[Jesus] commanded the demon, saying, “Deaf and mute spirit, I command you to come out of him and never enter him again!” The demon shrieked and threw the boy into terrible seizures and finally came out of him! As the boy lay there, looking like a corpse, everyone thought he was dead. But Jesus stooped down, gently took his hand, and raised him up to his feet, and he stood there completely set free! (Mark 9:25-27)
Notice that when Jesus or his disciples cast out demons, at first it appears that the situation grows WORSE. If you have had an opportunity to cast out a demon, you have seen this first hand. The demon will try to convince you that it is in control, that it doesn't have to leave, and if you back down or allow fear to replace your standing in Christ, the demon will win. But the reality is, the demon MUST obey and leave, as long as that person wants to be free, and YOU KNOW that "He who is in you is [WAY] greater than he who is in the world." (1 John 4:4)
Take heart, believer. Don't stop praying. It looks like the church is losing the battle for America, but what if the crazy lunacy that has disrupted all of our lives in 2020 is the Devil's last ditch effort to convince us that he is in control, that America belongs to the ungodly.
He is losing control of the media narrative, the government, arts, the economy, and more. Church attendance is down in many places, but what if God is restructuring the churches? What if after this shaking, the western church looks more like the early Church?-- vibrant, authentic and hospitable!
Don't stop praying. Don't stop believing that God will work through the evil to bring something better than you or I can imagine.
Stand your ground! Pray for America!
