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Something new for me
Posted on Jan 25, 2006 at 4:02pm
I was lying in my bed the other night and I was thinking about how Jesus drove the "legion" of demons out of a man and into a herd of pigs. It got me thinking that demons can hear us when we talk to them too. So, I decided to start to pray to demons. "WHAT???". Yep that's right, but not what you're probably thinking. Let me explain.
I know that Jesus came to the world to live a sinless life and die in our place for the sins of all humanity so that we may have salvation through his grace. In the old testament times there was also forgiveness of sin, but (as far as I understand) it was more based on a sin-by-sin basis. i.e. Some guy sins, then later repents for that sin, then God forgives him. This is not a complete act of salvation like the one that Jesus has provided us with, paying the price for all of our sins, even if we can't think of them.
God created Adam and Eve and the angels as perfect, sinless beings and gave us the gift of free will, meaning that we have the freedom to do what we want, whenever we want. God also gave free will to the Angels and they will be judged:Satan, as well as all of the demons were once angels, created without sin and given the free will to do whatever they want. Unfortunately, just like all humans, they choose to sin. This passage describes the fall of Satan:
full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty.
You were in Eden, the garden of God.
Every precious stone was your covering,
the ruby, topaz, and emerald,
the chrysolite, onyx, and jasper,
the sapphire, turquoise, and beryl;
your settings and mounts were made of gold.
On the day you were created they were prepared.
I placed you there with an anointed guardian cherub;
you were on the holy mountain of God;
you walked about amidst fiery stones.
You were blameless in your behavior from the day you were created,
until sin was discovered in you.
In the abundance of your trade you were filled with violence, and you sinned;
so I defiled you and banished you from the mountain of God –
the guardian cherub expelled you from the midst of the stones of fire.
Your heart was proud because of your beauty;
you corrupted your wisdom on account of your splendor.
I threw you down to the ground;
I placed you before kings, that they might see you.
By the multitude of your iniquities, through the sinfulness of your trade,
you desecrated your sanctuaries.
So I drew fire out from within you;
it consumed you,
and I turned you to ashes on the earth
before the eyes of all who saw you.
All who know you among the peoples are shocked at you;
you have become terrified and will be no more.’” So if God created the demons and they have free will, wouldn't God like just as much for them to repent of their sins and turn back to Him? Wouldn't he accept them back into Heaven? God wants all his creation to love him. If one of his created beings, whether human or angel were to say, "Look, God. I'm truly sorry for my sin and I want to come back to you and have a relationship with you", wouldn't God accept that and forgive the sin?
So there, I found myself praying to the demons, pleading that they ask God for forgiveness. God will forgive them if they just realize that He has a plan for them and all he wants them to do is praise Him and turn away from their sinful ways. It may sound strange to you, but I just felt compelled to do it. There are times that we can do huge things without lifting a finger. There are times where God just wants us to pray for others.
I went to what's called a "Grupo de Alcance" (GAL) which is a small group that tries to help new believers in Christ and those who don't know him come to salvation. And so the guy that was doing the talking told us about this time that he was out on the street and he saw this guy. The guy wasn't doing anything, but he just noticed him. Then at that moment, God said to him "Pray for that guy". So he started to pray for him that God would help him and work his heart and lead him to his salvation. Two weeks later, he was at church and saw that guy sitting there. Who says that there is no power in prayer?
I know that Jesus came to the world to live a sinless life and die in our place for the sins of all humanity so that we may have salvation through his grace. In the old testament times there was also forgiveness of sin, but (as far as I understand) it was more based on a sin-by-sin basis. i.e. Some guy sins, then later repents for that sin, then God forgives him. This is not a complete act of salvation like the one that Jesus has provided us with, paying the price for all of our sins, even if we can't think of them.
God created Adam and Eve and the angels as perfect, sinless beings and gave us the gift of free will, meaning that we have the freedom to do what we want, whenever we want. God also gave free will to the Angels and they will be judged:
Jude 6
You also know that the angels who did not keep within their proper domain but abandoned their own place of residence, he has kept in eternal chains in utter darkness, locked up for the judgment of the great Day.Ezekiel 28:12b-19
“‘You were the sealer of perfection,
full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty.
You were in Eden, the garden of God.
Every precious stone was your covering,
the ruby, topaz, and emerald,
the chrysolite, onyx, and jasper,
the sapphire, turquoise, and beryl;
your settings and mounts were made of gold.
On the day you were created they were prepared.
I placed you there with an anointed guardian cherub;
you were on the holy mountain of God;
you walked about amidst fiery stones.
You were blameless in your behavior from the day you were created,
until sin was discovered in you.
In the abundance of your trade you were filled with violence, and you sinned;
so I defiled you and banished you from the mountain of God –
the guardian cherub expelled you from the midst of the stones of fire.
Your heart was proud because of your beauty;
you corrupted your wisdom on account of your splendor.
I threw you down to the ground;
I placed you before kings, that they might see you.
By the multitude of your iniquities, through the sinfulness of your trade,
you desecrated your sanctuaries.
So I drew fire out from within you;
it consumed you,
and I turned you to ashes on the earth
before the eyes of all who saw you.
All who know you among the peoples are shocked at you;
you have become terrified and will be no more.’”
So there, I found myself praying to the demons, pleading that they ask God for forgiveness. God will forgive them if they just realize that He has a plan for them and all he wants them to do is praise Him and turn away from their sinful ways. It may sound strange to you, but I just felt compelled to do it. There are times that we can do huge things without lifting a finger. There are times where God just wants us to pray for others.
I went to what's called a "Grupo de Alcance" (GAL) which is a small group that tries to help new believers in Christ and those who don't know him come to salvation. And so the guy that was doing the talking told us about this time that he was out on the street and he saw this guy. The guy wasn't doing anything, but he just noticed him. Then at that moment, God said to him "Pray for that guy". So he started to pray for him that God would help him and work his heart and lead him to his salvation. Two weeks later, he was at church and saw that guy sitting there. Who says that there is no power in prayer?
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