Today’s journey is taking me into a situation I’ve not done but a very few times and never led. A young mother who comes for counseling is seeking freedom from an evil presence in her home. There is a story behind this which I won’t go into here. So, a co-leader in Celebrate Recovery and I are going to this young lady’s home this morning to pray deliverance from this evil.

Last night as I was going to bed I anticipated I would sleep fitfully due to today’s assignment. However, as I got into bed I prayed for Jesus’ to go ahead of us and cleanse this home with His Presence. That is the last thing I recall of the evening. I awoke this morning at 4:22 having slept 6+ hours without any awakenings. I almost always awaken at least a couple of times before this even though I go right back to sleep. It was as though God just brought a deep sleep coupled with a deep assurance of Him taking charge.

Not so long ago I would be willing to do something like this as long as there was someone else leading who I saw as worthy of leading. Today, I wouldn’t say I feel worthy of doing this. Instead, what I know for sure is the worthiness of Jesus Christ to cast out all evil in His Name. We do not go alone into this assignment for Jesus has already declared Himself as Victor of all evil’s attempts to discourage a young mom of 4 kids. Jesus Christ is LORD of all–our assignment is to BELIEVE.