And this is the condemnation, that
light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because
their deeds were evil. For every one
that does evil hates the light, neither comes to the light, lest his deeds
should be reproved. But he that does
truth comes to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are
wrought in God (John 3:19-21);
Be not unequally yoked together with
unbelievers: for what fellowship has righteousness with unrighteousness? and
what communion has light with darkness? (2
Corinthians 6:14).
THE ORIGIN OF LIGHT & DARKNESS!
In the beginning God created the
heaven and the earth. And the earth was
without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of
the waters. And God said, Let there be
light and there was light. And God saw
the light, that it was good and God divided the light from the darkness.
And God called the light Day, and the
darkness He called Night. And the
evening and the morning were the first day (Genesis
1:1-5).
GOD IS LIGHT!
This then is the message which we
have heard of Him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in Him is no
darkness at all. If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in
darkness, we lie, and do not the truth: But if we walk in the light, as He is
in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus
Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin (1 John
1:5-7);
Every good gift and every perfect
gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom is no
variableness, neither shadow of turning (James
1:17).
JESUS CHRIST—THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD!
In the beginning was the Word, and
the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by Him; and without Him
was not anything made that was made. In
Him was life; and the life was the light of men. And the light shines in darkness; and the
darkness comprehended it not. There was
a man sent from God, whose name was John. The same came for a witness, to bear witness
of the Light, that all men through Him might believe. He was not that Light, but was sent to
bear witness of that Light. That
was the true Light, which lights every man that comes into the world. He was in the world, and the world was made by
Him, and the world knew Him not. He came
unto His own, and His own received him not. But as many as received Him, to
them gave He power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe
on His name: Which were born, not of
blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among
us, (and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,)
full of grace and truth (John 1:1-14).
Then spoke Jesus again unto them,
saying, I am the light of the world: he that follows Me shall not walk in
darkness, but shall have the light of life (John
8:12).
THE WORD OF GOD IS LIGHT!
The entrance of Your words gives
light; it gives understanding unto the simple (Psalms
119:130);
In whom [Satan] the god of
this world has blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest the light of
the glorious gospel of Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them (2 Corinthians 4:4).
BORN AGAIN CHRISTIANS ARE LIGHTS IN A DARK WORLD!
You are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. Neither do men light a candle, and put it
under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it gives light unto all that are in
the house. Let your light so shine
before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is
in heaven (Matthew 5:14-16);
That you may be blameless and
harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and
perverse nation, among whom you shine as lights in the world; (Philippians 2:15);
But you, brethren, are not in
darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief. You are all the children of
light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness (1 Thessalonians 5:4-5).
SATAN—PRINCE OF DARKNESS!
[God] Who has delivered us from the power of
darkness, and has translated us into the kingdom of His dear Son (Colossians 1:13)
For we wrestle not against flesh and
blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the
darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places (Ephesians 6:12).
UNREPENTANT SINNERS &
SATAN’S WILLING SERVANTS ARE BLIND
BECAUSE THEY WALK
IN SPIRITUAL DARKNESS!
But if our gospel be hid, it is hid
to them that are lost: In whom [Satan] the god of this world has blinded the
minds of them which believe not, lest the light of the glorious gospel of
Christ, who is the image of God, should shine unto them (2 Corinthians 4:3-4);
The light of the body is the eye: if
therefore your eye be single, your whole body shall be full of light. But if your eye be evil, your whole body shall
be full of darkness. If therefore the light
that is in you be darkness, how great is that darkness! (Matthew 6:22-23)
And this is the condemnation, that
light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because
their deeds were evil. For every one
that does evil hates the light, neither comes to the light, lest his deeds
should be reproved. But he that does
truth comes to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are
wrought in God (John 3:19-21).
They are of those that rebel against
the light; they know not the ways thereof, nor abide in the paths thereof (Job 24:13);
In Him [Jesus Christ] was
life; and the life was the light of men. And the light shines in darkness; and
the darkness comprehended it not (John 1:4-5).
[Jesus
Christ] To give light to them that sit
in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way
of peace (Luke 1:79);
[Jesus
Christ] To open their eyes, and
to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan
unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them
which are sanctified by faith that is in Me (Acts
26:18).
ACCORDING TO THE BIBLE
The way of the wicked is as darkness (Proverbs 4:19)
The wicked are full of darkness (Matthew 6:23)
The wicked are the children of darkness (1 Thessalonians 5:5)
The wicked live in darkness (Psalms 107:10)
The wicked perpetuate their designs in darkness (Job 24:16)
The wicked walk in darkness (Psalms 82:5)
AS THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD
DIMMED, DARKNESS BLANKETED THE EARTH
[Jesus
is Speaking:] When I was daily with you in the temple, you stretched forth no hands
against Me: but this is your hour, and the power of darkness (Luke 22:53);
And it was about the sixth hour, and
there was a darkness over all the earth until the ninth hour. And the sun was darkened, and the veil of the
temple was rent in the midst. And when
Jesus had cried with a loud voice, He said, Father, into Your hands I commend My
spirit: and having said thus, He gave up the ghost (Luke
23:44-46).
WARNING!—OUTER DARKNESS IS THE FATE
AND DESTINATION OF WILFULLY SINNING CHRISTIANS!
WITCHES FEAR THE LIGHT IN SPIRIT-FILLED
CHRISTIANS
WHO KNOW & EXERCISE THEIR AUTHORITY IN CHRIST
You believe that there is one God; you do well: the devils
also believe, and tremble (James 2:19).
At
the time of my first encounter with a witch, I was married to a man who
professed to be a Christian. The problem
is—he possessed head knowledge, but his heart was far from the Lord. Unbeknownst to me, he was also addicted to
alcohol, pornography, frequenting strip bars, committing adultery,
and making porn movies behind my back—all while attending church on Sunday! Even after the Holy Spirit began to expose his
secret double life to me in a series of night dreams (to alert and protect me),
I refused to consider divorce as an option. Steadfastly and tenaciously, I continued to
walk in forgiveness and love, praying and standing on 1 Corinthians Chapter 7,
especially verse
16.
God, however, had a different view and perspective
of the “whole picture,” as well as a course of action that I had not considered.
While in my prayer closet on 12/27/01, I
suddenly began to travail in prayer, groaning in the Spirit and weeping. Assuming that I was travailing in prayer for
someone else, I inquired of the Lord. I
was NOT prepared for what I heard
next. A clear, audible voice spoke,
“Your marriage is dead, I release you.” Stunned,
I tested the spirit several times, to make sure that God had spoken those words
and not a devil. I even asked God to
confirm what He had said through my (then) pastor, whom I trusted and who
flowed in the prophetic gifting. I also
asked God for confirmation from my pastor because he and his wife knew
absolutely nothing about what I was walking through at home.
Exactly one month later, my pastor called and asked
me to meet him and his wife at church. In
private and in love, they confirmed what God had said to me about my marriage
being dead and that God had released me. Supernaturally, God revealed to them
separately and independently that my husband was steeped in sexual perversion
and that he had no intention of forsaking his mistress or repenting of his
sinful lifestyle. All along, my fervent,
heartfelt prayer had been that my husband’s will would eventually line up with
God’s Will. With all my heart, I
believed that God would honor my faith and answer my prayer. After all, I reasoned, He ordained marriage
and hated divorce. Instead, through my
pastor and his wife, God let me know that my husband would never repent and
that he had been given over to a reprobate mind (Romans 1:28).
So in February 2002, I packed my belongings,
separated from my husband and filed for divorce on the Biblical grounds of
fornication and adultery. Since then,
God has helped me understand that fornication and adultery are not just sins of
the flesh, nor are they just sexual sins. In God’s eyes, they are also sins of the SOUL
and SPIRIT.
They also represent idolatry, which God
hates. God also helped me understand
that, even though I prayed for my husband’s will to line up with God’s Will, and
I believed that it would someday be so, God could not make that happen for me
because He will not override a person’s will. In other words, my husband was created a free
moral agent and he alone would have to choose to repent. Sadly, he chose to continue sinning. My testimony is that throughout this terrible
ordeal, God protected me from harm and afterwards, healed my broken heart and
wounded emotions. He also removed from
my heart, the love that I still felt for my husband and He severed the soul tie
that existed between us. TO GOD BE THE
GLORY!
TESTIMONY #1
My
first encounter with a witch occurred in the late 1990’s while I was still
married and living in a rural community where witchcraft was known to be practiced.
Due to several days of rain, the river in
that community had flooded and the basement of my husband’s business partner
was full of muddy river water. My
husband owned a sump pump, so we delivered it to the partner’s home. (For the purpose of this testimony, I will refer
to his partner as Charles.)
After
arriving at our destination, Charles greeted us and looked around for his
live-in girlfriend, whom he wished to introduce. Since she
had been in the garage only minutes before, he explained that she must have
gone inside.
As we left the garage and entered his living room, I
stopped dead in my tracks, not believing what I saw! Spiritually, I was on full alert and every
hair on my arms and the back of my neck stood straight up! Charles’ living room looked like something you
would see in a Satan worship movie! Every
window was shrouded in heavy floor-length, black drapes and black candles
burned everywhere! A sickeningly
overpowering, oppressive herbal scent permeated the room, making it difficult
to breathe. On top of that, resting on
every piece of furniture and the mantle over the fireplace were the most
grotesquely hideous gargoyle figurines that I’ve ever seen! I kid you not—every fiber of my being
screamed, “GET OUT NOW!”
Charles, in the meantime, had left the living room
in search of his illusive girlfriend. He
finally found her back in the garage. As
he ushered us outside, I was more than ready and willing to vacate that hideous
room and return to sunlight and fresh air! As soon as I stepped into the garage, my eyes located
and fixed on Charles’ girlfriend. By the
Spirit, I immediately recognized her for what she was. Even if her complexion had not been deathly
pale—even if she had not been dressed completely in black—I would have
discerned by the Holy Ghost that she was a witch. As I listened to Charles introduce her, I noticed
that she appeared extremely agitated, pacing back and forth and wringing her
hands. Although she readily acknowledged
and spoke to my husband, she did not look at or speak to me. When I silently inquired of the Lord “Why?”
His answer surprised me. He explained
that a witch cannot look upon a Holy Ghost-Filled saint because His Light
radiating from within hurts their eyes!
As we drove home, the Holy Spirit warned me NOT to discuss Charles’ girlfriend with
my husband.
A few days later, my husband came home from work
carrying a brown paper bag that contained a bottle of BBQ sauce—or so I was
told. Curiously, there was no label on
the bottle, so I asked my husband where he had gotten it. He said that it was a “gift” from Charles’ girlfriend
who had made it from scratch. He
explained that she had an herb shop in a connecting state. BOY,
OH BOY!—Did Red Flags ever start waving in my spirit! There was NO
WAY I was going to allow that bottle to remain in our home, much less allow
my husband to ingest its contents! So,
after he went to work the next morning, I prayed over the bottle (taking
authority over possible curses), poured the contents down the toilet, sanitized
it in boiling water, then refilled it with store-bought BBQ sauce. My husband never knew the difference and was
never the wiser.
END OF TESTIMONY #1
TESTIMONY #2
My
second encounter with a witch occurred in 2006 while I was working as a legal
secretary. In a dream, the Holy Spirit revealed
the following to me: (a) that a paralegal was going to be
hired into a vacant position within my office, but she would only stay three
days; (b) that a second paralegal
would be hired to replace her, but she would stay only two weeks; (c) that a third paralegal would be hired
and she would stay three months. He said
the third woman’s birth name was Jean, but added that her other name was Esmeralda. The
Holy Spirit inspired this dream to warn me in advance of the following: (1)
that Satan was sending one of his servants into my workplace; (2) that this witch’s assignment was to
destroy me; and (3) that I was not
to worry or be afraid because she would NOT
succeed. When I awoke from this dream,
my initial thought was, “Why me, Lord?!” (Have you been there?)
Sure enough, every detail of the dream came to pass,
as revealed by the Holy Spirit! One day,
I was sitting in my cubicle working, when a woman was brought around and
introduced as a new paralegal. As soon
as I heard the name Jean, I was on instant alert. The first thing that I noticed about Jean is
that she refused to look directly at me (just like Charles’ girlfriend). Nor would she come anywhere near my cubicle,
which I pleaded the Blood of Jesus over every day!
My next encounter with Jean occurred several days
later. I was working at my desk when she
suddenly appeared, holding at arm’s length a significant stack of documents,
stating that someone told her to bring to me. I looked at her, noticing that her gaze was
averted. I also noticed that she had
carefully and deliberately planted her feet just outside the perimeter of my
cubicle. I instructed her to place the
stack of documents on the corner of my desk, which she did, and then she walked
away. Without touching the documents, I
noticed that they weren’t intended for me after all. After praying over the stack (taking authority
over possible curses), I hand-delivered the papers to the appropriate
secretary.
My next and last direct
encounter with Jean occurred in the copier room. When I entered the room, I recognized her,
even though her back was facing me. She
was leaning over a table, sorting through papers, muttering to herself about
something. I said, “Hello, Jean.” Immediately, she straightened up, her back
becoming ramrod stiff! She did NOT turn around to face me. What happened next shocked and disturbed me. Instead of speaking in a normal woman’s voice,
I heard a deep, guttural demonic voice demanding, “TO WHOM AM I SPEAKING?!”
Silently, I inquired: “Ok, Lord, how do I
respond?! Do I say, ‘Patricia, servant
of the Most High God?’ or do I reply, ‘Patty?’ The Holy Spirit told me to defuse the
situation by simply saying, ‘Patty.’ I
obeyed and Jean visibly relaxed, but she did not turn around. With her back toward me, she muttered
something incoherent in her normal voice, obviously flustered. What I found fascinating about this encounter
is that the demons inside of her recognized my voice and discerned the presence
of the Holy Spirit, as soon as I entered the room!
During the three months that Jean (Esmeralda) worked
in that law office, I was attacked relentlessly and unmercifully in the realm
of my thoughts, mind, imaginations and emotions! Every day, I took hits from (and battled
against) spirits of fear, discouragement, depression, hopelessness, despair,
and even suicide. Clearly, Satan wasn’t
playing games, but then God wasn’t either! After Jean left the firm three months later,
the attacks stopped! I emerged a VICTOR
and OVERCOMER
because I continued to abide in Christ and I was faithful to continue my daily
spiritual disciplines—putting on the full armor of God, praying, fasting,
praise and worship, reading and confessing The Word, pleading the Blood,
binding and loosing, etc. TO GOD BE THE
GLORY!
END OF TESTIMONY #2
CONCLUSION
Brothers and Sisters, you
and I are blessed because we are saved and walk in the Light! However, because Satan has blinded the minds
of those who are walking in spiritual darkness (2 Corinthians 4:4), they are deceived and do not realize it. As believers, we are called to love the
unlovable, just as Jesus does!
Do you have a loved one
or friend that walks in spiritual darkness because they have denied Jesus? Have you taken time to tell them that time as
we know is quickly passing away and that one day soon Jesus will come and take
His children (Believers) out of this world? IF NOT, WHY?
When I say unto the wicked, O wicked
man, you shall surely die; if you do not speak to warn the wicked from
his way, that wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I
[the Lord] require at your hand. Nevertheless,
if you warn the wicked of his way to turn from it; if he do not turn from his
way, he shall die in his iniquity; but you have delivered your soul (Ezekiel 33:8-9).
Where would you and I be
today if God had not sent someone to witness to us about Christ? Brothers and Sisters, soul-winning should not
be feared! After all, God has not given
us the spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind (2 Timothy 1:7). Soul-winning is as
simple as sharing our personal salvation testimonies! Jesus was a successful soul-winner, for the
following reasons:
He made a tactful approach (John 4:7)
He roused a deep interest (John 4:10)
He created an intense desire
(John
4:15)
He produced a sense of
conviction (John 4:16-17)
He corrected a
misunderstanding (John 4:19-24)
He revealed Himself as The
Messiah (John
4:26)
He secured a public
confession (John 4:28-31,39)
Of soul-winners, The
Bible says:
He that wins souls is wise (Proverbs
11:30)
He which converts the sinner
from the error of his way shall save a soul from death (James 5:20)
The feet of him that publishes
salvation are beautiful! (Isaiah 52:7)
WITNESS TO A
SINNER TODAY AND SAVE A SOUL FROM HELL FIRE!
Be Blessed!
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