Day 135 - Satan, Demons & the Powers of Darkness

It was more than a dream, really...

I had been lying in bed in the quiet of the morning, thanking God for all of His blessings on my life, on my home. I thanked Him for the recent salvation of my husband and all of the joy and blessings that have come from this.

And then I was taken in my mind to the front yard of my home, outside in the snow, and there was Satan, the Devourer, with a terribly scary face, demonic look, circling about my precious home.

He had a body, but I couldn't see his feet. Because he was circling so very quickly, dashing from window to window trying to pry his way in, he had what I would say were short airplane trails behind him. Oh, but he moved so quickly! Darting here and there, going to my daughters' bedroom windows, even, while they slept and trying to get into their rooms.

Thankfully, he never did get in. God was protecting our home from the Evil One.

I was back in my bed, frozen with fear, my heart pounding!

I thanked God for showing me this picture.

How real Satan is! How angry Satan is at the happy times in my home. How Satan is trying desperately to gain entry and destroy me, my newly-saved husband, my precious children.

This morning as my husband and I knelt in prayer before the Lord, I prayed for God's continued protection. I was scared. I was shaking. And then after our prayer time, I explained to my husband what I'd seen.

My husband responded, "Boy, that's powerful. Satan is angry, isn't he?"

I said that Satan couldn't get into our home because Jesus lives here now, but that Satan is just waiting to pounce.

And then we both agreed to pray for God's protection for our family, especially our children, as they left our home for their daily lives.

Sometimes, as Christians, we are lost in our own la-la land, not even aware that lurking just outside our heart or just outside our homes...is the Evil One.

Revelation 12:12:
"Therefore rejoice, you heavens and you who dwell in them. But woe to the earth and the sea, because the devil has gone down to you! He is filled with fury, because he knows his time on earth is short."

Ephesians 6:12:
"For our battle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of the dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realm."

In the Bible, Satan is called: The wicked one, Murderer, Liar, the tempter, the enemy, the destroyer, and the thief. His motives are destructive and his motives are to hinder the work and the Word of God, and also to afflict man.

Praise God that He has the victory already won! Jesus Christ has given us Victory and authority over all the power of the Evil One!

Ephesians 6:11:
"Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil...wherefore take unto yout he whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all...to stand."