How To Recognise Demons At Work

by Dag Heward-Mills

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Contents

Chapter 1 - The Highest Kind of Demonic Infiltration

Chapter 2 -The First Sign of Demon Activity

Chapter 3 - Demons Make People Do Unnatural Things

Chapter 4 - Fear and Accusations

Chapter 5 - Satan Is Trying To Kill You

Chapter 6 - Satan Wants to Isolate You

Chapter 7 - Demons Help People to Destroy Themselves

Chapter 8 - Demonic Activity Gives Rise to Uncontrollable People

Chapter 9 - Depression and Sadness Are the Result of Demonic Activity

Chapter 10 - Demons Work to Disgrace You!

Chapter 11 - Demons Cause Physical Changes in Human Beings

Chapter 12 - Living Deliciously

Chapter 13 - Be Strong in the Lord

Chapter 14 - Put on the Whole Armour of God

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Chapter 1

The Highest Kind of Demonic Infiltration

And they came over unto the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gadarenes. And when he was come out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit, Who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no man could bind him, no, not with chains: Because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been plucked asunder by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: neither could any man tame him.

And always, night and day, he was in the mountains, and in the tombs, crying, and cutting himself with stones. But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and worshipped him, And cried with a loud voice, and said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the most high God? I adjure thee by God, that thou torment me not. For he said unto him, Come out of the man, thou unclean spirit.

And he asked him, What is thy name? And he answered, saying, My name is Legion: for we are many. And he besought him much that he would not send them away out of the country. Now there was there nigh unto the mountains a great herd of swine feeding. And all the devils besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, that we may enter into them.

And forthwith Jesus gave them leave. And the unclean spirits went out, and entered into the swine: and the herd ran violently down a steep place into the sea, (they were about two thousand;) and were choked in the sea. And they that fed the swine fled, and told it in the city, and in the country. And they went out to see what it was that was done.

Mark 5:1-14

The study of the madman of Gadara is a revelation of what Satan would like to do if he had the chance. Every feature of the madman’s existence reveals a demonic trait. His condition shows different aspects of Satan’s vision for you and I if he had his way.

Even though most people will not become full-blown “mad men of Gadara”, most of us will experience to a lesser extent the same demonic trends that are demonstrated in this madman. The story is a study of the highest kind of demonic infiltration.

The testimony of the madman of Gadara shows us three things:

1. What demons would like to do to you if they had the chance.

2. What demons are doing to people albeit in a gradual way.

3. The final state of a person in whom demons have had full expression.

Understanding the activities and intentions of your enemy is vital to winning any war. If you want to win the fight against evil spirits, you must know how and where your enemy operates. You must know what the enemy is planning against you.

Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices.

2 Corinthians 2:11

As you read this little book, God will reveal many things to you about the activities of demons, and how they affect you. You will be delivered from demonic activity by the time you finish reading this book!

Chapter 2

The First Sign of Demon Activity

And always, night and day, he was in the mountains, and in the tombs, crying…

Mark 5:5

The mad man of Gadara was led by demons to roam through lonely mountains and graveyards. This frightening scenario made the poor man cry constantly. You can see from this that demons love to frighten their victims.

In my opinion, the commonest sign of demonic activity is fear. Fear is a pervading sign of the presence of demons. Most kinds of fear are of demonic origin! Through fear, Satan is able to keep most people in bondage.

And deliver them who through fear of death wereall their lifetime subject to bondage.

Hebrews 2:15

The demon which controlled the madman of Gadara, took him into a frightening and lonely place that normal human beings would be scared to visit. This is where the devil had taken the man. You can see from this testimony that when the devil was in control, he placed the madman in a frightening location. As long as the devil was in charge, he kept the man in a place of fear.

For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

2 Timothy 1:7

Fear is actually a demon. It is not a mood or an attitude. Evil spirits constantly minister fear. That is why Jesus constantly said to people, “Fear not.” When demons have their way in your life, you will live in fear. They will minister fear about every conceivable thing to you. The whole human race is subject to diverse kinds of fears: Fear of sickness, fear of death, fear of tragedy, fear of witches, fear of the night, fear of divorce and the list goes on. When people are born again, they initially find it difficult to trust in anything good. There is a fear of the church, there is a fear of pastors, a fear of the ministry and a fear of disappointment from their past lives. The ability to walk by faith is the ability to walk free of the fears that plague all of us.

When demons are in control of your life, you will be afraid of many things. Perhaps the devil is giving you frightening pictures to scare you. That is what he did to the madman of Gadara. Through fear, Satan keeps many people in bondage. Read it for yourself.

Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil;

And deliver them who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.

Hebrews 2:14-15

The madman of Gadara was taken by the devil to a lonely mountain to live all by himself. Not only was he in a mountain, but he was amongst the dead. The devil made him actually live in the cemetery.

This is Satan’s wish for you and me: to take us to the place of greatest fear. He wants us to live in perpetual fear. Almost every Christian harbours one fear or another. Fear hounds us, influences us and guides us.

Let me ask you today: “What fears are controlling you?”

If you are full of fear, remember that you are full of demonic influence.

I cannot over-emphasize that fear is not just a thought. It is a demon. The presence of any kind of fear is a sign of demonic activity. If you are afraid to marry because of the troubled marriages around, I can understand you. However, the presence of fear is still the work of evil spirits in your life.

Chapter 3

Demons Make People Do Unnatural Things

…had his dwelling among the tombs...

Mark 5:3

…and ware no clothes, neither abode in any house, but in the tombs.

Luke 8:27

The demons that controlled the madman of Gadara made him do unnatural things. It is not natural to live in a graveyard. It is unnatural for an adult to wear no clothes. This shows us that when Satan gains ultimate control of a human being, he leads him to do unnatural things.

Things against nature and things against God’s design are often demonic in origin. It is not natural for anyone to live in the tombs of dead men. It is even scary to dwell near the dead.

I remember when one of my pastors moved to his new house. I paid him a visit at his new home. After he had taken me round, I said, “It is a nice house.” “But I have one problem,” he interjected. I asked, “What is the problem?” He answered, “I share a wall with a cemetery. There are graves just behind my wall and it makes me uneasy.” I understood this brother immediately because I would not like to live by a cemetery.

However, notice that the madman of Gadara was led to live in the cemetery itself and amongst the graves. This is an example of how Satan will get his victims to live in an unnatural way. Homosexuality is a good example of an unnatural phenomenon. Homosexuality is against God’s design. God created Adam and Eve (and not Adam and Steve). In spite of the numerous theories put forth by gay activists, we cannot find any of the animals created by the Lord to be homosexual in nature. I have never heard of homosexual dogs, cats, frogs, or horses. The penis was intended to be naturally inserted into the vagina and not into a rectum packed with faeces.

Homosexuality is an unnatural act and one of the unfortunate outcomes of demonic activity. Of course, we do not condemn homosexuals. They are human beings created by God, and Christ died for all of us. Those of us who are not homosexuals may have even worse perversions in our lives for which we need the grace of God.

Today, there are websites for people who would like to have sex with animals like dogs, snakes, horses, etc. There are women who have specially trained dogs they have sex with. These are all unfortunate and unnatural perversions. The origins of this dehumanizing behaviour are demonic. Is there anything unnatural in your life? Perhaps demons are giving you these unnatural tendencies.

Chapter 4

Fear and Accusations

“Fear” and “Accusations”, are key weapons of the enemy. Have you ever wondered why Satan is called the “accuser of the brethren”? Through the power of fear and accusations, Satan is able to convert normal people into madmen. He eliminates people through these two weapons. Satan eliminated Jesus Christ by the weapons of fear and accusation and sent Him to the cross.

When Satan is given free course, he will totally deceive. He will paralyse you with fear. He will accuse, insult and criticize because that is his nature.

These two weapons form the basis of the highest kind of demonic activity unleashed against human beings. Fear and accusations are the hallmarks of Satan’s presence!

Chapter 5

Satan Is Trying to Kill You

…he was in the mountains…cutting himself with stones.

Mark 5:5

The legion of demons made the madman of Gadara cut himself with stones. This action would have eventually killed the madman. This shows that the ultimate goal of Satan for the madman’s life was to kill him.

Satan is called a murderer. He is the murderer who is trying to end your life if you give him a chance.

Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning,...

John 8:44

It is important for believers to understand that Satan is trying to kill them. He would like to eliminate you from this earth. It is however good to know that Satan cannot do whatever he wants to do. The Bible says, “Neither give place to the devil” (Ephesians 4:27). Unless you give a place to the devil, he cannot operate against you. Satan needs a foothold in order to proceed against you.

The thief cometh not, but…to kill...

John 10:10

I have been on two different airplanes that almost crashed upon landing. I have watched as I saw Satan trying to kill me. He tried to kill me through these plane crashes. One was at Heathrow Airport (London, UK), and the other at the Kotoka International Airport (Accra, Ghana). At the Accra Airport, our plane (KLM) almost 16 collided with a car and our pilot had to take off again to avoid collision. At Heathrow Airport, our plane (KLM again) almost collided with another plane on the runway. Quick thinking by the pilot made him take off seconds before touch down, avoiding a head-on collision.

In both cases, the Lord spared my life and permitted me to continue His work on earth. In 1997, while driving to the north of Ghana, I was involved in a terrible car accident and I found the car somersaulting off the road and into the bushes. The grace of God preserved my life again. I came out of the car uninjured.

I have also been under attack from the government. There were times I had to be guarded by armed police. I remember one night I was escorted home in a convoy of eight cars. Stress and illness once almost put out my light. Once again, the Lord saved my life.

Every minister must be aware of the reality that the devil is trying to kill you. You must take steps to prevent the devil from having access to 17 your life. When you stand up for the Lord, you must understand that you become a target of the enemy. The last battle of King Ahab exemplifies this fact. The enemy’s instruction was very straightforward, “Fight with neither great nor small, fight only with the king.” In other words, leave everyone alone and deal only with the king. People criticize the leader as he experiences the attacks on behalf of everyone else.

But the king of Syria commanded his thirty and two captains that had rule over his chariots, saying, Fight neither with small nor great, save only with the king of Israel.

1 Kings 22:31

The king of Israel, who represented the leader of the armies of the Lord, knew that he was the primary target of the enemy. If Jesus had not intervened, the madman of Gadara would have perished in the mountains and joined the dead in the tombs. May you experience a divine intervention in your life!

Chapter 6

Satan Wants to Isolate You

…neither abode in any house, but in the tombs.

Luke 8:27

Isolation is one of the fundamental demonic strategies in existence. The madman of Gadara was isolated in the mountains and in the tombs. He walked and lived in solitude, having no one to talk to. The demons that possessed him ensured that he was isolated in the tombs.

It is important for Satan to isolate you if he is going to fully implement his plan against your life. He is described as a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.

Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:

1 Peter 5:8

Are You a Lonely Deer?

All you have to do is to watch a wildlife documentary and you will understand how the devil operates. All the lion wishes for is to get an isolated antelope or a lonely deer. Even as a pastor, I have learnt not to live in isolation.

The Bible teaches that we have the mind of Christ. The mind of Christ is not with one particular pastor or group of pastors. All of us together have the mind of Christ. That is why we need each other. Anyone who isolates himself is opening himself up to deceptions and delusions.

For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.

1 Corinthians 2:16

The highest kind of deception is to think that you do not need anyone. We need one another and Satan knows that. That is why he tries to keep us from each other.

My greatest advances in the ministry have come as a result of going near different ministers. Interaction with all of God’s children has only been a blessing to me.

Unfortunately, fighting, bitterness and pride have fragmented the church into several isolated segments. The American church rarely learns from the Nigerian church, and the Nigerian church rarely learns from the church in Malawi. The white church rarely learns from the black church, and the Asian church is mostly cut off from the South American church.

As I have travelled to different continents, I have received many blessings from the different sections of the church. Have you noticed that the first step to backsliding of church members is staying away from fellowship?

I have watched as ministers struggled in their lonely corners. I knew that if they were only to relate with the rest of us, their lives and ministries would be changed dramatically. Isolation is a primary demonic strategy that the church must fight.

May the Lord unite us into one body!

Chapter 7

Demons Help People to Destroy Themselves

…cutting himself with stones.

Mark 5:5

The madman of Gadara, fully under the influence of Satan, cut himself with stones. He was systematically destroying himself with stones. This is a very important manifestation of the presence of Satan: self-destruction. There are many satanic and demonic diseases that are self-destructive. Diseases like asthma are overreactions of the body to foreign bodies, which result in self-destruction.

The body kills itself slowly as it tries to protect itself from these foreign bodies.

Unforgiveness is one such demonic foothold. Many do not understand that bitterness is self-destructive. By keeping the hurts and the pain, many people destroy themselves.

Demons encourage us to bear grudges and to avenge all who hurt us. God will forgive every sin we commit but He will not forgive us when we do not forgive others. Many are not aware that by maintaining a grudge, we are slowly destroying our own selves. There is nothing more self-destructive than bitterness and hurts. I have watched many self-destruct as they kept grudges and hurts.

Self-destruction is one of the key strategies of demonic attacks. When the spirit of Satan takes hold of a person, he will often begin to cut himself with stones.

The prodigal son is a typical story of someone with a self-destructive spirit. He had everything going for him and he dwelt safely in his father’s house. By one decision, he destroyed himself and his future. No external force contributed to his demise. It was all self-inflicted; he virtually cut himself with stones.

God raises up fathers and gives them sons. Sometimes the spirit of Satan possesses the sons and they go very far from their fathers. When all is said and done, the prodigal sons are all but destroyed. This is an evil that I have seen under the sun (that is on the earth) and it is common among pastors.

May God save us from the spirit that makes us put a knife to our own throats!

Chapter 8

Demonic Activity Gives Rise to Uncontrollable People

…and no man could bind him…

Mark 5:3

The fact that no one could bind the madman of Gadara demonstrates that he had become uncontrollable. No one could bind or restrict him. This is a feature of satanic influence: being uncontrollable!

The prodigal son was uncontrollable. No one could advise him. He destroyed himself and his future ministry by moving out of his father’s care.

There are two types of wisdom. The wisdom from above is characterized by one wonderful feature: it is easy to be entreated.

But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.

James 3:17

Pride, the spirit of Satan, will teach you to be unyielding and adamant. Humility and the spirit of Christ will teach you to flow and to listen to advice.

Chapter 9

Depression and Sadness Are the Result of Demonic Activity

…he was…in the tombs, crying…

Mark 5:5

Notice that the madman of Gadara was constantly crying. He was sad, depressed and emotionally distraught. This unfortunate state was caused by the legion of demons in him. It is time for you to believe that a lot of the sorrow we experience is actually caused by evil spirits. If Satan had his way, you would cry every day!

When Satan has his way in your life, sadness is what follows. Unexplained depression is most certainly the work of evil spirits. It is no surprise that anti-depressant medicines are some of the most used drugs in the world today. The greatest problems of humankind today are not bacteria or viruses but swarms of evil spirits, which invade the hearts and minds of men. It is no wonder that unexplained sadness and sleeplessness afflict millions.

The madman of Gadara was a man of tears and sorrows. He was in pain and he was crying constantly. This is the picture of the highest kind of demonic affliction. God is not the author of your sorrows. He is the giver of joy. God is not the one who made the madman cry.

It was a legion of demons, which made him cry. Contrary to what many think, sadness or depression is not just a bad feeling. Depression is not just a bad mood. The Bible calls it the spirit of heaviness.

To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified.

Isaiah 61:3

Perhaps, a legion of demons has afflicted your soul. Receive your deliverance as you read this book. May you fall into a deep sleep and experience freedom from demonic attacks!

Chapter 10

Demons Work to Disgrace You!

…and ware no clothes, neither abode in any house…

Luke 8:27

It was the legion of demons that made the madman walk around naked. Walking around naked in public is one of the highest forms of disgrace. There are two types of demonic plans: short-term plans and long-term plans. It is important for every believer to get a revelation of the long-term plan of the enemy against your life and ministry. Recently, the Lord led me to pray about the things Satan was planning against me.

You may not know it, but the enemy is planning and taking decisions about you. Look around carefully and you will see many who were once financially blessed but are now broke. I know people who once had millions of dollars but today have little or nothing. The spirit of disgrace is working against prosperous Christians to bring them to naught. If you are a businessman, it is important to pray about the wealth and establishment that God has given to you.

Today, many ministers who were once men of renown have been silenced and disgraced. This is the work of demons. Many tele-evangelists of America have been disgraced and set aside. A closer look at the American experience will reveal that there was a long-term hidden agenda behind the attacks on God’s servants. Television evangelists have now been replaced by psychics. It was the long-term agenda of the devil to replace God’s servants with fortune tellers and soothsayers. The spirit of disgrace was actually the spirit of Satan fighting the servants of God.

Chapter 11

Demons Cause Physical Changes in Human Beings

…had been often bound with fetters and chains...and no man had strength to tame him.

Mark 5:4 (ASV)

And there were seven sons of one Sceva, a Jew, and chief of the priests, which did so. And the evil spirit answered and said, Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are ye? And the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, and overcame them, and prevailed against them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.

Acts 19:14-16

From these two testimonies, we see that the presence of demons gave unnatural human strength. One madman was able to beat up seven men. That is supernatural strength. The madman of Gadara was able to break chains. It is not natural to be able to break chains with your bare hands. Even the weight-lifting champions do not break chains with their bare hands.

This principle provides a very important revelation of the effect that evil spirits have on our physical lives. Evil spirits want to inhabit a human body so that they can affect the person physically. Sickness can be caused by the presence of evil spirits in your body. When you open your life to evil spirits, they can fasten themselves to your body and cause illness. The Bible has instances of sick people who were afflicted by demons.

And one of the multitude answered and said, Master, I have brought unto thee my son, which hath a dumb spirit;

And wheresoever he taketh him, he teareth him: and he foameth, and gnasheth with his teeth, and pineth away: and I spake to thy disciples that they should cast him out; and they could not.

He answereth him, and saith, O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him unto me.

And they brought him unto him: and when he saw him, straightway the spirit tare him; and he fell on the ground, and wallowed foaming.

And he asked his father, How long is it ago since this came unto him? And he said, Of a child. And ofttimes it hath cast him into the fire, and into the waters, to destroy him: but if thou canst do any thing, have compassion on us, and help us. Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.

And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief.

When Jesus saw that the people came running together, he rebuked the foul spirit, saying unto him, Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I charge thee, come out of him, and enter no more into him.

And the spirit cried, and rent him sore, and came out of him: and he was as one dead; insomuch that many said, He is dead.

But Jesus took him by the hand, and lifted him up; and he arose.

And when he was come into the house, his disciples asked him privately, Why could not we cast him out? And he said unto them, This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting.

Mark 9:17-29

The presence of the evil spirit made the young man experience chronic convulsions. The evil spirit made him throw himself into the fire. The presence of evil spirits causes all kinds of physical illnesses.

Evil spirits can cause barrenness! Evil spirits cause cancer! Evil spirits cause heart disease! Evil spirits cause mental illness! Evil spirits cause strange illnesses to fasten themselves on a believer. You should always deal with evil spirits as led by the Spirit of God.

Screaming and Rolling

Some people do not understand why people writhe and scream when demons are going out of them. But the Scripture shows that as Philip ministered, evil spirits came out screaming.

Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria, and preached Christ unto them. And the people with one accord gave heed unto those things which Philip spake, hearing and seeing the miracles which he did. For unclean spirits, crying with loud voice, came out of many that were possessed with them: and many taken with palsies, and that were lame, were healed. And there was great joy in that city.

Acts 8:5-8

Screaming and rolling over are common biblical occurrences and are signs of evil spirits going out of human beings.

Chapter 12

Living Deliciously

There are other physical manifestations of the presence of evil spirits. Some evil spirits cause an accentuation of lustful behaviour. Some people under the influence of evil spirits are trapped in extreme lustful and immoral behaviour. An unnatural desire and practice of sexuality leads them into all kinds of experiences.

The prophets bewailed Babylon because she had become the habitation of evil spirits. When these evil spirits inhabited Babylon what happened? She committed fornication, lived deliciously, and glorified herself.

And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird. How much she hath glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much torment and sorrow give her: for she saith in her heart, I sit a queen, and am no widow, and shall see no sorrow.

And the kings of the earth, who have committed fornication and lived deliciously with her, shall bewail her, and lament for her, when they shall see the smoke of her burning,

Revelation 18:2,7,9

How the Birds Came

And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird.

Revelation 18:2

Babylon is described as a hold for every unclean bird. It is described as a woman who has 39 become the habitation of foul spirits. But how did these evil spirits come into her in the first place?

The Bible gives us the answer. It explains that these evil spirits came because many people drank from the wine of her fornication. Evil spirits do inhabit men and women who give themselves over to fornication with multiple partners (the nations). These evil spirits inhabit the individuals and cause them to live deliciously (immorally) for a season of their lives.

Often when these individuals grow older and become less sexually active, the evil spirits leave them for other younger candidates.

Many of these individuals would never reveal the depths of depravity to which these lustful spirits have taken them.

Nations and Demons

The pleasurable lifestyles of some nations are often a manifestation of demons in those countries. In certain nations, evil spirits sometimes cause the physical appearance of dirt and underdevelopment. These people are resistant to all forms of improvement. Unrelenting wars in many nations also reveal demon activity.

Dear Christian friend, evil spirits do have an effect on your physical body. These effects may influence you to indulge in fleshly sins or to beviolent. The time of ignorance is past. We are no longer ignorant of the wiles of the devil!

Chapter 13

Be Strong in the Lord

Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

Ephesians 6:10-11

God wants us to be strong in spiritual things. Unfortunately, many are strong in other aspects of life. People are strong in their schoolwork, they are strong in politics, they are strong in sports, but they are not strong in the Lord!

God’s Word to us is to be strong. That means we can be strong!

He did not say, “Pray for strength,” neither did He say, “God will strengthen you.” He said, “Be strong in the Lord.”

As you increase in the strength of the Lord, many of the demonic attacks in your life will lose the power they have.

Chapter 14

Put on the Whole Armour of God

Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.

Ephesians 6:10-11

Protecting yourself from the attacks of the enemy can be very complicated. After September 11, America realized how vulnerable they were; a myriad of attacks could be launched against America from any angle. This fact also holds true for believers and that is why we need the whole armour of God. Several attacks are planned and launched against the believer from different angles. Except we put on the whole 44 armour, we will not be fully protected from the enemy. One prayer by a prophet does not exclude you from having to put on your armour. The armour protects you in totality. It is time for Christians to put on the whole armour. Our spiritual armour is well described in Ephesians. Put every single piece on and you will be blessed!

So use every piece of God’s armor to resist the enemy whenever he attacks, and when it is all over, you will still be standing up. But to do this, you will need the strong belt of truth and the breastplate of God’s approval. Wear shoes that are able to speed you on as you preach the Good News of peace with God. In every battle you will need faith as your shield to stop the fiery arrows aimed at you by Satan. And you will need the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit-which is the Word of God. Pray all the time. Ask God for anything in line with the Holy Spirit’s wishes. Plead with him, reminding him of your needs, and keep praying earnestly for all Christians everywhere.

Ephesians 6:13-18 TLB

Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.

Galatians 5:1

You are free!

You are free from the demon of inferiority!

You are free from the demons of self-pity! You are delivered from the control of the demons of jealousy and envy!

Take authority over the spirit of depression!

You are free from the power of lust!

The power of witchcraft is broken! Bind the demons of discouragement in your life!

You are free from anxiety!

The spirit of fear and restlessness is bound!

You are free indeed!

I see you overcoming the spirit of bitterness and hatred!

You are free from the power and hold of deception!

Every stronghold of satanic intimidation is pulled down!

Amen!

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1

The Highest Kind of Demonic Infiltration

Chapter 2

The First Sign of Demon Activity

Chapter 3

Demons Make People Do Unnatural Things

Chapter 4

Fear and Accusations

Chapter 5

Satan Is Trying to Kill You

Chapter 6

Satan Wants to Isolate You

Chapter 7

Demons Help People to Destroy Themselves

Chapter 8

Demonic Activity Gives Rise to Uncontrollable People

Chapter 9

Depression and Sadness Are the Result of Demonic Activity

Chapter 10

Demons Work to Disgrace You!

Chapter 11

Demons Cause Physical Changes in Human Beings

Chapter 12

Living Deliciously

Chapter 13

Be Strong in the Lord

Chapter 14

Put on the Whole Armour of God