Overcoming The
12 Evil Strong Men
Overcoming evil spirits & demolishing strongholds of satan
which fights against the soul of man
The spirit
of suicide
According to authorities on the subject of suicide,
suicidal rates are on the increase, with more
cases being documented over the years. According to World Health Organization
(WHO), on the average, almost 3,000 people commit suicide
across
the world daily, and for every person who completed a suicide, 20 more
people
might have attempted to end their lives. Suicide was estimated to be the eight
leading cause of death in all age groups.
As of 2011, an estimated one million people per year
die by suicide, cutting across genders, different age groups, social class and
all with different underlying motives.
The spirit of suicide is one of the devil’s most
strategic “condemnation machinery” against the human race. The devil is an
assassin—going to and fro the earth, seeking who he may devour.
Suicide is gloomy; it is darkness, and one of the
strongest weapon and strategy of the enemy against the soul of man.
This wicked spirit is in charge of suicide bombers,
suicide terrorists, militants or terrorists who carry out deadly operations to
kill others without expecting to survive themselves.
People, who undertake a suicide pact; who agree to
kill themselves at the same time, are under the domain of the spirit of
suicide.
It is a demon of recklessness, rashness,
irresponsibility, and madness.
The spirit of suicide haunts the man who sheds the
blood of another man:
A man that doeth
violence to the blood of any person shall flee to the pit; let no man stay him.
Prov 28:17 KJV
This agrees with the ancient law, “whoso sheddeth
man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed” (Gen 9:6)—there is a connection
between murder and suicide. He that has committed murder, though he flees for
his life, shall be continually haunted with terrors, shall himself flee to the
pit, betray himself, and torment himself, like Cain, who, when he had killed
his brother, became a fugitive and a vagabond, and trembled continually.
Judas was suicidal, and under a curse. The Scripture
records:
(With the reward he got for his wickedness,
Judas bought a field; there he fell headlong, his body burst open and all his
intestines spilled out. Everyone in Jerusalem heard about this, so they called
that field in their language Akeldama, that is, Field of Blood.)
"For," said Peter, "it is
written in the Book of Psalms,
"'May his place be deserted; let there be
no one to dwell in it,' and, "'May another take his place of
leadership.'
Acts 1:18-20 NIV
The sin of Judas was not only his shame and ruin,
but it made a vacancy in the college of the apostles.
The LORD defeated the good counsel of Ahithophel, to
the intent that He might bring disaster on Absalom (read II Sam.17:1-29; 18:1-33).
When this was done, Ahithophel took his own life (II Sam. 17:23).
The counsel of Ahithophel in those days were as if
one had inquired at the oracle of GOD (II Sam.16:23). He used to be a source of
wisdom to the office of the king over the nation of Israel. This means, King
David occasional inquired of him for wise counsel—because he had the ability,
vision, insight, and grace to forewarn, foreshadow and predict of things, and
dangers to the king. He was indeed resourceful to the king. To be precise, the
counsel of Ahithophel was infallible—which means; incapable of making a
mistake. He had unfailing wisdom, which you may call foolproof.
But when he took part in Absalom’s conspiracy
against GOD’s anointed King—David prayed, "O Lord, turn Ahithophel's
counsel into foolishness" (2 Sam 15:31).
Because Ahithophel the Gilonite with his
inventiveness and originality was in this plan to overthrow the king, the
conspiracy grew strong and the people increased continually with Absalom (see
II Sam.15:12).
How to
overcome the spirit of suicide
By prayer, when David heard that Ahithophel was in
the plot he lifted up his heart to GOD in this short prayer: “O Lord, turn the
counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness.” David had no opportunity for a long prayer,
but he was not one of those that thought he should be heard for his much
speaking. It was a fervent prayer, and God is well pleased with the importunity
of those that come to Him with their petitions.
David prayed not against Ahithophel's person, but
against his counsel, that God would turn it into foolishness, that, though he
was a wise man, he might at this time give foolish counsel, or, if he gave wise
counsel, that it might be rejected as foolish, or, if it were followed, that by
some providence or other it might be defeated, and not attain the end.
David prayed this in a firm belief that God has all
hearts in His hand, and that when He pleases, He can take away the
understanding of the aged and make the judges fools, (Job 12:17; Isa 3:2, 3),
and in hope that God would own and plead his just and injured cause.
We can pray in faith, and should pray with fervency,
that GOD will turn that counsel into foolishness which is taken against His
people.
In most cases, people who fight against GOD end up
in suicide or become suicidal. The same is the case with several servants of
GOD who disobey or rebel against Him.
When Prophet Jonah disobeyed the Word of The LORD to
go to Nineveh and preach, and fled from the Presence of The LORD, at a point he
became suicidal, and as it were, in his drowning in the sea, yielding to death,
GOD intervened.
Then the sailors said to each other,
"Come, let us cast lots to find out who is responsible for this
calamity." They cast lots and the lot fell on Jonah.
So they asked him,
"Tell us, who is responsible for making all this trouble for us? What do
you do? Where do you come from? What is your country? From what people are
you?"
He answered, "I
am a Hebrew and I worship The Lord, The God of Heaven, Who made the sea and the
land."
This terrified them
and they asked, "What have you done?" (They knew he was running away
from The Lord, because he had already told them so.)
The sea was getting
rougher and rougher. So they asked him, "What should we do to you to make
the sea calm down for us?"
"Pick me up and throw me into the
sea," he replied, "and it will become calm. I know that it is my
fault that this great storm has come upon you."
Jonah 1:7-12 NIV
By fervent prayer with trust in GOD, The LORD Of
Hosts can pursue His enemies to their ultimate destruction (like Judas who
became a traitor and betrayed The Son of Man)—or by the same, give the Grace
for Salvation (like the thief that received the gift of Salvation on the cross).