Showing posts with label demons. Show all posts
Showing posts with label demons. Show all posts

Thursday, July 17, 2025

"Snakes in the Grass" - Steve Martin, Love For His People


 Snakes in the Grass

Kick out the troublemakers and things will quiet down; you need a break from bickering and griping!” Proverbs 22:10, The Message

When I saw the black snake sneaking through the underbrush along the trail my two grandsons and I were walking on, I was immediately drawn to a subject by the attention of the Holy Spirit. This could be a message one should consider more fully in writing about.

The words contention and strife came to mind, moving as snakes in the grass.

In 1990, a popular book was circulating among those involved in the deliverance ministry. It was written by Frank and Ida Mae Hammond, titled "Pigs in the Parlor." Those confronting the evils that existed then, and still do even to a fuller extent, found this book to be very practical and instructive. It was a necessary tool in bringing freedom to those bound by satanic forces.

In many ways, Christians limit the acknowledgment of evil activity, along with the subtle forms of its expressions, to the “deep dark jungles of Africa”, believing it does not exist in our modern, exalted Western societies.

Oh really? Everything that affects the natural, spiritual, and physical mind and body is just a result of a lack of job opportunity, low levels of education, and/or dismissal of mental health, so that drugs cease to have any effect, in a positive way?

The Holy Spirit spoke to me to address an issue that I have noticed more frequently in our midst. It is the contentious spirit, the one that seeks to bring continual strife among families, neighbors, communities, and nations. We know that the devil, Satan himself, goes about seeking to kill, steal, and destroy. Scripture also says of him, “Be of sober spirit, be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.” 1 Peter 5:8

Contention in a home can be evidence of a spiritual presence that is not of the Holy Spirit. Strife, arguments, and ongoing conflicts can certainly point to the work of the enemy, who is trying to inflict his wrath on those he hates. He especially goes after all who call upon the Name of the Lord Jesus, Yeshua HaMashiach, Christ the Messiah. Bring them down, and his mission is successful.

As the world grows darker, the Lord promises to shine His light on the activities of our enemies. We are witnessing it in many areas of government, education, and world events. Allowing it to shine down to a more personal level in our homes, bringing peace and harmony by driving out the works of the enemy, further enhances the shalom of the Living God of Israel.

Consider this matter more closely and do not dismiss it as just everyday life that you have to live with. We can and must change our cultures, beginning in our homes, by the grace and love supplied by the Lord Himself.

We all can have more of life in the Lord. Live it more fully in freedom and within His expression of love.

(For further study on the subject of demons, Satanic activity, and the deliverance ministry, I recommend two more books.

One of my favorites on the subject of deliverance is Don Basham’s Deliver US From Evil.

Derek Prince, whom I consider the best Bible teacher I have known, also gave strong, biblical teaching on the subject of spiritual warfare in his messages. For a complete look at Derek’s full library on spiritual warfare, check here: Derek Prince Ministries USA)

Ahava and Shalom,

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Steve Martin

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Message #8 in my new series (2025): "Snakes in the Garden" July 17, 2025


Watch the action of the snake below. Captured on video by Steve Martin, July 12, 2025, in Stevens Creek Nature Preserve in western Charlotte, NC.)


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Monday, October 10, 2022

This Will Give You The Victory – How To Expel The Enemy – The Basics of Deliverance, Pt. 2

 

This Will Give You The Victory – How To Expel The Enemy – The Basics of Deliverance, Pt. 2

Oct. 10, 2022 Derek Prince 644K subscribers

Derek Prince Sermons: How To Expel The Enemy – This is an original Bible Study, teaching by Derek Prince. Controversial, yet scriptural. Deliverance from demonic influence is a relevant and needed ministry in today’s church. Drawing on decades of personal experience, Derek Prince imparts the foundational keys to spiritual freedom.

Bible Teaching Resources: https;//www.derekprince.com Subscribe to our channel 👉 https://www.youtube.com/c/DerekPrince…

Steve Martin

STEVE & LAURIE MARTIN - LOVE FOR HIS PEOPLE FOUNDERS My good wife Laurie and I (45 years in October 2022!), through the ministry of Love For His People we founded in 2010, give love and support for our friends in Israel and in other nations with friendship, humanitarian aid, and social media support, along with Steve's messages, and our Ahava Adventures trips to Israel. Steve has also authored and published 34 books. We live in the Charlotte, NC area. We have four adult children, spouses, and eight grandkids.

Friday, October 7, 2022

Learn the Secrets of Spiritual Success – Casting Down Strongholds – Derek Prince

 

Learn the Secrets of Spiritual Success – Casting Down Strongholds – Derek Prince

Oct. 7, 2022 Derek Prince 643K subscribers

Derek Prince Sermons: Spiritual Warfare – Casting Down Strongholds – This is an original Bible Study, teaching by Derek Prince. We have an enemy that takes us seriously, so we should take our enemy seriously. In this insightful message, Derek Prince explains the nature and activity of spiritual warfare.

Bible Teaching Resources: https://www.derekprince.com

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Steve Martin

STEVE & LAURIE MARTIN - LOVE FOR HIS PEOPLE FOUNDERS My good wife Laurie and I (45 years in October 2022!), through the ministry of Love For His People we founded in 2010, give love and support for our friends in Israel and in other nations with friendship, humanitarian aid, and social media support, along with Steve's messages, and our Ahava Adventures trips to Israel. Steve has also authored and published 34 books. We live in the Charlotte, NC area. We have four adult children, spouses, and eight grandkids.

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Thursday, August 22, 2019

Deliverance From Evil - Now Think On This by Steve Martin



Deliverance From Evil

“But the Spirit explicitly says that in later times some will fall away from the faith, paying attention to deceitful spirits and doctrines of demons, by means of the hypocrisy of liars seared in their own conscience as with a branding iron, men who forbid marriage and advocate abstaining from foods which God has created to be gratefully shared in by those who believe and know the truth.” 1 Timothy 4:1-3 (NASB)


When the young girl rose up violently from the floor, rapidly pulled up by something, from laying flat on her back, and spoke in a loud, man’s gruff voice, “I am not leaving her. I have been here too long” - my opinion of whether demons existed or not needed no further proof of their reality.

And a decade before that, in 1973 when I was still a young adult and open to all that would try to convince me of the other side in the supernatural realm, I saw the movie The Exorcist with actress Linda Blair, in my high school senior year. That was indeed demonic, and no one can convince me otherwise.

With the passing of these last 45 years since then, when most of America yet seemed to follow God, the increase of demonic activity, revealing itself through witchcraft, anti-Semitism, racism and white supremacy (to name a few, all in the same classification) should be enough to convince anyone who walks and talks that the work of demons and their leadership from the underworld has vastly increased in people’s lives.

Even Walt Disney Pictures has very subtlety pushed their spiritual agenda on our kids, in the guise of fun, wholesomeness, tolerance, and acceptance, when all along it is simply witchcraft too.

The Bible teachers and deliverance ministers I sat under for clear Scriptural truth, during my early Christian years, laying a great foundation in my spiritual life, included Derek Prince (his classic book They Shall Expel Demons is a must-read), Don Basham (his book Deliver Us From Evil also a classic), and Mahesh Chavda (read Only Love Can Make A Miracle). They taught, straight from the Word of God, that demons, deliverance, and spiritual warfare was very real, and as believers, we need to know how to combat and overcome the forces opposed to our very existence, and that of our families and friends.

There are far too many Christians, and of course non-believers, who would like to dismiss the work of the enemy as non-existent; choosing instead to allocate everything affecting us as either a physical, mental, or ancestral problem. Hence, they will use natural means to try and overcome a spiritual problem.

Is everything bad thing caused by demonic activity? No, of course not. Most of our situations are caused by sin in our own lives that we bring on ourselves, through disobedience to God’s Word. Drunkenness, alcoholism, sexual perversity, homosexuality, and pornography are not caused by a disease, but most often are results of sin and generational curses brought down through sin of our forefathers. But there is certainly demonic activity that requires deliverance, and which will not “be cured” except by this supernatural action. Generational curses can be broken. Watch Dr. Peter Wyns: Blessings or Curses or get the book (Blessings or Curses - book.) 

As darkness increases exponentially during these times and as the satanic force sees his time drawing to an end, especially since the rebirth of Israel in 1948, we must know, practice, and confront head-on the deceit, lies, and the deception that abounds. Deliverance can bring freedom.

The Holy Spirit will open our eyes if we ask. So, we must ask.

Now think on this and see what good things the Lord has in store for you and those around you.

Ahava and shalom,

Steve Martin
Founder/President
Love For His People, Inc.

P.S. I very thankful to the Lord Jesus, and blessed to note that this is the 450th Now Think On This message I have written. 

When I started out writing in the fall of 2010, after a return trip from Israel and asked the Lord, “Now what?” as we started Love For His People ministry that spring, He replied, “Write love letters.”

And so beginning with the first ones, known then as Ahava Love Letters (see a few of those here in my book of the same name: Book - Ahava Love Letters by Steve Martin 2013, the Holy Spirit has given me inspiration to share His heart.



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Sunday, November 26, 2017

She Wanted to Join ISIS but Met Jesus and Was Set Free From Demons Instead - BENJAMIN GILL/CBN NEWS

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Rita Chaima radiates with joy. When you see her face, you can tell she's filled with deep happiness and contentment.
But that's the opposite of the way she used to feel. Chaima was raised a Muslim, and from an early age she struggled with suicidal depression.
She tells her powerful story in a new documentary called "In His Footsteps" by a ministry called The Last Reformation.
"I just saw a cruel world and I didn't want to be a part of it," she recalls.
Chaima says she tried to kill herself three times. "I was doing drugs, I was smoking, I was smoking anything... I just wanted to destroy myself."
At one point she became so angry that she made up her mind to join ISIS in Syria.
"I hated people who weren't Muslim. I wanted to kill them," she says.
The videos by ISIS inspired her. "I loved to see them bleeding. I was seeing videos of decapitation and loved it."
But then something else happened. Her mom got a bunch of free books for her, and there was a Bible among them. That's when Chaima met Jesus.
"I started to read the Bible to prove to Christians that they were wrong," she says. "But I was wrong! And the grace of Jesus Christ started to touch me."
"I was reading things like 'pray for your enemies,' 'love them,' and I was someone who wanted to kill them."
"Intellectually I didn't want to accept Jesus, but Jesus started to do a work in my heart," she says.
She couldn't resist the love of Jesus anymore, so she decided to follow Him.
When she told her family what she had done, they rejected her. She says they stopped talking to her, and for months left her alone in her room. "It was like a prison."
She says in the past, depression would have overtaken her. But not this time. She started to read the Bible a lot. "Jesus was there with me. He was encouraging me. The Holy Spirit was really there. I felt it, I knew it."
Her Muslim family has now totally abandoned her, but her story doesn't end there.
When it was time for Chaima to be baptized, something supernatural happened.
"I don't even remember what I did. I had to see the video of my baptism. I was completely crazy; the demon was crazy, it wasn't me. I kicked Jon. He baptized me. I kicked him."
But as she flailed and screamed, Jon continued to minister over her, telling the demon to go, until peace finally came over her body. She was finally set free and baptized in the Holy Spirit.
"After the baptism, I felt like the heavy weight completely disappeared. And I was so excited to go and make disciples," she said.
"I started to want to talk about Jesus to everyone, even to the people who led me to terrorism. I wanted to go and see them, tell them that they are wrong, and that love is waiting for them."
And that's just what she now does, traveling with gospel minister Peter Ahlman and other Christians, she shares her testimony wherever she goes.
You can watch her testimony below through an excerpt from the In His Footstepsdocumentary by The Last Reformation.
You can watch the entire documentary free at their website: thelastreformation.com
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