HOLY GHOST MINISTRY ACTIVATION
The Holy Ghost coming on Jesus activated his ministry. It will put your ministry in motion too. In the church an unclean spirit spoke saying “let us alone” (Mark 1:23-28). “Unclean”, Greek akathartos, means morally corrupted, sexually perverted, debased, lustful, lewd in thought and life. Jesus rebuked it and cast it out. In other words he told it to shut up and come out of the man. This unclean spirit is also known as a pneuma spirit.There are several demonic pneuma spirits mentioned in scripture including: Pneuma poneron, an evil spirit (Acts 19:15). Pneuma python, a python spirit or spirit of divination (Acts 16:16). Pneuma plana, a seducing spirit or spirit of error (1 Timothy 4:1). Pneuma astheneias, the spirit of infirmity (Luke 13:11). Pneuma alalon, a dumb spirit, one without speech (Mark 9:17). Pneuma akathartos, an unclean spirit (Mark 1:23).
Christ did not ignore this unclean spirit, he cast it out. Christ never taught his followers to ignore demonic spirits. He modeled the way for us regarding confrontations with demon powers and healing the sick. Scripture declares, “For this purpose the Son of God was manifested that he might destroy the works of the devil” (1 John 3:8).
WAIT FOR THE PROMISE
When Holy Ghost anointing falls so do blessings, miracles, breakthroughs, demonic confrontations, healings and deliverance. Christ did not perform any miracles, heal any sick, raise any dead, or cast out any devils until the anointing of the Holy Ghost came on him. This is why He told his disciples after his resurrection to wait for the promise of the Father, the gift of the Holy Ghost (Acts 1:4). That gift would endue them with power, the same power that launched Christ into ministry, cast out devils, healed the sick, and performed mighty signs and miracles among the people. These waiting believers and later others were baptized with the Holy Ghost with the evidence of speaking in other tongues (Acts 2:1-8; 8:14-18; 10:45-46; 19:5-6). They were ready to cast out devils, heal the sick and testify of the resurrection of Christ.Word got out that Jesus was anointed by the Holy Ghost. He was the Son of God with power. Multitudes followed him and were healed of sickness and delivered from demon powers. “For he had healed many; insomuch that they pressed upon him for to touch him, as many as had plagues. And unclean spirits, when they saw him, fell down before him, and cried, saying, Thou art the Son of God” (Mark 3:10-11).
A HOUSE DIVIDED
A house divided cannot stand and demon spirits cannot cast out demon spirits. Another time Jesus cast a deaf spirit out of a person. Afterwards he was accused of casting out devils through Beelzebub the chief among devils. “And he was casting out a devil, and it was dumb. And it came to pass, when the devil was gone out, the dumb spake and the people wondered. But some of them said, He casteth out devils through Beelzebub the chief of the devils” (Luke 11:14-15). Instead of these religious rejoicing over the miracle of deliverance and healing they moved into false accusation against the King of kings. They were treading on dangerous turf, blaspheming the Holy Ghost. Blaspheming the Holy Ghost happens when people “continually practice” calling the wonderful works of the Holy Spirit the works of Satan.Beelzebub was known as the chief of devils and lord of unclean spirits. This is like saying Jesus cast out devils by the power of Satan. Jesus responded by asking, “How can Satan cast out Satan? And if a kingdom be divided against itself that kingdom cannot stand. And if a house be divided against itself that house cannot stand. And if Satan rise up against himself and be divided he cannot stand but hath an end” (Mark 3:23-26). Notice how Jesus answered:
- Satan cannot cast out Satan.
- A kingdom divided against itself cannot stand.
- A house divided against itself cannot stand.
- If Satan attacks himself he is divided and cannot stand.
EARLY CHURCH AND DELIVERANCE
The apostles of Christ and the early Church fathers cast out devils and healed the sick. They taught that all believers were given spiritual authority by Christ and equipped by the power of the Holy Ghost to cast out spirits and heal all manners of sickness:- They knew demons and evils spirits existed.
- They understood that demons possessed, influenced, and made people sick.
- They taught that Christ gave His disciples authority over all devils.
- They knew devils had no choice but obey the name of Jesus.
- How demonic spirits inflict diseases and stir up mischief.
“It
will be sufficient to my purpose to explain their operations, or their
ways of acting upon the sons of men. I say, then, that the ruin of mankind is their whole employment;
these malicious spirits were bent upon mischief from the beginning, and
fatally auspicious in their first attempt, in undoing man as soon as he
was made; and in like manner they practice the same destructive methods
upon all his posterity, by inflicting diseases upon their bodies, and
throwing them into sad disasters, and stirring up sudden tempests and
preternatural (abnormal) emotions in the soul; and they are fitted by
nature for both these kinds of evil, the subtlety (difficult to detect)
and fineness of their substance giving them an easy access to body and
soul both. These spirits certainly have great abilities for mischief.”
- Philosophy (school of thought or belief system) is not what demons respond but the name of Christ.
“Philosopher
is a name the devils value not; they stand in no awe of a philosopher's
beard, nor will the hem of his pallium (garment) cure any diseases. But
Christians did not only outlive them in virtue, but outdid them in
power. For Christ was a name that made the very devils tremble;
a thing which the philosophers with all their mighty wisdom were so far
from pretending to, that they worshipped those very demons next to
their gods. So that Christianity and philosophy differ just as much as
heaven and earth, as a name that can do everything, and a mere empty
title.”
- All authority and power over devils is in the name of Christ.
“All the authority and power we have over them is from our naming the name of Christ
and recalling to their memory the woes with which God threatens them at
the hand of Christ their judge, and which they expect one day to
overtake them. Fearing Christ in God and God in Christ, they become
subject to the servants of God and Christ. So at one touch and
breathing, overwhelmed by the thought and realization of those judgment
fires, they leave at our command the bodies they have entered, unwilling
and distressed, and before your very eyes, put to an open shame.”
Justin Martyr, (103-165AD) was a second century Christian writer. In his letter to the Roman Senate, “Second Apology”[ii], he wrote about healing the sick and having power over demon spirits.- Demon spirits sow murders, wars, adulteries, extreme behaviors, and all kinds of wickedness.
“God,
when He had made the whole world, and subjected things earthly to man,
and arranged the heavenly elements for the increase of fruits and
rotation of the seasons, and appointed this divine law--for these things
also He evidently made for man--committed the care of men and of all
things under heaven to angels whom He appointed over them. But the
angels transgressed this appointment. and were captivated by love of
women, and begat children who are those that are called demons; and
besides, they afterwards subdued the human race to themselves, partly by
magical writings, and partly by fears and the punishments they
occasioned, and partly by teaching them to offer sacrifices, and
incense, and libations, of which things they stood in need after they
were enslaved by lustful passions; and among men they sowed murders,
wars, adulteries, intemperate deeds, and all wickedness.”
- Deliverance was common with “many of our Christian men exorcising demons in the name of Jesus Christ.”
“Numberless
demoniacs throughout the whole world and in your city, many of our
Christian men, exorcising them in the name of Jesus Christ who was
crucified under Pontius Pilate, have healed and do heal, rendering
helpless, and driving the possessing demon out of the men though they
could not be cured by all other exorcists and those who use incantations
and drugs.”
Cyprian
was Bishop of Carthage, modern Tunis wedged between Algeria and Libya
in North Africa, and died September 14, 258 AD. Cyprian was introduced
into magic and sorcery by his parents[iii] but later converted to Christianity.- He wrote that evil spirits “immediately obey us” and are cast out.
“Nevertheless
these evil spirits adjured by the living God immediately obey us,
submit to us, own our power, and are forced to come out of the bodies
they possess.”
Deliverance
ministry and healing the sick was common and practiced by the followers
of Christ throughout the world in the first and second century. When
Christ called his disciples he “gave them authority over unclean spirits
to cast them out and to preach the gospel” (Matthew 10:1), to “bind the
strong man” (Mark 3:27), and then to take his goods. The goods were
captive people harassed and made sick by demonic powers.
Jesus
taught when unclean, vexing, harassing, tormenting or demonizing
spirits are cast out of people the Kingdom of God is manifesting. “But
if I with the finger of God cast out devils, no doubt the kingdom of God
is come upon you” (Luke 11:20). Deliverance is the children’s bread.If we want what the early church had then we have to preach what the early church preached. You have been given spiritual authority to cast out demons and heal the sick in the mighty name of Jesus. Use your authority just as the early disciples and early church fathers.
Your partner,
(c) Apostle Jonas Clark
www.jonasclark.com
PRAYER
FOR HEALING AND DELIVERANCE
Heavenly Father, we lift up to your throne of grace and glory all those who have need of healing and deliverance. We plead the blood of Jesus over their mind, body, soul, spirit, heart, emotions and every area of their life dear Lord. May the resurrected, all protecting, all delivering, all sustaining, all supplying, all healing redeeming blood of Jesus Christ cover them.
In the power and authority of Jesus name, we bind and cast out every demon to the pit of hell, lock them up and take away the key that is trying to kill and destroy your children. They are rendered "powerless" over them in power and authority of Jesus name and must leave and cannot "touch" them any longer!!
Heavenly we ask that you fill them with your Holy Spirit, evidenced by your gift of tongues, your prayer language and operating fully in your gifts of the Holy Spirit. May they become "mighty" and "courageous" for your kingdom and speak out against all these lying spirits that have infiltrated your people. May they become your divine light in the darkness that has manipulated and controlled your people. Yes, Jesus, we ask that you set them "all" free indeed. We ask that you break every chain that binds them. We ask that you remove the scales from their eyes and that they can see by faith in your holy spirit all the demonic lies that they have wrongly accepted and that they leave immediately, opening their hearts, minds and spirit to you alone.
Dear Lord, give them your wisdom, knowledge, insight and revelation to your divine holy truth in every matter. Yes, dear Lord, may they be the first of thousands more to come in your fullness in Christ alone. In Jesus name we pray, amen and amen
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Heavenly Father, we lift up to your throne of grace and glory all those who have need of healing and deliverance. We plead the blood of Jesus over their mind, body, soul, spirit, heart, emotions and every area of their life dear Lord. May the resurrected, all protecting, all delivering, all sustaining, all supplying, all healing redeeming blood of Jesus Christ cover them.
In the power and authority of Jesus name, we bind and cast out every demon to the pit of hell, lock them up and take away the key that is trying to kill and destroy your children. They are rendered "powerless" over them in power and authority of Jesus name and must leave and cannot "touch" them any longer!!
Heavenly we ask that you fill them with your Holy Spirit, evidenced by your gift of tongues, your prayer language and operating fully in your gifts of the Holy Spirit. May they become "mighty" and "courageous" for your kingdom and speak out against all these lying spirits that have infiltrated your people. May they become your divine light in the darkness that has manipulated and controlled your people. Yes, Jesus, we ask that you set them "all" free indeed. We ask that you break every chain that binds them. We ask that you remove the scales from their eyes and that they can see by faith in your holy spirit all the demonic lies that they have wrongly accepted and that they leave immediately, opening their hearts, minds and spirit to you alone.
Dear Lord, give them your wisdom, knowledge, insight and revelation to your divine holy truth in every matter. Yes, dear Lord, may they be the first of thousands more to come in your fullness in Christ alone. In Jesus name we pray, amen and amen
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