Grace...continued

We had an awesome time with the Lord on Wednesday night studying When Women Worship! It was a cold night and it had started to rain....My dear husband help me get organized and left me with a nice fire in the fireplace. (He had small group with Men elsewhere where he taught on the book "Maximized Manhood").

I loved that we ladies sat around the fireplace and we drew each other out of our long busy day. We literally just shared our lives with one another. We prayed for one another and we look forward to next week's study.

I want to get back to you on one of the enemy's attack that I mentioned in my last post.

Two Sunday's ago, we had a special speaker for our Sunday service and therefore we had a Sunday night service that day. The day had been filled with great things from the preaching to the praying at the altar. We literally left the evening service on such a high.

We decided to go eat out after the service. Three couples. We so enjoy a little pizza bistro in our neck of the woods. Anyway as we arrived I noticed that there was only 2 other tables occupied. The place was pretty empty which is strange because we always have to wait in line for a table. But I guess it was a bit later than usual and Sunday night.

About 15 minutes into our meal...we noticed a boy about 14 years of age came toward our table. At first we were so busy talking that we did not notice his behaviour. Then he came toward our table and pretty much began to walk up and down the aisle behind us and as he paced back and forth I noticed his eyes would roll back into his head, and he was talking to himself (or someone in his head) and he would then jump in place flaying his arms and then run up the aisle again. He did this for about 15 minutes as we waited for our Pizza. I began to pray for him underneath my breath. My son, Harold and Garry all had their backs to the aisle so they could not see this young man's travail. I whispered to Jeannette "this boy is possessed" she agreed.

Chris stopped eating and was feeling pretty uncomfortable at this point. He wanted to leave. I looked over at a bus boy that was closed by and mouthed to him "who is he with?" He looked to the other side of the restaurant and I saw the family sitting having dinner.

This ordeal went on for another 15 minutes....I finally spoke to the Spirit as the boy passed by me and I held my hand out towards him and I rebuked it in the name of Jesus. I commanded the spirit to leave the boy alone! Wow!!!!!!! I felt so bold at the time and determined. I knew immediately that the Spirit of the Lord was with me. I had chills going up my arms! The boy, I'm not kidding you...stopped and walked directly to his parents table and sat down quietly. They then left. PRAISE THE LORD!!!!

The tension was lifted from around us and we continued to have a nice dinner....
I was still shaking from the force that I felt. I don't know if anyone else had felt it. We sort of just fell back into our fellowship.

Let me tell you....I knew that I knew that I had authority over that demon at that moment and he fled.

Harold and I talked about it later that night and I looked at him and said "Did you realize really what took place?" See the three men had their backs to the boy and really did not see the impact of his face.

What I know...first hand, is the power of the Holy Spirit!

What I learned through out all these different attacks recently is that We all have to put on the armor of God everyday as soon as we awake. We don't know what we will face through out our days. We don't know when we will come face to face with a person that is on the attack. We don't know when we will receive a phone call with bad news.

I pray for that young man. In our society, I'm sure his parents think he was just born this way. Or they've been told is autistic... But the things I saw in his face were of possession, let me tell you this young man was possessed with a spirit that heard the authority of the Holy Spirit. That I do know. The word says: "My people perish for lack of knowledge"...

Lord, keep us prepared and protected as we live out each day! Amen!