The Healing Of A Tormented Soul!

 14 And when they were come to the multitude, there came to him a certain man, kneeling down to him, and saying,

 15 Lord, have mercy on my son: for he is lunatic, and sore vexed: for ofttimes he falleth into the fire, and oft into the water.

 16 And I brought him to thy disciples, and they could not cure him.

 17 Then Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him hither to me.

 18 And Jesus rebuked the devil; and he departed out of him: and the child was cured from that very hour.

 19 Then came the disciples to Jesus apart, and said, Why could not we cast him out?

 20 And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.

 21 Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting.

Recently, I visited with a lady who was tormented by an evil spirit.  She had been taught polluted doctrines since she was born, and being raised in a very controlling and oppressive religion, she had sunk into a deep depression.  People could see and commented on the darkness that she brought with her wherever she went.  I heard someone comment that they did not want anything to do with the tormented woman because of the darkness that accompanied her.  Yet, in great mercy, the Lord sought after His daughter, and I was asked to administer to her.

Following the promptings of the Holy Spirit, the first task was to remove her to a safe and quiet environment.  An environment where she would not be judged and where she could interact openly without fear.  An environment full of faith, and without doubts and fears of onlookers.  She wanted help so much, and willingly accepted the invitation for a blessing.  As we went for a walk, her first reaction was to lash out.  It was not from her heart, but from the evil spirit that was hovering over her. I took the abuse, knowing it was not from her heart that she spoke. 

I watched as the Spirit of the Lord taught her.  She was so thirsty for the truth.  She cast out her false beliefs and accepted the truth with an open heart.  I watched as the Holy Spirit led her out of darkness and into the light.  She so readily accepted the truth, and sought for more.  Because she could cast out her unbelief and so willingly entirely accept the truth taught her, the evil spirit had no more hold on her.  It hovered above her but could no longer have any influence on her.  It was at that time I reached forth and took her by the hand, spoke the words of the Spirit, and watched as the Lord banished that evil spirit and freed her.

Immediately, her countenance shone!  As we walked back into the living room, where her family was waiting, her mother stood and hesitated for only a moment, then ran to her daughter and embraced her.  All could see this precious soul had been freed and now shone with light.  The comments were of astonishment that this was the same woman.  

The Lord is still hard at work, and still performs miracles today.  Seek after the Lord.  He is right here waiting for you. 

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