Evil

EVIL HASN’T TAKEN A VACATION

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February 9,2025

MIRACLES NEVER CEASE

Rev. Robert L. Wise, Ph.D. explores the world of divine interventions from an objective point of view. An Archbishop in the Communion of Evangelical Episcopal Churches with a Ph.D., Rev. Wise relates his interviews with persons who experienced the touch of God.

EVIL HASN’T TAKEN A VACATION

By the way, if you haven’t noticed, Evil has NOT taken a vacation. You can’t turn on your TV without getting a dose of deception, lying, false communication, and manipulation at all levels. You might have written it all off as biased thinking, egotism, or self-promotion. No problem there except that isn’t all there is to the quandary.

Evil is plowing ahead.

The first step forward is to seek a spiritual answer to a spiritual problem. Call the problem what it is. Second, dig deeper. Don’t take a surface answer, look at what is working beneath. Third, when truth is being distorted, say so. Here’s an example of combatting Evil.

Mary (used for anonymity sake) began acting strangely, shouting lies and was brought to the church for help. Her husband, father, and mother took Mary to the pastor’s office where she began throwing a tantrum and tearing at her clothing, ripping them apart. The pastor found himself in the midst of utter chaos.

The mother pulled him out of the room and explained their daughter had taken on strange sexual behavior. They weren’t sure what to do when Mary became explicit about her behavior. Her history revealed a growing infatuation with Mary’s brother-in-law. Letters had been exchanged between the two that carried sexual overtones. As she sat in the pastor’s office, Mary still had one such letter in her purse.

Returning to his office, the pastor confronted Mary about the letters. After ten minutes of arguing, she took out the letter and the pastor tore it apart and dropped the paper in the wastepaper basket. The pastor asked everyone in the room to start praying for Alice and he laid his hands on her shoulders and prayed to cast out evil. While they prayed, Mary became increasingly limp and finally collapsed.

As Mary started recovering, she became fully aware of her previous behavior and where she was. Mary began thanking God that he had set her free. The erratic behavior was gone and her personality was fully restored. She was one example of release from evil. Her family believed a miracle had occurred.

In today’s world, we need a healing of our eyes to see the truth waiting behind the deceptions. Ask yourself if Evil is at work! Then seek God’s release from the impact.

Some may call this approach superstition, naïve, reactionary, but without any answer of their own for confronting and defeating Evil. The sophistication of our time has not replaced the insight from 2,000 years ago. Deal with Evil as Evil and allow the hand of God to work. Miraculous results will follow.

Remember: miracles never cease!

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February 10, 2025 by revwise Categories: Divine Intervention, Evil, faith, MiraclesTags: Divine Intervention, faith, healing prayer, Miracles, prayer Leave a comment

HOW TO KILL A MIRACLE

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January 12, 2025

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HOW TO KILL A MIRACLE

In the previous blog, the account of Delores Winder’s amazing healing of her crumbling bones and near death condition conveyed how the hand of God can move even when it is unexpected. Here’s more of what followed.

Delores’ recovery also conveyed a gift of ministry. As her body was restored, ability to pray for others developed. Insights into how people could position themselves to receive the Lord’s fullest blessing followed. To use a metaphor, Delores recognized that everyone has ‘valleys’ in our emotions where we hide bitterness and resentment from the past. We may block the negative out of our mind, but yesterday’s pain can still affect todays physical systems. For example–.

In her 70’s, a woman with crippling arthritis came for prayer. As Delores began to pray, inwardly she heard the word forgiveness. She pressed the woman if there was anyone who she needed to forgive and release. The woman insisted there wasn’t, but Delores kept hearing forgiveness. Then the Holy Spirit brought another word. Brother.

When Delores probed, the woman insisted it couldn’t be the case because she had “x’d” him out of her life. Pushed further, the woman insisted it couldn’t be him because she had literally pushed him out of her mind. Delores insisted that if she wanted healing of her severe arthritis, she must forgive the brother and ask for his forgiveness. There could be no divine healing of her condition until she had done so. The woman still resisted.

Delores asked how long she had arthritis? The woman said about 12 years. Delores came again. How long had she had a problem with her brother? Again, the answer was ‘about 12 years.’ Her response hit the woman like a bomb exploding. Suddenly, she could see and understanding the link between her hidden and inner bitterness and her condition. Forgiveness brought recovery.

In this woman’s case, even though she was wealthy, she felt her brother had cheated her out of a small amount of money. The result proved to be crippling. Forgiveness opened the door sealed shut.

Sometimes the answer for our problems is hidden within us. Jesus taught us that if we are to be forgiven, we must forgive in kind. A miraculous recovery can be delayed or negated because the door to our heart remains closed.

The heavenly Father is a forgiving God whose love is sent in compassion. Our bitterness or anger can actually stop the entry of that healing work. Sure, often that response of reconciliation may feel humiliating, but Jesus taught that the “poor in spirit” receive the Kingdom of God. Sure better to live in that place than to perpetuate our problem.

Remember miracles never cease.

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January 12, 2025 by revwise Categories: Divine Intervention, Evil, faith, MiraclesTags: Divine Intervention, faith, Grace, Miracles, prayer Leave a comment

EVIL PERSISTED UNTIL

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December 22, 2024

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EVIL PERSISTED UNTIL —

Dubois had been telling us how his life was changed. (anonymity for security sake) A native of Haiti, he had grown up in a culture that practiced Voodoo. As strange as that sounds to American ears, this occult religion included casting curses and the worship of the Devil. Dubois not only embraced these bizarre ideas; he became a witch doctor. As he told his story, he talked out of the side of his mouth leaving the impression that something had happened to his jaw.

Dubois’ story described what happened when he walked down a narrow mountainous pathway with a staff in hand. Because of his high status in the cult, he expected everyone to step aside. That’s when he ran into and confronted Maria Smith walking directly toward him. (anonymity)

Eighty-year-old Maria had been a missionary in Haiti for almost all of her adult life. Coming from the United States, Maria was devout and a prayer warrior. She not only knew about the Voodoo occult; Maria battled this evil practice.

Dubois demanded that she step aside to let him pass because of his status as a Voodoo priest. He was not about to yield to a practitioner of what he considered to be an inferior religion. The woman must yield to him or he would throw her bodily off the path.

Maria dropped to her knees, folded her hands, and began praying. Dubois was so offended that he drew his staff back to strike her in the head. Maybe kill her. At that moment, he felt something grab the back of his neck, lift him off the ground, and sling him into the bushes.

Not only was Dubois stunned, he couldn’t imagine anybody having the strength to throw him so far. He glanced sideways and saw a gigantic figure standing there glaring at him.

The figure drew out a large sword and warned, “I am a servant of the Lord and this woman is a faithful servant of the most high God. You will not harm her.” The angel slammed the tip of the handle into Dubois’ jaw. Instantly, the bone snapped. Dubois knew his jaw was broken.

Because of this encounter, Dubois abandoned Voodooism and rejected his evil practices. He turned to the missionary’s God for light to shine into his darkness. Dubois became a Christian. As he told us his story, he had talked out of the side of his mouth because of the angel’s blow to his jaw.

Few of us are so dramatically and visibly confronted by Evil. In our society, the attacks are more subtle, but just as invasive. The assault never stops. Pay Attention!

You don’t need a jaw dropping experience to recognize the importance of resisting and negating the influence of Evil. In the Christmas season, we often joke about the existence of Santa Claus. The influence and impact of Evil is no jest. Stand your ground and you’ll be able to walk a straight path. Call on the Most High to protect you. You can gain the same victory and overcome!

Remember: miracles never cease!

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December 23, 2024 by revwise Categories: angels, Divine Intervention, Evil, faith, MiraclesTags: angels, Divine Intervention, faith, Holy Spirit, Miracles Leave a comment

EVIL CONTROLLED UNTIL

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December 15, 2024

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EVIL CONTROLLED UNTIL

In the last blog, we considered combatting evil and the diabolical impact Evil has on people. I suggested that I had run into this problem far more times than other areas I have previously explored. Evil and the expressions of destruction are always at work undermining even good people. Have you ever experienced an almost overwhelming desire for something or someone that you knew was wrong? You couldn’t figure out why you were so bothered? The truth is that you had plenty of help from the dark side.

Let me give you a couple of examples that happened to people who you would never have suspected being defeated.

A clergyman showed up on the doorstep running from his parish. The problems of managing a congregation full of fighting members while the church’s attendance and finances dwindled became too much. From seemingly out of nowhere, the good man was swallowed by despair. He knew spiritual intervention was necessary.

A second clergyman came with his young wife. She had always been forgiving, but had finally reached her limit. The husband had developed a strange but intimate relationship with much older women in the church. When he finally told her of these relationships during their own romantic time together, she exploded. In turn, the husband became violently furious.

As counselling continued, in both instances the clergymen couldn’t understand why they had been nearly destroyed when they actually were trying to guide and help people in their churches. They both felt “something” had somehow entered their minds and devastatingly infected them. Overwhelming doubt had swamped the men. Neither clergyman had been a bad person, just defeated. They didn’t know how the problem had occurred, but a force seemingly had slipped into the back of their minds.

Evil works like that. The Living Bible warns about “the craze for sex, the ambition to buy everything that appeals, and the pride that comes from wealth and importance.” (I John 2:16) These are some of the backdoors that allow Evil to enter undetected. Each of us have our own backdoors.

Their problem could be called Satanic oppression. How did the men get free? The two clergymen needed to be prayed for by someone who knew how to break the bondage of Evil. It wasn’t that they had slipped, it was that they had been tripped. Out of the shadows, Evil had infected them.

Your answer? Find a pastor, a priest, a clergyperson who understands evil and how to pray to defeat the nefarious. Ask the Holy Spirit to guide you to such a person regardless of whatever group they belong to. Surrender your problem into the hands of Jesus and you can be set free.

Struggling? Remember miracles never cease.

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December 15, 2024 by revwise Categories: Divine Intervention, Evil, faith, Miracles, miraculousTags: angels, Divine Intervention, faith, healing prayer, Jesus, Miracles, prayer Leave a comment

THEIR BEHAVIOR WAS UNCONTROLLABLE UNTIL

Blog EVIL #1

December 8, 2024

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THEIR BEHAVIOR WAS UNCONTROLLABLE UNTIL

One of the realms we have not considered is combatting evil. We have not explored the impact that the diabolical has on people. I have run into this problem far more times than most of the other areas I have previously explored. Regardless of whether or not people attribute talk of Evil to superstition or a Halloween movie, the fact of demonic influence is frighteningly real and always present, especially today. As you read this blog, you may recognize a habit, a behavior, or an experience that seems imposed or forced on you. Could that be the influence of Evil? Absolutely.

Here’s an example.

Anglican clergyman Christopher Neil-Smith received a call to come to a prison where two Hell’s Angels had realized they knew something was deeply wrong in their lives that they couldn’t control. Their behavior had been affected by a force they could no longer resist and wanted someone to pray for their release. One man had been sentenced for stabbing a man and the other for holding a gun on his victim. The prisoners desired help because they feared that when they left prison, they might not be able to control themselves and kill someone. Of course, a death sentence could follow. The men explained to Neil-Smith that they had participated in black magic and dedicated themselves to the devil. As they approached the priest asking him to pray for them, they were afraid to enter the chapel because of their involvement with the occult.

As Neil-Smith began praying, the first man succumbed and became unconscious. Only as he was sprinkled with water, did the prisoner revive. The second man struggled but stayed on his feet. The clergyman prayed fervently and slowly his sense of being possessed by Evil faded. No longer did the two men want to kill or injury anyone. Obviously, prayers penetrated their problems.

Their dread of entering the chapel disappeared and the men wanted a Bible. A Franciscan brother who worked with prisoners produced the scripture. Together they studied Mark 5:1-20, the account of a man released from the control of evil. The two convicts immediately identified with the demoniac. From Mark’s story, the two men recognized they had experienced an identical release from evil. Relieved of feeling captive by Evil, the two prisoners were spiritually free. The power of evil had been broken.

Should their account ring a bell with you, remember that Evil is strong, but prayer is stronger. Surrendering to the control of the Holy Spirit is your answer. We are not simply the captains of our own destiny. Our life’s journey involves navigating through stormy passages we cannot control. When we ask the Holy Spirit to guide us through troubled waters, the outside force of Evil cannot shipwreck us.

Struggling? Remember miracles never cease.

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You’ll find another Robert L. Wise’s latest books to be inspiring, too. One of the most significant Christians of the 20^th Century, Dietrich Bonhoeffer attempts to stop Adolph Hitler!