Last night, at midnight, a group of witches gathered, to put
a “spell”
on President Donald Trump. Their incantations
are to “bind” him and will continue until the summer solstice, at the
stroke of midnight on waning crescent moon ritual days. Will they work? How effective are spell incantations? Is there anything that can counteract or deflect
“spells”
or “curses”?
Do not make the mistake of lightly dismissing the “spirits”
of this world; they have power. Also, do
not make the mistake of setting their “power” on a high place of fear and
helplessness. The “spirits” of this world
have only the “power” that has been given to them by God. While God allows these “spirits” to work in the
earth and in people who open themselves to Anti-God thought and activity,
remember this…GOD IS ALL POWERFUL; GOD
IS SOVEREIGN; GOD WILL HAVE THE FINAL SAY!
Back to incantations, spells, power and the “spirits”
of this world…
1Kings 18, relays the account of a battle between GOD and gods,
a duel between the prophets of both and the power of prayer vs. the power of
incantation and ritual…How do you think that turned out?
Elijah issues a Sacrifice Challenge to the Prophets of Baal.
He tells them to choose a bull, prepare it for sacrifice, lay it on the altar, and
then call upon their god to supply the fire.
1 Kings 18:26 reports the result…
1Kings 18:26 So they took the bull that was given them, they
prepared it and called on the name of Baal from morning until noon, saying, “O
Baal hear us! But there was no voice; no one answered.
The rest of the verse tells us, they began to leap around
the altar until finally at noon, Elijah suggests that perhaps their god is
meditating or busy, maybe he is on a journey or sleeping. The prophets of Baal continued to cry aloud
and even cut themselves but still NO
FIRE!
1 Kings 18:29 And when midday was past, they prophesied until
the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice. But there was NO VOICE, NO
ONE ANSWERED; NO ONE PAID ATTENTION!
Finally, Elijah declared, “It’s MY turn.” Elijah built an altar to the Lord, made a trench
around the altar, placed wood on the altar and the sacrifice on the wood, then
he did something so extraordinary that Preachers and Bible scholars still talk
about thousands of years later…Elijah filled 4 water pots and poured the water
over the sacrifice and the wood and filled the trench.
Then it was time…there were no incantations, dances, cutting
or even yelling; just a simple prayer to the only GOD OF POWER; JEHOVAH, the God Elijah served. Elijah prayed…
1 Kings 18:36-37 …”Lord
God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel, let it be known this day, that you are God in
Israel and I am your servant and that I have done all these things at Your
Word. Hear me, O Lord, hear me, that
this people may know that You are the Lord God and that You have turned their
hearts back to You again.”
And the rest of the story is…
1 Kings 18:38 Then the Fire of the Lord fell and consumed the
burnt sacrifice and the wood and the stones and the dust and it licked up the
water that was in the trench.
NOW, back to 2017…WHO
WILL BE TODAY’S ELIJAH??? Who will
step out and declare, “Enough with your incantations, protests,
yelling and rioting; LET US PRAY!”
We are NOT
powerless; we serve the ONLY TRUE GOD;
JEHOVAH; JESUS…or at least we proclaim that is our God…put some prayer with
that declaration.
I declare to you, these words from Elijah…
1 Kings 18:21… “How long will you falter between two
opinions? If the Lord is God, follow
Him; but if Baal, follow him.
The method of counteracting the activity of the “spirits
of this world” is the same today as it was in the time of Elijah; build
an altar, prepare the sacrifice and lay it upon the wood, add a little water
and PRAY!!! The God we serve WILL ANSWER WITH THE FIRE OF THE HOLY GHOST.
Pray daily for our President, Vice-President, Congress and
our Judicial System that once again RIGHTEOUSNESS
WILL PREVAIL. Prayers of Power to
the One True God will BIND
incantations, curses and the “spirits of this world” and render
them powerless.
