FAITH IS A SPIRITUAL FORCE

Years ago, I was teaching a group of students how to heal the sick and one of them asked, "If the devil is not omniscient, how does he know that someone doesn't have faith and thereby refuse to come out at his command?" The disciples of Jesus had similar questions when they tried all their best but couldn't cast out a devil. You see, faith is a spiritual force engaged by your credit to the evidence of the Word. The devil doesn't need to know whether you have faith or not. If the force is not engaged, it doesn't matter how much you shout or sweat, nothing will force the devil out in the spirit. For instance, when the devil shows up and you are praying out of fear, even your vocabulary tells. Instead of clearly commanding the devil to go, if you start using invisible guns, fire and meaningless prayer jargon, the devil will just be having fun. But one word of authority will send evil spirits running as Jesus did (Matthew 8:16)