Chapter 12 - RESIST WICKED SPIRIT FORCES

FROM ATTRACTING TO ATTACKING

When you comply with the counsel of God's Word regarding spiritism, you spurn the bait of demons.  (Compare Psalm 141:9, 10; Romans 12:9)  Does this mean that wicked spirits will stop trying to capture you?  By no means!  After tempting Jesus three times, Satan "retired from him until another convenient time."  (Luke 4:13)  Similarly, obstinate spirits not only attract people but also attack them.

Recall our earlier consideration of Satan's attack on God's servant Job.  The Devil caused the loss of his livestock and the death of most of his servants.  Satan even killed Job's children.  Next, he struck Job himself with a painful disease.  But Job kept his integrity to God and was greatly blessed.  (Job 1:7-19; 2:7, 8; 42:12)  Since then, the demons have made some people speechless or blind and have continued to revel in the suffering of humans.  (Matthew 9:32, 33; 12:22; Mark 5:2-5)  Today, reports show that demons sexually harass some and drive others to insanity.  They incite still others to murder and suicide, which are sins against God.  (Deuteronomy 5:17; 1 John 3:15)  Nonetheless, thousands of people once ensnared by these wicked spirits have been able to break free.  How has this been possible for them?  They have done so by taking vital steps.  

Next time: HOW TO RESIST WICKED SPIRITS

The Book - KNOWLEDGE That Leads To Everlasting Life, 1995