Do Not Let Spiritual Warfare Get Into The Way Of Your Faith!
Sermon by Cardinal Kelly Patrick
April 28th, 2017

This wonderful praise song reminds me of when I was a child …I used to raise my arms to heaven often in thanks, AND JOY! Unashamed and Unreserved!

It is common that the forces of darkness know who you are and what you are destined for from birth, so they hate it when you do this! Please remember that if you follow the Lord or serve him you will become a target throughout life. You will experience more tests, more suffering etc. The forces of darkness HATE it when you show your love to GOD! Do not become weary for the blessings we do not demand, expect, nor do we serve the Lord for blessings! The blessings, however, will still come when God says, but the test is long and hard! 

PHILLIPS, CRAIG & DEAN LYRICS

“Great I Am”
I want to be close, close to Your side
So Heaven is real and death is a lie
I want to hear voices of angels above
Singing as one

[Chorus:]
Hallelujah, holy, holy
God Almighty, the great I AM
Who is worthy, none beside Thee
God Almighty, the great I AM
I want to be near, near to Your heart
Loving the world and hating the dark
I want to see dry bones living again
Singing as one

[Chorus]
The great I AM
The mountains shake before You the demons run and flee
At the mention of the name King of Majesty
There is no power in hell
Or any who can stand
Before the power and the presence of the great I AM
The great I AM the great I AM yeah

[Chorus x2]
The great I AM
The great I AM
The great I AM
—

The day I was a young child showing praise to God …my arms were outstretched to the heavens  ….a demon struck me down to the ground pretty hard and as I lay on the ground it held me down. I felt all their weight and the painful pressure upon my entire body.
Guess what ….It could NOT enter me, but it wanted to possess me.  The thing is that once you surrender to God and open yourself up to only him when you seek resolve then nothing else can enter unless you open yourself to it!

Ephesians 6:12

The Armor of God
11Put on the full armor of God, so that you can make your stand against the devil’s schemes.
12For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world’s darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
13Therefore take up the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you will be able to stand your ground, and having done everything, to stand.After about an hour or longer it gave up, but during that one hour, it was relentless in its pursuit!
Here is a reminder: they want you to give up! Do not! When they knock you down, get up again and give your praise AGAIN and show them who your boss is! Show them that you serve the Great I AM! 

I felt REAL PAIN, REAL SWEAT, and real TEARS.

Sadly I did not raise my arms to heaven for some time after until I found the Lord again later in life. As a child experiencing such a traumatic event I was still very strong in my faith, but I became reserved. The Lord then reminded me that he gave me the authority long ago to banish those demons.And just the same, do not forget the Lord also gave YOU authority and blessing to do these things and help others in this way!Do not hide yourself from the Lord or God to satisfy the forces of darkness for fear of retaliation.  Raise your arms to heaven in thanks. Or do whatever it is YOU do to show gratitude to God and the Lord …show them that YOU will not be defeated and God is over you in Lord Rayel’s name!!
Yes, those demons will flee, but do not give up!

Colossians1:13
Thanksgiving and Prayer
12giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the light.
13He has rescued us from the dominion darkness and brought us into the kingdom of His beloved Son,
14in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.…

Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.  Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.” Eph. 6:11-17When you stand with Rayel, the enemy never has the final word over your lives. You are then in God’s hands.

Get back on the path and press on courageous and free to be never held back by fear or defeat. The battle belongs to the Lord, and He has the final victory… the key is to stay on his path and his way!

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