THE SPIRIT WORLD

“Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour. Resist him, standing firm in the faith.”

-1 Peter 5:8,9

There is a church of satan in Canada the Satanist church leaders have honored, reports the conservative Africa Island Mission. Its members had prayed to satan for the elimination from the Christian Ministry of a select list of the city’s leading evangelical leaders through immorality or marriage and family breakdown. AIM reports that within a year, five of the finest men on their list were forced to leave the ministry.

Dr.William McRae, president of the Ontario Bible College and Theological Seminary doesn’t think it’s been coincidental. He said, “Never in my life have I sensed the reality of our spiritual warfare as during these last two years. The enemy has brought out his most destructive weapons and leveled them directly at marriage and families.”

The world’s oldest authority on satanic power, the Bible, never scoffs at demonic power. Peter, the man who witnessed demons going out of a man into a herd of swine during the ministry of Jesus, later wrote, “Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion for someone to devour” (1 Peter 5:8).

When satan first attacked the human race, he attacked the family and tried to destroy the relationship of a husband and wife. When Paul wrote that classic passage in Ephesians 6, he encouraged families to be strong in the Lord in the power of his might. He said, “Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil” (Ephesians 6:11).

The Greek word which is translated, “wiles” is “methodia.” It means, “Methodical Assault.” May I encourage you to do two things? (1) take a good look at the relationship in your family, and then (2) read the passage in Ephesians 6, and ask yourself if you need to beef up your protection.