PAT'S
PERSPECTIVE
Christians
and Demonic Influence
By
Pat Robertson
The 700 Club
CBN.com
-- I recall an incident from my own life when I was staying in a motel
near Seattle, Washington. One morning, when I was in that stage between sleep
and waking, an awful depression seized me. I felt that everyone was against me,
that people around me were failing, and that everything I was doing was falling
to pieces. Discouragement overwhelmed me like a dark cloud. As I struggled
to wake up, I realized I was under demonic attack. I immediately took control
over it and said, "Satan, in the name of Jesus, I cast you forth." The minute
I said that, my mind was free and my despair was gone. I realized later that the
Seattle-Tacoma area led the nation in suicides. The spirit that was coming upon
me was a suicidal spirit, the sort of influence that would lead to such depression
that a person would wish to kill himself. I was in an area where many had been
gripped by this kind of demon.
Had I not recognized what I was dealing with, I could have gone
into a very deep depression that would have been hard to get out
of. Even Spirit-filled Christians are subject to this kind of
demonic influence upon their minds or in their bodies.
However, I believe that if our spirits
are joined to Jesus Christ, there is no way a demon can possess them. We have
given our spirits to the Holy Spirit who keeps them safe. He is stronger than
demons (see I John 4:4, Revelation 12:11). So I believe it would be impossible
for a Christian to be possessed in his spirit by a demon.
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