IT is not only individuals that can be in satanic chains. Families, villages, cities, countries, even churches go into bondages. The primary aim of the kingdom of darkness for doing this is keep people from the light of the gospel, deny them God’s blessings and permanently control them.
We have also said earlier that the devil does not want humans to have a close relationship with God. He knows the benefit of this, because he has once enjoyed the same. He is envious of the position of man in God’s programme. He hates man and, consequently, will do everything possible to keep him in perpetual bondage.
On the family level, many live in terrible bondages of sickness, failure and poverty. Others live in sinful habits. Some are suffering because of attacks or evil arrows shot into their families by agents of darkness. Other families, by their practices, have brought satanic yokes upon themselves through worship and sacrifice to demonic spirits. Some even have altars for these false gods in their homes. Some parents also dedicated or introduced their children into worship of demons (occultism). All these attract bondages into the lives of members of such families. If your parents or forefathers served demons or practiced occultism, there is urgent need for you to undergo deliverance, to break satanic chains off your life. You cannot serve Satan without being hooked to his barbs. Through persistent midnight prayers, such yokes and covenants in the family can be broken.
There are also cities, villages, towns and countries kept in the enemy’s prisons. You know this by the way such people live or by things that happen in such environments. There are places you would go to, and immediately, you will detect, in the spirit, that demons are in operation. Others worship different kinds of demonic territorial spirits and principalities.
Others worship deities that live in forests, trees, mountains, etc. I know some villages that still worship snakes. These reptiles would creep into their rooms and stay. They are treated as special guests. There are also territorial spirits that live in human beings, especially mad people. These spirits hold such places in bondage. They keep these areas in chains. And until they are challenged and driven away, the inhabitants of these places would continue to struggle under the yoke of the enemy.
Some of these spirits hinder development, progress and even the gospel. The solution is engaging these demonic forces in midnight battles. Sometimes they will resist, even threaten the person’s life. In some cases, it would take many nights. But if you stand your ground and persist, they would definitely be forced to leave.
I hope that message is very clear? The enemies we are battling with are a formidable and highly organised force. So, you must know your stand in God and the dynamics of the war before you go into it. We will treat how to prepare for these battles later.
Churches and ministries can also be in satanic chains. This might sound incredible to some, but it is true. Demonic forces can hold down a church that is not moving in the fullness of the power and spirit of God. It is very easy to detect such churches. The symptoms are lack of holiness, lack of development (physical and spiritual), rapid decrease in membership, stagnation, constant quarrelling and hatred among members, and even among ministers. We see all these happening in some of our churches today. All these are caused by powers of darkness, to make sure affected churches do not fulfill God’s programme. The devil knows very well that a united church is an avenue through which God wants to spread His will, display His power and ultimately humiliate him. So, he will do everything to see that the church does not expand and is kept in permanent confusion. The glory, power and blessings of God will come down when the Church learns how to exploit the power of midnight prayers.
Pastor Agbo is of the Assemblies of God Nigeria, [email protected]