["Jesus casts out the devils", Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld. Die Bibel in Bildern, Plate 191.]
A few days ago I received this personal testimony. It caught my attention. The SMC staff thought it would be good to share this with our wider SMC community and I do so with her permission:
My family and I have been partaking in the monthly deliverance sessions since 2022 and they've been life changing. I personally adopted the 3Rs "Reject, rebuke and renounce" any evil spirit oppressing me. But recently (2 weeks ago), I had a powerful experience with it. I came back from work feeling a little off/depressed and didn't make much of it. I thought is was just the weight of the day. However, the dark thoughts got more pressing as I was getting ready for work the next day. A voice in my head kept saying: "Don't see how ugly you look; your hair is mess; don't go to work, stay home and kill yourself!"
I felt so heavy...but in a flash I remembered your talk about demon brain and told myself: "Those are NOT your thoughts! Cast out the evil right now." I stood in the middle of my bedroom and started the 3Rs prayer out loud: "In the Holy Name of Jesus Christ, by the power of His most Precious Blood & Glorious Cross, price of my redemption, I..." But nothing was coming out, my voice had died!
I started over, but the same thing- when I got to the part where I'm to reject, renounce and rebuke, I became silent. I called on the Holy Spirit and started over a 3rd time. This time, I made it through the entire prayer. I felt a chilly sensation go through my body right after.
I went to work and about my day with no feeling of depression or dark thoughts.
I had shared the 3Rs prayer with a good friend of mine who is Protestant and she uses it whenever she feels overwhelmed or usually down. When I told her about my recent experience and how right after the prayer the depression left me, she revealed to me that she had shared the prayer with a coworker who is also Protestant and was going through a rough time. The coworker has 2 sons. One is VERY depressed. Saying he doesn't wanna go to school. When she would drop him to school she would stay and drive around the school and pray the 3Rs and declare her son would graduate. And he did. Now he wants to be a medic!
I don't often share my testimonies, but I felt compelled to do so this time.
I am aware of the battles the team at SMC is facing, and wanted you to know how much your ministry is touching lives, changing lives through Jesus Christ! May God continue to bless you and the ministry.
There are many important takeaways in her experience. First, when "demon brain" hits us, we usually don't immediately recognize the work of the Evil One. This woman finally did, perhaps with a special grace from heaven. Second, her explicit rejection of these evil thoughts was very helpful. She used the 3 R's: I reject them; I rebuke them; I renounce them. Third, she initially could not even speak. It took three tries! The Evil One does everything he can to block our holy acts including blocking our voice, fogging our brains, and putting many obstacles in our paths. Fourth, the depression and dark thoughts lifted as a result of her prayer. This confirms that the mental attacks were indeed of a demonic origin and not simply due to her own human failings.
Not everyone who uses this prayer will experience such a swift and dramatic release. But all of us regularly suffer demonic temptations until the end of our days. If we hold out to the end, trusting in Jesus and rejecting the voice of the Evil One, it will be a source of great sanctification. These trials will help make us the saints that God wants us to be.
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