Evil Spirits

     Many of us fear demons.  Movies, Tv and Books portray demons as powerful beings that can do many unnatural and superhuman things, like take control of a person, torture, or kill.  Our vision of demons has become warped by societies ideas.
     Some people fear demons, some worship demons ether case is wrong, if you are a Christian.  We need to arm ourselves agaisnt the devil and his demons.  The Bible tells us to put on the full armor of God in Ephesians 6:11, and to stand against these demons as it states in Matthew 10:1.
     Demons operate above the laws of the natural realm.  They are invisible and united.  We are not fearing or fighting against flesh and blood, but against rulers and authorities, powers of this dark world and spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms, ephesians 6:12.
     Some demons are trapped in the abyss.  John had a vision in Revelations of the abyss opening and the demons that came out were locusts and in Revelations 16:13, he saw evil spirits or demons that looked like frogs.
     In Bible times and all through out time, people went to demons for information that they imagine they cant get anywhere else.  Fortune tellers and phychics who are supposedly in touch with spirits, most likely are in contact with demons posing as lost loved ones.  If you notice these spiritualists usually can be very specific on information on the past and the present, but much less accurate when it comes to the future.  Probably because demons can see what is going on right now and they have the ability to get information about the past, but only God can tell the future.
     In arming ourselves against these evil beings we should know as much about them and their traits as possible.  A lot of what the media is putting out is fake not fact.  The fact is that demons can cause a person to be dumb as in Matthew 9:32, can cause insanity as in Matthew 8:28, or can cause a person to be deformed as in Luke 13:11.  They can also do such simple things as confuse, or cause a person to be obsessed.
     It is our duty and responsibility to do good, to heal and to get these demons under control as the Bible tells us in Acts 10:38.  And their purpose is to make our lives harder, if we let them.  They can cause much distress, so instead of letting them control us, we need to learn to control.  There is a place prepared for the devil and his demons as we can see in Matthew 25:41.
     So put on that armor of God, with truth buckled around your waist, the breastplate of righteousness, feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the Gospel of peace.  Take up your shield of faith and place the helmet of salvation on your head.  Also take up the one weapon we have, the sword of the spirit, with which we can speak into reality the scriptures that will defeat the devil and his demons.