They then called on all Christians
across the land to rise up and defeat the powers of darkness that ruled in
their localities. The Christians called out to God for deliverance and
proclaimed his goodness and mercy in all their major places of government,
power and influence. There was no hiding
place for the powers of darkness.
Everywhere they tried to go, there were bands of Christians proclaiming
the wisdom, majesty and glory of God and they were consigned to the Abyss.
One group from a large and
influential Pentecostal church was upset that they had not been asked to help
sooner. They had gone out as asked and
defeated the major forces of evil in their area which were also badly
afflicting the nation.
‘Why didn't you call us out
earlier so we could have helped you?’ they asked.
‘What have we accomplished compared to you?
You have overthrown two great forces of evil in the land. What are our accomplishments compared to
this?’ the pastor replied.
The large Pentecostal church was
mollified at this and promised to pray for the pastor and his little band as
they pursued the remaining evil forces.
They pursued these powers of
darkness like freemasonry and witchcraft to their home towns and cities. They asked the Christians and church goers in
these towns and cities to help them in the overthrow of these forces.
‘We have been pursuing these
demons for ages and are tired, hungry and thirsty. Will you join with us in the fight and give
us something to eat and drink?’
But the Christians and church goers said, ‘Who
are you that we should help you? Who
says the powers of freemasonry or witchcraft live here? When we can see you have overthrown them as
you declare, then we will help you and give you sustenance.’
So the pastor and his band went
and surrounded one of the religious centres in the city where the forces of
evil had gone home to roost. They proclaimed again the goodness of God, his
might and majesty and the powers of darkness sank into the abyss. Some of the
symbols of their activities and ownership of the buildings fell to the ground as
they were defeated. The Christians took them as spoil to show those who had
opposed them.
They went on to another city where
again they were given no help. This time
they went to the high places surrounding the city and again proclaimed the
might and majesty of God. The powers of
darkness fled terrified into the abyss at the sound of the proclamation as they
realised judgement was upon them and all the wicked, evil things that they had
caused to have done in the land.
The pastor and his band returned
to the city that had refused to help them. The people there looked amazed at the
symbols that had fallen from the walls and furniture of the buildings. The Christians and church goers of the city
admitted they had been wrong and asked God and the pastor to forgive them. They
turned to the Lord with fresh enthusiasm, many were saved and many more healed
of their infirmities.
Then Christians across the land,
realising that the powers of evil were overthrown and weak, went out and about
declaring the goodness of God to all who would listen. Many repented of their sins and were
baptised. The sick were healed, the blind received sight, the lame walked, the
deaf got their hearing back and wham bam, the dead were raised.
The land enjoyed peace again and
the Christian heritage that had been lost was restored to them. Christians were sent to the nations to bring the
Gospel, healing and peace. Many turned
to the Lord and great was the revival in the nation.
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