What other step did those Christians in Ephesus need to take? They needed further protection because they were living in a city filled with demonism. So Paul told them: "With every form of prayer and supplication . . . carry on prayer on every occasion in spirit." (Ephesus 6:18) Since we too live in a world full of demonism, earnestly praying to Jehovah for his protection is essential in resisting wicked spirits. Of course, we need to use Jehovah's name in our prayers. (Read Proverbs 18:10) Hence, we should keep on praying to God: "Deliver us from the wicked one," Satan the Devil. (Matthew 6:13) Jehovah will answer such earnest prayers. - PSALM 145:19.
Wicked spirits are dangerous, but we need not live in fear of them if we oppose the Devil and draw close to God by doing His will. (James 4:7, 8) The power of wicked spirits is limited. They were punished in Noah's day, and they face their final judgment in the future. Jude 6) Remember too, that we have the protection of Jehovah's powerful angels. (2 Kings 6:15-17) Those angels are deeply interested in seeing us succeed in resisting evil spirits. The righteous angels are cheering us on, so to speak. Let us therefore stay close to Jehovah and his family of faithful spirit creatures. May we also avoid every kind of spiritism and always our fight against wicked spirit creatures.
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