Message
It is a very terrible thing to be possessed by a demon. When demons take possession of a person, everything in his or her life is affected negatively. Demon-possessed people are usually destructive, even to the point of self-destruction, as we see in today’s Bible reading. However, no matter how terrible the state of a demon-possessed person is, he or she can be delivered through prayers and by the power in the word of God. All Jesus said were just a few words, and the madman of Gadara was delivered from the legion of demons that had possessed him. There is indeed nothing too difficult for the Lord to handle ().
The devil does not respect the social, educational, or financial status of his victims, and he also determines, as he pleases, the number of demons that will possess them. For example, the madman in today’s Bible reading was possessed by thousands of demons, Mary Magdalene had seven demons (), and the man in had only one demon. No matter the level of attack the devil has planned against you and your loved ones, I decree that he has failed, in Jesus’ name.
I recall a time in the 80s when people who were possessed with the spirit of madness were often brought to the Redemption Camp (now Redemption City). We would keep them in a small house where we would pray for them until they were delivered. At one time, one of them, whom God had already begun to restore after a few days with us, ran out, screaming, “Help me! These people have brought a madman to live with me.” Although this man had not been totally restored, he cried out in fear when he encountered another possessed person who had just been brought into the house. Eventually, both men became free of the devil’s hold. No matter the level of demonic possession a person experiences, the Almighty God can set the person free because nothing is impossible for Him to do ().
There are many instances in the Bible where Jesus set a person free from the devil's affliction by just speaking a word. When He sends His word, healing and deliverance follow. says, “He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions.”
I pray that God will send His word into any area of your life that the devil might be operating in currently, and you will receive your total deliverance today, in Jesus’ name.