CAST, NOT IGNORE- Open heavens daily devotional by Pastor E. A Adeboye

BIBLE IN A YEAR: Ezek 15 -18
CAST, NOT IGNORE Tuesday, October 05, 2010
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MEMORIZE: “And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;” (Mark 16:17) READ: Mark 16:15-18 Hebrews 1:7 says God makes His ministers a fiery flame. Are you a minister of God? If yes, where is your identity card? Not your physical ID card but the spiritual ID - the fire of the Holy Ghost. No matter how many ministerial licenses, certificates and ID cards you have, without the spiritual ID that comes from the Holy Spirit, you are not prepared for what God wants to do with you. In Acts 19:11-16, a group of young men who were approved of men being the children of the high priest wanted to challenge a demon in a demon-possessed man. They had all the physical ID cards they needed. They lacked one thing - the fire of the Holy Spirit and instead of casting out the demon, at the end of the day, they were like victims of a car accident. Demons do not honor certificates or big titles. All they look for is the fire. If they can see the fire, they will leave, not because you said so, but because if they refused to go, the fire will roast them. Where is your fire? “And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues” (Mark 16:17). The first sign that our Lord said would follow those who believe and follow Him, is the ability to cast out devils. Every believer should be able to cast out demons. But unfortunately, contemporary ministers and senior pastors either shy away from this or struggle endlessly with one demon. It is because there is no fire. But why do you have to cast out demons? One reason is because they are usually the unseen manipulators of unpleasant events and circumstances. They are couriers of sicknesses - particularly those that cannot be diagnosed by scientific gadgets and tests. They are also the avenues by which Satan monitors people and effect generational curses on family lineages. If you discover there is a demon at work in a given situation, leave the physical enemy and rebuke, paralyze and cast out the spirit behind that situation. A pastor was under intensive persecution by his senior pastor. One day the Lord revealed a monkey-like spirit manipulating the senior pastor that was influencing his negative moves. Ask for God’s fire today and dislodge every demon on assignment against you and your family. Jesus says you should cast out demons. Don’t allow any demon the freedom to operate around you henceforth. ACTION POINT: Every demon you ignore effects Satan’s mandate and defeats God’s purpose over that situation. Dislodge them today!