Matthew 17:21 NKJV- “However, this kind does not go out except by prayer and fasting.”
Jesus’ disciples had a really rough day in the ministry. They were casting out evil spirit after evil spirit but they got a wall this particular day. This particular day they ran into a evil spirit that would not leave. This was abnormal for them because they were used to every demon bowing at the name of Jesus. Why didn’t this demon leave they took this hard case to Jesus. As Jesus looked he discerned that their was something different about this evil spirit. The difference was the level of strength this demon had. He then made a statement that is very important in the ministry of deliverance. Which was that kind of demon. This stubborn spirit only will come out by a certain level of prayer and fasting.
All Demons Are Not The Same
Many times I have heard uninformed believers or ministers say things like all demons should just come out if you are really doing deliverance right. Or they will say deliverance should only take a few minutes per session. Sadly this is not true. Scripture shows us that all demons are not the same. Some demons just like angels have greater levels of authority and strength. Some spirits are more wicked than other spirits.
Luke 11:26 New Living Translation
Then the spirit finds seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they all enter the person and live there. And so that person is worse off than before.”
What makes one spirit more wicked than another? The Bible doesn’t say but we also know that Satans kingdom is not chaotic as some think. His kingdom is very organized and has a ranking system. We see this also in scripture.
Ephesians 6:12 KJV
12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
So some demons you run into are weaker than others and have also not been inside it’s host as long. These spirits usually come out very easily and usually with little manifestations. I do not believe every deliverance will have a dramatic manifestation like the demon speaking. Some will and others want. What we are looking for in a deliverance session is the freedom of the person. Not the manifestation of the demon. Sometimes there are what I call deeply rooted or stubborn demons that refuse to let go of your life. You have to remember these spirits few your body as their home. Have you every been evicted? I am pretty sure it’s not fun. Eviction is embarrassing to the one being put out on the streets.
Well everytime you cast out a demon or do deliverance on yourself. You are evicting a spirit and making this evil entity homeless. They hate this. You also openly embarrass the kingdom
of darkness. Deliverance is the only ministry that openly embarrasses Satan’s kingdom. He hates this and this is why he attacks deliverance ministers and ministries so hard. So the sad truth is that most of us that struggled like I did with things like perversion, lust, addiction or any other stronghold. These spirits usually require fasting. I can promise you if you are coming out of something like pornography, fornication, or something much more perverted you will have to fast to receive freedom.
You Have To Fast
Fasting has become a curse word in our generation. I was brought up in the faith knowing that fasting was the key to the Christian life. My first mentor and spiritual mom taught me that you must fast to discipline your flesh and keep the devil out of your life. This generation has watered down the reality of fasting because we don’t won’t to sacrifice for our freedom. Fasting does something in us that causes the devil to loose his hold. Fasting weakens the power of flesh. Demons partner with the flesh. They hide in the flesh and these two war against the spirit.
Galatians 5:17 English Standard Version
For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the things you want to do.
When you fast your spirit man enters the driver seat as is the opposite usually. Most Christians spend most of their life in the flesh. Feeding the flesh and the spirits that are connected to it. For instance sexual sin is fleshly and demonic. Meaning even without evil spirits behind it. Man would still commit sexual sin but demons make it worse. Demons take that sexual sin to the next level from pornography to rape or incest. This is why we hast too fast. Most of the churches have a demon and a flesh problem. Fasting weakens the flesh making the demon weaker as well.
Once that demon weakens because demons gain power from the flesh. The deliverance happens quicker and with great ease. So what type of fast should you do? What every you feel led to do. Now I am old school though I am young. You need more than a tv fast to break these habits and devils. You need old school partial fasting. You need a all day or half of the day in which you eat nothing. Only drinking liquids or water. These are the most effective fast in bringing deliverance.
I believe the Holy Spirit wants to set you free but that there are stubborn deeply rooted spirits that have been with you since childhood. These spirits are evil and they are saying I will not leave unless you make me. They are at home in you and must be forced out by the fire and the finger of God. Fasting loosens the grip of the devil. It is the secret to deliverance from perversion, pride, witchcraft spirits and other wicked evils. Will you fast for breakthrough today?
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