The Protection of the Holy Spirit

By Benny Hinn

a4_99999700 Do you know that every unbeliever is greatly influenced by demons? It sound shocking, but that's what Scripture says, "And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins, in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience" (Eph 2:1-2).

You say, "But that could never happen to me! I'm filled with the Holy Spirit." That may be true, but if for any reason the presence of the Holy Spirit leaves you, a vacuum is created and that is exactly what Satan is looking for. Then his influence turns to oppression.

Nobody likes to talk about demons. Preachers don't preach about them. Christians don't discuss them. And sinners erase the dreadful topic from their minds. It's like a politician avoiding the subjects of drugs and crime, thinking that somehow they will just go away. But Christ addressed the issue without fear. He talked about how demons are eager to invade your life.

Jesus said to the Pharisees: "When an unclean spirit goes out of a man, he goes through dry places, seeking rest, and finds none. Then he said, "I will return to my house from which I came.' And when he comes, he finds it empty, swept, and put in order. Then he goes and takes with him seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter and dwell there." (Matt. 12:43-45). Listen closely to what the Lord says next: "And the last state of that man is worse than the first" (v. 45).

Building and Battling

By Benny Hinn

Two things always go hand in hand with authority: building and battling. Matthew 16:18 says, "Upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it." The church must be built up before it can go into battle.

The question then becomes, Well, how do we build ourselves up so nothing will prevail against us? The Word of God and prayer build us up. Paul clearly states that the word of God's grace "is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified" (Acts 20:32). The Bible also states that the Word of God effectually works "in you that believe" (1 Thessalonians 2:13). As you read God's Word and are filled with faith, you become a strong believer; and as you call upon the Lord in prayer, you will be filled with fire so that no enemy can defeat you.

Banished or Blessed?

"Then the LORD God said, "The people have become as we are, knowing everything, both good and evil. What if they eat the fruit of the tree of life? Then they will live forever!" So the LORD God banished Adam and his wife from the Garden of Eden, and he sent Adam out to cultivate the ground from which he had been made." Genesis 3:22-23

Was God being mean when He banished humans from the Garden of Eden? Was He inflicting even more punishment on Adam and Eve besides making Adam's work toilsome and Eve's childbearing experience "unbearable?"

Banishing them (and us) from the Garden was God's act of mercy. He knew that if Adam and Eve ate from the Tree of Life in their sinful condition, they would live forever in sin. What a horrible prospect! We would be stuck living forever in poverty, sickness, hatred, filth, decay, and the continuous curse of sin!

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