Jesus gave three main commissions when it came to casting out demons. The first commission is in Matthew 10:5–8 when He calls His 12 disciples to cast out demons. The second is in Luke 10:17–20 when Jesus sends out the 72 disciples. The third applies to every believer today, “In My name they will cast out demons” (Mark 16:17b, MEV).
People often think that once deliverance occurs, nothing more needs to be done. That could not be further from the truth. Often after we go through deliverance, there are steps we must take to make sure the demons don’t return or new demons don’t seek entrance. It’s very normal after someone goes through a deliverance for there to be backlash and even the feeling of not being fully delivered. Demons do everything they can to assault you just after you get completely free. The first one to two weeks are the most important.
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If we can teach people to resist the enemy during this time, the demons will not usually keep trying to come back.
James 4:7b (NIV) says, “Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.” Notice that before we even resist, we must submit ourselves to God. If you don’t submit to Him after your deliverance, you open yourself up to being redemonized. Sadly, in the Western church we resist God and submit to the devil instead of the other way around. The word “resist” is a verb that means exerting yourself, to counteract or defeat. This is not simply saying no to the devil when he arrives; this is actually counteracting or defeating him.
/**/So now you’re submitted to God, you’re fighting against the enemy’s attack, and what is the result? The devil runs! Imagine that! Instead of running from demons that try to attack you, demons are running from you because you fight back against them. When Jesus showed up, the demons would say, “Have you come to torment us?” The real presence of Christ torments demons, and that same presence is alive inside you. If you truly understand this, it changes the way you fight against Satan’s kingdom.
In Matthew 12, Jesus teaches us a vital principle when it comes to demons leaving a person and attempting to reenter. Jesus tells us the first thing an evil spirit does when it leaves a person. Whether this is when it’s cast out or it has the ability to leave on its own will is not clear, but we know the demon has just left a person. The very first thing it does is look for somewhere dry to rest. Demons love dry Christians, dry churches, dry pastors, dry preaching, dry prayer lives and dry spirituality. In fact, anything that is dry is a good place for a demon to rest. We want to make sure our lives are not suitable places for demons to rest. Demons love dry environments. Psalm 22:3 (KJV) says, “But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel.” How incredible is it that God inhabits environments of praise while demons dwell in dry places.
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