I just watch a show on Discovery Channel while ironing clothes. I don't know what's the title (i bum into the show midway). But i was quite surprised that they portray it like a scary movie. I mean a documentary that looks like " I know what you did last summer! " ... that surely caught my interest.
The show is about an interview with a family who had a bad experience in 1 of their apartments. It wasn't an ordinary bad experience. It has to do with spirits.
From the onset i watched, they recounted the events that take place in that house. First, it was the voices they heard in the daughter's bedroom. The young girl in her teens began to complain about the strange noises she heard and that the house is weird. The mother confessed too that there is a heaviness in the air ... and she heard voices too. She began to share with her husband but he wouldn't listen as he never witness any of that. He sticks to science and brushes everything off with a simple " I'm sure there's a logical explanation behind it".
Eventually, there comes one night after a while.. the mom experienced a choking experience in the room in the night. She begin to started repeating a verse in latin ..... something she doesn't understand.... and she behaves like she's been strangled. The incident grew even more bizzare when one night, the daughter heard cold whispers in her ears.. she got up from her bed and when she look back she saw a floating head next to her. O_O Quite scary.
Eventually, after the numerous unexplainable incidents ... and to no avail in convincing his husband of their plight, she decided to do a search on a net and she located a paranormal investigation squad that specialises in the paranormal incidents. The man on the phone was pretty convinced they are dealing with spirits and he (though not a christian) consulted a Bishop before proceeding to California to find that family. He brought together his team of people ... together with high-tech equipments that is used to sense things that cannot be detected by our 5 senses. Infrared sensors, Magnetifield sensors, Microphones that can detect noises much below the audio frequencies detected by our ear ... and a whole lot of sophisticated junkies. :) The amazing thing is he said he isn't a christian .. but look at the things he do later ( i'll share at later part). Before coming, he prepared himself by fasting for 9 days! He says to defeat something evil... you have to be really good.
Their first night stay was kinda scary. I thought with more people, there will be less incidents. But no ... on the first night, one lady was up on the shift ( they take turns to monitor the house for any supernatural activities happening in their midst) ... they suddenly all hear a "pop" loud sound and they were all woken up. Suddenly, the man (from the paranormal investigation squad) was brought from a horizontal position to a vertical position like a stick from ground being lifted up! He cannot explained what happen but the people all around all were shocked. Okay i wanna fast forward all this since it is getting late..
Eventually they were convinced a demon is leaving among their midst. When they consulted their neighours earlier about the previous house owners before the family .. they learned that there was a lady which practises cult-like rituals in their stay. They began to perform a exorcism ritual on the house.... and guess what ? They began to call on the name of the Lord from the Holy scriptures! So much for being a free-thinker but using the name of the Lord to cast out evil spirits. They began to go around the house praying and burning holy incense (as mentioned in the tabernacle series in the bible). *zoom to the end* The family was relieved the demon is gone and they have sent it back to hell . There was a huge resistance by the demon btw... (If you have seen our pastors cast out demon in our church you'll understand. It's something like that..) They were still traumatised by the experience so when they had enough money .. they bought a new home.
Now as i see this show ... i was quite shaken inside .. yet something in me click in place. It's like what Ps Benny Hinn says .... when light comes into darkness... darkness flees!! Light and darkness cannot cohabit with each other. Where there is darkness ... there is no light. But when light comes.... where shall darkness hide? No where! God has won the battle. Though day by day we continue to fight the fight of faith .... and sometimes in the walk ... we lose faith.... but He tells me that it's done. I cannot fall into deceit. No darkness can prevail when light comes. I am feeling spiritually weak this week... but He assures me that i should walk by faith and not by sight.
Thank God for your redeeming grace. I will fight the good fight ... and even as non-christians acknowledged your name ... i know truly there is power in the name of Jesus. :) Thank you for showing me the way again.
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