There is frequently the critical question asked:
Why don’t you cast out demons like Jesus? He just spoke and they left.
First, that is a good question (and I do not mean to sound demeaning), but that question will only be asked by those who have no experience expelling demons.
Second, on the surface that question sounds logical, but as you will see from our responses below, there is a real spiritual battle that takes place over people’s lives, and demons have rebelled and will continue to rebel and resist God and His people till the end of the ages.
Why We are Not Able to Cast Out Demons Like Jesus
1. Jesus was God. We are not.
2. Jesus had the Holy Spirit’s power, gifts and graces “without limit” (John 3:34), whereas we individually have been granted merely a small amount the Holy Spirit’s gifts and power (1 Cor. 12:7-11).
3. At Gadara (Gadarenes), in Mark 5:8, Jesus commanded the demons to leave, but they resisted His command. There was then a back and forth conversation with the demons, and then Jesus cast them out. This is common during prayer for a person’s deliverance from evil spirits. The demons will resist tenaciously.
4. Just like Jesus healed everyone’s physical sickness when He prayed for them (Matthew 12:15), he was also 100% successful expelling demons. We know of nobody, throughout all of history, that has ever experienced Jesus’ level of success.
5. Jesus knew everyone’s thoughts and he knew every spiritual dynamic that was taking place. We on the other hand “see things imperfectly” (1 Cor. 13:12).
6. To receive an answer from God, Daniel fasted and prayed 21 days (Daniel 10). On the very first day Daniel started his fast and prayer, God immediately sent the answer (vs. 12), but the answer from God was blocked from coming through (vs. 13). It was through Daniel’s persistence in prayer that the angels were able to break through the demonic opposition that was opposing God’s response from getting through. We often have to battle for an extended period of time with demons as they adamantly oppose, frustrate, rebel, and resist the will of God.
7. The Apostle Paul confessed that “time and again” Satan hindered him (1 Thess. 2:18). Though this man experienced many miracles, cast out demons, and great revelations came through him, he did not walk in victory 100% of the time. There were battles in the spirit he fought. Sometimes he won. Sometimes he lost.
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