Blessing or Curse: You Can Choose by Derek Prince

Author:Derek Prince
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Religion, Christian Life, General, Pentecostal & Charismatic, Christianity
ISBN: 9781441200112
Publisher: Baker Books
Published: 2006-08-31T22:00:00+00:00

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Servants of Satan

In this chapter we will uncover a completely different source of curses: servants of Satan.

Attitudes toward Satan among Christians vary between two extremes. Some ignore Satan totally, and try to act as if he is not real. Others are afraid of him and give him far more attention than he deserves. Between those two extremes there is a scriptural balance.

Satan is a created being, a rebellious angel, who was cast out of God’s heaven. He rules over a spiritual kingdom of evil, rebellious angels, together with lesser evil spirits, who are called “demons.”

The name Satan means “adversary” or “opposer.” He is the unchanging, implacable enemy of God Himself and of the people and the purposes of God. His aim is to bring the whole human race under his control. His primary tactic is deception, of which he is a master. In Revelation 12:9 he is described as “the great dragon . . . that serpent of old, called the Devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world” (emphasis added).

Satan already exercises dominion over the great majority of mankind—all those who are in an attitude of rebellion against God. In Ephesians 2:2 he is described as “the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience.” Most of these in rebellion have no clear picture of their real condition. They are simply driven to and fro by forces they do not understand and cannot control.

There are those among them, however, who have deliberately opened themselves up to Satan, even though they may not be aware of his true identity. In pursuit of power and material gain, they systematically cultivate the exercise of the supernatural forces Satan has released to them. Such servants of Satan are recognized in almost all cultures and have been given a variety of different titles: witch doctor, medicine man, mchawi, shaman, tohanga, wizard, witch, priest or priestess of Satan, and so on. In almost all tribal cultures throughout the world there is a special name for this kind of person.

Jesus Himself is our main source of information concerning Satan. When He sent out seventy disciples to prepare the way before Him, they returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us in Your name.” To this Jesus responded, “Behold, I give you the authority to trample on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall by any means hurt you” (see Luke 10:17–19).

Jesus did not deny that Satan was real or that he had power. But He promised His disciples that the authority He conferred upon them would make them victorious over Satan’s power and would protect them against all his attempts to harm them. It is important for all of the Lord’s servants to recognize the authority He has given them and to learn to exercise it effectively.

Curses are one of the main weapons that servants of Satan use against the people of God. This is vividly illustrated by the story of Balak and Balaam in Numbers 22–24.

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