Bound by an Impure Spirit
Recently, a man shared the gospel with his parents, which apparently led his father to become interested in knowing more. A while later, the believing man’s mentor also came and shared the gospel and met the man’s father. When they met, the mentor prayed for the father. Suddenly, the father who was being prayed for became like the demon-possessed man in the region of the Gerasenes in the Bible (Mark 5). He also lost consciousness. After a time of prayer, he once again became conscious and then felt peace.
This man had not realized that he had been bound by an evil spirit, but now he is in the process of learning more about Jesus. His large family has a radical belief that is causing him some hesitation about following the truth of Jesus Christ. Please pray that his hesitation to follow Jesus will disappear and that he will wholeheartedly entrust his life to Jesus as Savior and follow Jesus as Lord. Pray also that the power of God will continue to be upon the field workers and the believers who live in this area.
For Jesus had said to him, “Come out of this man, you impure spirit!” (Mark 5:8, NIV)
