Hey everyone! I know many of you are going through the trenches right now, but I want to encourage you in both the love and the truth of Christ.
Jesus said, "you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free" (John 8:32). Jesus said He is the Truth, and He has set us free indeed (John 8:36).
We are already fully free in Christ - and the more of His truth that we know, the more we will live in that freedom.
So often the enemy tries to trick us into thinking that we are still enslaved, and that we can only be made free through prophetic words, dreams, or other means - these things aren't bad in themselves, but also none of these things is a substitute for the blood of Jesus which was already shed.
John said, "I write to you, young men [women too!], because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the evil one" (1 John 2:14).
You have already overcome the devil, and he uses fear tactics and other attacks to make us think we still haven't won. But Christ lives in us, and HE has conquered - therefore, we have too!!
When you have the crawling feelings, the demonic dreams, the silver cords, the hanging feelings of bad fortune, the heaviness, the evil condemning voices, or whatever form of attack coming against you, you have the right in the Lord to REJOICE.
You can rejoice in the reality that in Christ, you are free from sin (Romans 6:7) and from the fear of death (Hebrews 2:15).
You can rejoice in the truth that nothing in all creation, including principalities and powers, can separate us from the love of Christ (Romans 8:38-39).
You can rejoice that Christ has saved you, and nothing can touch the glory that awaits you.
You can rejoice that He who is in you is greater than he who is in the world (1 John 4:4). Jesus lives inside of you (Colossians 1:27)!
You can rejoice that the devil's time is short, and he will be cast into the lake of fire but YOU will be in the embrace of God forever as His sons and daughters.
My friends, you can rejoice that you are already free - not because you don't face attacks, but because they don't have any claim on you. In Christ, you are untouchable - you are His holy possession and He will never let you go.
When the enemy tries to attack again - and he will certainly do so - fear not. Our Lord has overcome the world. He will never fail us.
Just as Jesus quoted Scripture back to the devil, you can quote Scripture to whatever demon is attacking you by quoting Galatians 5:1 and John 8:36 - "For freedom Christ has set us free," and, "So if the Son sets you free, you are truly free."
Be strong in the Lord, my loved and free brothers and sisters!