The woman told him she was troubled by a demon sitting on her shoulder. In a flash the right answer came to him: "Lady, flies only land on cold stoves!” Amen! If the fire of God is in you, no fly or devil will sit on you for very long! So in Exploits Ministry, we don’t overemphasize the power of the demonic realm, but we do need to caution believers in these last days that Satan is desperate. He sees that his time is drawing short, and he’s patrolling around as a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour. Let’s be ready and know how to resist him! As part of our protection, not only do we possess the Ephesians 6 armor of God, but Jesus taught us to pray the Lord’s Prayer which includes the phrase, "Deliver us from evil.” An accurate translation is "Deliver us from the evil one,” namely, Satan. "Deliver us from evil" should be a frequent prayer in this increasingly dangerous world. Jesus knew fully well that there are demons, and He taught his disciples to subjugate them. Trouble is, many institutional Christians are too sophisticated to address this subject with anything but scorn. They do not know the Master. Somebody was telling me the other day that a Christian leader died because someone had cursed him with sickness. But that kind of mentality doesn’t belong to a strong believer.
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