Mark 3:13-19
In the Gospel Jesus names His Apostles. He then commissions them to preach and gives them the power to drive out demons. The commissioning and authority to cast evil spirits are interconnected. One reason for this is that evil forces are stubborn and powerful. They can influence people’s decisions and plans. It takes the authority of Christ to drive them out. No person can cast them out apart from Christ or God. That’s why the people that have the gift to cast out evil spirits need to pray and often fast.
Some of the evil forces express themselves in different persistent ways: harmful addictions, violence, disharmony, corruption, injustice and other disvalues. To overcome these problems, we need to depend on God’s help and to persevere in prayer.
WE BELIEVERS ARE ALL MISSIONED TO LIBERATE ONE ANOTHER FROM EVIL FORCES AND TO HEAL ONE ANOTHER. We may do so by having strong prayer groups, retreats, bible sharing, deliverance and preaching to one another.
Lord, empower us to liberate one another. Amen.
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