Evicting Demons from a Home

Greetings and Shabbat Shalom,

I hope everyone had a blessed Yom Teruah and Yom Kippurim is only 4 days away.

From 2003 to 2009, my husband and I had a one person trucking business hauling grain around central Iowa and occasionally making a out of state run. It wasn't always easy work and sometimes it was down right impossible. During this time my husband befriended another trucker who lived 5 miles west of us.

One day, they invited us over for dinner, which we accepted. The entire time we were there, I got this uneasy feeling. That we were being watched, that something or someone was standing directly behind me at the table. A short time after we finished eating, I needed to use the restroom. I had to walk right by the stairs leading up. I glanced off to my right and looked at the top of the stairs. At the landing, there stood the most evil looking being/creature I had ever seen. I went to the restroom and then came out to the living room. I told my husband we were needed at home and needed to leave. He looked at my face and knew not to ask what was up.

When we got in my minivan, I told him drive.....get us out of here, I'll explain once we get on the road. Once we hit the county road, I told him what I felt at the table and what I saw at the top of the stairs. He took my hand and said, ok, we will not return to that house. He asked Yeshua to protect and our home in case they followed us home.

I've always beenn sensitive to evil and the workers of evil.

A few weeks later I had a rare day off, so I took the opporunity to sleep in. I started having a dreram where we were back at that house. I was standing in the master bedroom looking towards the double windows that faced the north side of the house. I saw 12 faceless beings and every single one of them had evil seeping off them.

At the same time, my husband and the homeowner were talking at a elevator in Des Moines. He said he and his wife were having issues with strange noises, banging and things being moved around in their home. They were being attacked in the middle of the night. He asked my husband if we could help, to which my husband said we can try. He came back to his truck and called me, woke me out of my dream. I told him what I was just dreaming, he was speechless (which was rare for him) and was shocked that at the same time the homeowner was talking to him that I was dreaming about their home. I tried to go back to sleep to get more info but I couldn't so I thought, I must have all the info needed.

After 3 days of fasting and prayer, we went over to evict the demons from the home. I said we need to go upstairs to the master bedroom. I had never been in the upstairs of their home nor did I know what the bedroom looked like. I was shocked, everything looked it did in my dream, the color of the walls, the curtains, even the knick knaks on the dresser and a shelf.

I said open the doors to the attic. There were 2 of them, one on the west end of the house and one to the east. We began to pray and order the dmons out of the house. All of a sudden, I feel pressure on my shoulders and my chest, something or someone was trying to push me backwards or push me over backwards. I started my own prayer in my mind, to protect me from the attack happening to me personally Gradually releasing the pressure from my shoulders and chest and then it was gone completelly. At the same time, the prayers of my husband and the homeowners stopped to. I said they are gone.

We sat at the table where I had felt these evil entities just weeks before. We told them the demons will be back unles you do some things. Get rid of pagan holiday decor, get rid of your cross idols, get rid of books that have or talk about pagan holidays. They said they would think about it.

A few weeks later, my husband was talking to the homeowner at a elevator. The entities had returned and so had their problems. My husband asked him if they gotten rid of ththe stuff we told them to. No, they still had it, they didn't believe they caused the problem.

My husband told him we helped you once, we won't do it again until you rid the house of thoose items.

It's been years since I've talked to them but the last time I talked to them, they were still having issues. My reply was......You know what you need to do.

Yeshua rebuked demons, he sent them ito a heard of pigs thaatthty jumkmped over a cliff. (Matt. 8:28-34, Mark 5:1-20, Luke 8:29-39)

Yeshua cast a demon out of a boy. (Mark 9)

Seven demons were removed from Mary Mmagdalene. (Luke 8)

What demons can you rebuke during the fall festival?

Until next time,

Lori

Happy Yom Teruah, sound the shofar!!

Greetings and Happy Yom Terua,

The new moon of the 7th month was seen in Israel tonight. The fall festival dates are as follows.

Yom Teruah-Sept. 13

Yom Kippur-Sept. 22

Sukkot-Sunset Sept. 26th thru sunset Oct. 4th.

Yom Teruah is a day of blowing trumpets, sounding the shofar.

This is the day that Yeshua will return at some point in the future. How do I know that? The new moon of the 7th month is a moon that we don't know when it's going to show up until it does. When Yeshua returns, the whole world will hear the trumpets, not just the US or Israel, but the whole world. (Matt. 24:31, 1 Thess. 4:16, 1 Cor. 15:52, Ewv. 11:15) No man knows the day or hour what Yeshua will return, only the father. (Matt. 24:36, Mark 13:32)

Pray that he returns soon. There is so much evil going on in the world.

Until next time,

Lori

Prayer-Our communication to YHVH

Greetings,

The last part of the Armor of God is prayer. This is our communication to God. He isn't a endless wish list to fulfills our desires, our desires to be healed or for family and friends to be healed. He answers all prayers.....even if the answer is no.

Jesus gives us an exemple prayer in Matt. 6:5-15. This is a outline for our prayers but not something to be repeated all the time when we pray.

There are 10 types of prayer-

1. Prayer of Adoration-These prayers come from a place of genuine awe of who the Lord is and all that he does.

2. Prayer of Thanksgiving-Prayers of gratitude are prompted by an answered prayer, deliverance, recognition of how good and merciful God is, or simply because we have been given another day of life.

3. Prayer of Confession-Jesus called those he interacted with to confess their sins and sin no more. <>p> 4. Prayer of Vows-Praying a promise to the Lord is a prayer that we may pray when we are making a life-changing commitment and that we need God’s strength, guidance, and help to fulfill.

5. Prayer of Quiet Reflection-Prayers of silence draw us away from prayers filled with words, and into a place where we quiet ourselves down and reflect.

6. Prayer for Healing-A prayer for healing is usually spoken when we seek restoration for our physical bodies, spiritual wholeness, or emotional wounds.

7. Prayer for Deliverance and Help-When we are facing challenges, hardships, or oppression, we find ourselves praying for deliverance and breakthrough. YHVH is one who can help us in ways no one else can.

8. Prayer of Intercession-Praying for others is a crucial part of being part of the body of Christ. The Bible instructs us to pray for one another and to intercede on someone else’s behalf.

9. Prayer for Transformation-As followers of Jesus, we aim to live like him, live according to his ways, and enter into a lifelong process of sanctification. Praying for this type of transformation in our hearts, minds, and lives is purposeful.

10. Prayer of Blessing-Prayers of blessing are often said for visiting missionaries, or families relocating to another church, those starting a new job, or new graduates. We pray blessings over newlyweds, newborns, or even over a new house or car. Prayers of blessings are found throughout Scripture and are powerful ways to ask for God’s best to be poured out.

A Prayer for Every Need-Prayer is conversation with God and that conversation may differ when it comes to the motivation, meaning, and purpose.

Yeshua prayed in the Garden of Gethsemine before he was arrested the night before his crucifixion, he prayed for that cup to be taken from him. But he told the father, your will be done.....not mine. He fasted and prayed for 40 days and nights in the wilderness, he was tempted by the enemy. But he held fast to the will of father and following Torah. He prayed for Lazarus to be raised from the dead and it was so. He prayed for the healing of the little girl and it was so. He healed the man who had lain on a mat all of his life and that man was healed. The Pharisees were irate because accoring to the oral Torah, healing on the sabbath was forbidden. Read that again, according to the Oral torah....not the written Torah.

Our prayers are answered accordiing to his will,not ours.....even if the answer is no. I prayed for my husband's healing daily but ultimately he lost the battle.

What is your prayer? May YHVH answer it.

Until next time,

Lori

Sword of the Spirit

Greetings,

Hard to believe I started this series a year ago.

This blog entry is going to talk about the Sword of the Spirit.

The sword is the only offensive piece of the armor. All of the other pieces are defensive.

All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, 2 Timothy 3:16

The written Word of God carries God’s power and authority. When we speak that word, that power is brought into the conflict, carrying the same power and authority.

We must recognize there is power in God’s word and we use it to speak into our spiritual battles.

Each time Satan tempted Him, Jesus wielded the sword of the Spirit by declaring Scripture. This is the essence of how to use the sword of the Spirit today: know the Word, and speak it aloud in the midst of temptation, doubt, or fear.

Examples of the Sword of the Spirit in Scripture

The sword of the Spirit is the Word of God and Scripture gives us clear examples of how it is used both defensively and offensively in spiritual warfare.

1. Matthew 4:1–11 – Jesus Resists Satan with Scripture

2. Hebrews 4:12 – The Word Penetrates the Heart

3. Revelation 19:15 – Christ’s Word as a Weapon

4. Ephesians 6:17 – Our Command to Take Up the Sword

Jesus spoke the Word of God directly to Satan. After each temptation, he said, “It is written,” and proceeded to speak the Word of God to Satan. This is how you fight back against the enemy. You must use the Word of God. You cannot be silent in battle because the word rhema means utterance.

I'll put in a future blog entry on how my husband and I expelled demons from a friends home and how they attacked me personally.

How do we use the Sword of the Spirit today?

Know your weapon - Spend consistent time in God’s Word. Study it, meditate on it, memorize it.

Use your weapon - Speak Scripture in prayer, in temptation, in fear, and during trials.

We need every piece of God’s armor in place, leaving nothing exposed to the enemy’s attack.

Paul connects the sword of the Spirit and the Word of God in Ephesians 6:17-Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. A further connection between the sword of the Spirit and the Word of God comes in another book of the Bible:

For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints, and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. Hebrews 4:12

How Can We Start Wielding the Sword of the Spirit Today?

1. Ask God to give us discernment, alerting us to the enemy’s schemes.

2. Guard our hearts. Remember that victory comes only through the righteousness of God.

3. Share the gospel with others and preach it to ourselves.

4. Choose now, before the battle begins, to stand firm in our faith.

5. Be certain of our salvation, then refuse to let the enemy rob us of our peace and joy in Jesus Christ.

6. Get in the Word of God. Ask Him to penetrate His truths into our hearts and minds.

7. Pray through the Armor of God.

Most people think there are 6 pieces to the Armor of God but there aare 7, prayer ties it all together. That will be the final entry the Armor of God. I'm already thinking ahead to the next series but I'm not sure which way I want to go.

Yom Teruah or Feast of Trumpets is this next weekend. The first sliver of the new moon is expected too be seen in Israel the night of the 12th.

Until next time,

Lori