THANKSGIVING FACILITATES DELIVERANCE (1)

  


By Rev. Michael Benson Ajayi 

 'But the  Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and an evil  spirit from the Lord troubled him. And Saul’s  servants said unto him, Behold now, an evil spirit  from God troubleth thee. Let our lord now  command thy servants, which are before thee,  to seek out a man, who is a cunning player on  an harp: and it shall come to pass, when the evil  spirit from God is upon thee, that he shall play  with his hand, and thou shalt be well.  And  Saul said unto his servants, Provide me now a  man that can play well, and bring him to me.  Then answered one of the servants, and said,  Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the  Bethlehemite, that is cunning in playing, and a  mighty valiant man, and a man of war, and  prudent in matters, and a comely person, and the  Lord is with him.  Wherefore Saul sent  messengers unto Jesse, and said, Send me  David thy son, which is with the sheep.   And  Jesse took an ass laden with bread, and a bottle  of wine, and a kid, and sent them by David his  son unto Saul. And David came to Saul, and  stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and  he became his armourbearer.  And Saul sent  to Jesse, saying, Let David, I pray thee, stand  before me; for he hath found favour in my sight.   And it came to pass, when the  evil spirit  from God was upon Saul, that David took an harp,  and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed,  and was well, and the and the evil spirit departed from  him.' 1 Samuel 16;14-23

   Worthy of note is the fact that the lord can send an evil spirit to a king . The word 'evil' is the Hebrew word ' ra‛ râ‛âh'  it means disagreeable, unhappiness, misery,giving pain. 

   There are two sets of leaders in the church 1) opportunists 2) servants . Opportunists take undue advantage to exploit others for personal gain. Servants seek for ways to help others fulfill their purpose on earth , David was such a person. Ask the lord for a servant's heart.

   The Lord sent a demon to king Saul because he turned against the lord in ungratefulness . The Bible says  in 1 Samuel 16:14 ' But the  Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and an evil  spirit from the Lord troubled him." The word departed is the Hebrew word ' sûr śûr'  it means to turn aside , reject . A sign that a leader has been rejected is a constant feeling of misery , pain , unhappiness and a tendency to always be in disagreement with others for no logical reason . 

   Some leaders resort to narcotics , cheap sex and alcoholism to stop the pain but like Saul it is from God and would not go away. Another example of God sending an evil spirit to opportunistic leaders is found in,1 king 22;22-23  "And the Lord  said unto him, Wherewith? And he said, I will go  forth, and I will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all  his prophets. And he said, Thou shalt persuade  him, and prevail also: go forth, and do so.  Now therefore, behold, the Lord hath put a lying  spirit in the mouth of all these thy prophets, and  the Lord hath spoken evil concerning thee."  

Opportunistic and exploitative  prophets who partner with political leaders to plunder the people's Commonwealth were given a lying spirit resulting in failed prophesies and miserable followers . A preacher cannot be possessed by a demon unknowingly. 

   Prayers : Heavenly Father forgive me of my sins against you I believe Jesus Christ died and was raised again for my salvation I receive him as lord and saviour and receive the Holy Spirit and power to destroy satanic strongholds in Jesus name. 

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