He said He would be there to get you out of trouble.  The Holy Spirit wants to equip you for the battle.

You may, through the discerning of spirits, identify the spirit of Bitterness as the strong man in your situation. He controls things that will cause bitterness and unforgiveness in your life because he knows that such response within you will cause distance between God and you. Mark 11 - Unless you forgive, I will not forgive you - says the Father.

To bind this strong man you therefore need first to repent and forgive those who have hurt you. This disarms or neutralises the evil spirit of Bitterness. You then rebuke (condemn) him and bind (paralyze) him in Jesus' name. Pray further to rebuke any underlings that are harassing you and command them all to go back to the pit of hell.  Ask the Holy Spirit to fill you with all His goodness and love so there is no place for further sneak attacks.

In Hosea it says "My people perish for lack of knowledge" and sadly its true. Jesus died that we may know the truth and the truth shall set us free. At the beginning of the chapter on the gifts of the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 12) Paul writes, "My brethren I would not have you ignorant concerning spiritual gifts."

God, Paul and I know the power of these gifts to release the captives from bondage. We want to inspire you to seek to know more about them so that you can effectively destroy the plans of the enemy before he can achieve his aims.

Used with wisdom and under the control of the Holy Spirit they form an arsenal the enemy has no answer for. After years of continual use the gifts flow powerfully in your life. Many of you will have parcels under the tree for your family at Christmastime. How would you feel if no-one opened their gifts or ever used them?

How do you think Our Father feels when He sees calamity befall us and hinder us when it could have been avoided or fixed using the gifts He gave us. My people perish from lack of knowledge.

There are many Strong Men of demonic origin that need to be bound.

If your children are hanging with the wrong crowd you know they have stopped listening to your advice. There is a "strong man" controlling that bad crowd. You ask God to show you how to deal with it. It could be Rap Music which is one source of gangsterism; or a Controlling spirit like witchcraft working through the leader of the group. Do not be afraid to deal with it. Jesus will apply what you pray to bring about change in that group.  

You can pray for Jesus to break up that gang and give Him time to do this effectively.  Work with Jesus and let Him guide you so that you may bind that strong man and set your children free.

The Islamic militants, ISIS, are a large bunch of psychopaths who enjoy terror killing.  The name ISIS can reveal the Strong Man controlling them from the spirit realm.  Isis was originally Semiramis a Babylonian witch who was the mother of Nimrod, who became the god Baal.  In Egypt they were known as Isis and Osiris.  Hunters and killers of the souls of men.  This is the root of evil in ISIS.  These are things revealed by the Holy Spirit through His gifts.

The demonic control over South Africa is "Division" which originated in tribal magic and witchcraft a thousand years ago.  There were many tribal wars over the centuries especially between Zulu and Xhosa tribes.  These are the dominant two tribes trying to run the government as ANC.  President Nelson Mandela was Xhosa and President Jacob Zuma was Zulu.

The whole world believes that the horrible apartheid regime was something new in the land.  It was just another bad manifestation of the spirit of division that had hold of the inhabitants of South Africa for centuries.  The arrival of media coverage and social conscience made it a global abomination.  Which it was, and the victims were the ones who still use witchcraft and worship their ancestors.  It's a vicious circle.

Right now the spirit of division is busy influencing the politicians to remove all ownership of land.  Land must be owned by the state and leased.  Farms, houses, factories, etc will stand on state owned land and no compensation will be paid to banks, landowners, or anybody else.  It's called theft.  Brought on by dividing people from their lawful possession.  

Pray to bind the spirit of Division in this land of many divorces, parentless families, AIDS, corruption, rape, poverty, revenge, bitterness, murder, and much sorrow.

Prayer: Heavenly Father forgive us for spurning or neglecting Your precious gifts that are given to give us the edge over our enemies. We need all the help we can get. Teach us to use Your gifts wisely to bind the strong man sent to destroy us. Let's turn the tables on him. In Jesus' name. Amen.