But when he saw Jesus afar off, he ran and worshipped him…

Mark 5:6

In one lucid moment, the madman of Gadara broke out of the control of the demons and ran to worship Jesus. Satan seeks to gain control over us. The only way he can do this is through our minds.

And the devil said unto him…command this stone that it be made bread… Jesus answered … man shall not live by bread alone…

Luke 4:3-4

Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? And the woman said unto the serpent, We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden:

But of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said, Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die. And the serpent said unto the woman, Ye shall not surely die: For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil. And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.

Genesis 3:1-6

Many people are held in bondage because their thinking pattern agrees with demonic deceptions. People are kept in bondage as long as their minds agree with the ideas that come from Satan. Unfortunately, the thoughts of many believers are in agreement with Satan because we do not study or believe the Word.

When a person is full of thoughts of discontentment and criticism, the demon of hatred can easily take over. Our natural thoughts for revenge, unforgiveness, depression and fear are very much in consonance with the spirit of sickness, disease and even death. This is why the Word of God is so important. It keeps us in full disagreement with the devil’s suggestions.

It is very easy to agree with delusions of demons. The devil’s deceptions are very similar to the truth. Many times, we are caught unawares as we drift along and agree with unbiblical suggestions.

That is where steadfastness comes in. Steadfastness is actually derived from a navy term, which means to stay on course. It also means to come back to course after you have made a deviation.

We all tend to go on excursions from time to time but the spirit of steadfastness must bring us back to the Word. Put your foot down and disagree with everything that is not biblical.

Furthermore, by these few pages, my son, be admonished because of making many books there is no end.

by Dag Heward-Mills