MINISTERING DELIVERANCE
INTRODUCTION:
Deliverance according to the scriptures is one of the essentials of the
kingdom with regards to the Great Commission (Mt. 28:19-20). It is a cardinal
area of the ministry of Jesus Christ as taught and demonstrated by Him. Jesus
Christ Himself ministered deliverance to a great number of people (Lk. 4:16 –
19; Acts 10:38; Mk. 5:1 – 20; Mt. 10:1; Mk. 16:15 -18; Lk. 9:1 – 2; 10:17 – 20.
Ministering deliverance is such a venturesome
and dangerous one. Dangerous, not because the devil is powerful and can
overcome a spirit-filled child of God, but because of the technicalities involved and the subtility or craftiness of the devil. Many who have ventured
into ministering deliverance without the true knowledge and teaching are not
only out of the deliverance field today but out the Christian race, Acts. 19:13
-17. Ministering deliverance is one spiritual exercise that brings the child of
God into open confrontation with the powers of darkness. It is an act of
‘‘entering’’ into the kingdom of darkness to bring out their lawful captives.
This could result into many attacks and counter attacks which have made many to
dread this ministry.
