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Mark 16:17 And these signs will accompany those who believe: In my name they will drive out demons (The Holy Bible, New International Version)
Did you have trouble getting to sleep after your New Year celebration? We did. The firecrackers seemed to be non-ending. Firecrackers were used long ago (and still are in some cultures) as noise that would chase away the demons of the old year and permit the New Year to start without the old demons. There is nothing to deter a demon other than Jesus. Demons cannot stand in the presence of Jesus or even in the presence of a believer who has the authority to say the name of Jesus through his own relationship with Jesus. We need to stay alert to the fact that demons (alcoholisms drug addiction, sexual recklessness, materialism and on and on) and bind those demons in the name and through the power of Jesus. This must be done not just before the start of a new year but throughout the year. Let us determine to stay alert. Binding the demons of this world is a part of preparing the way for Jesus to return. God said, “What’s bound on earth is bound in heaven and what’s loosed on earth is loosed in heaven.” Let us bind the bad and loose God’s Holy Spirit throughout this earth.
