Day 11
I was hoping to finish Unbound last night but I was just too tired. Chapter 11 is titled “Should I Be Afraid?” and is basically talking about how we shouldn’t be afraid of the devil or any of his angels of darkness. The chapter starts with this story (and I love it)
Born in Yorkshire, England, in 1859, Smith Wigglesworth was a plumber known for his faith. The story is told that one night he was awakened by a creaking sound in the downstairs parlor. Wigglesworth took his candle and started down the steps. The creaking grew louder. A foul, deathlike odor filled his nostrils. As he approached the room where the sound came from, he felt the air turn cold. Peering into the room, he saw the source of the creaking: a figure in his rocking chair. As he stepped closer, he saw that it was the devil himself! ”Oh, it is only you,” Wigglesworth said as he blew out his candle.
I laughed as I read this because I was getting nervous and tense then the “Oh, it’s only you” I realized that at some level I am scared of the devil and I shouldn’t be. I have seen the spiritual realm cross over into the physical realm before, years ago when I was a young child. (we had some crazy neighbors) My mother would reassure us that we were protected because Jesus had defeated sin and death and we had authority through Jesus and His shed blood over the powers of darkness. But there is still something in your inner being that says we should be scared of the devil and his demons but we don’t need to be. I hope that if I ever encounter the devil himself God will remind me that I have the power and authority through Jesus to say “Oh, it’s only you.”