As spiritual warfare intensifies in our culture, many believers are waking up to the urgent need for the church to reclaim its authority in deliverance ministry. Contrary to popular belief, deliverance is not an outdated or fringe practice—it is a vital part of the Christian life and deeply intertwined with healing and freedom.
On an episode of the We Need to Talk podcast, Bev Tucker shared with Ezekiel Azonwu the truth surrounding deliverance that many people ignore.
“The devil…is a legalist,” Tucker explains. “He has to have every ‘i’ dotted, every ‘t’ crossed because those are the little things he tries to hold people with.” This is why many struggle to get free from spiritual oppression. But the Holy Spirit has equipped the church with gifts to break those strongholds.
“Deliverance ministry…goes hand in hand with the gifts of the Holy Spirit—word of knowledge, discerning of spirits, miracles,” she says.
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One example she gave involved a woman who had suffered pain in her womb for over two years. “She did not tell me about it, but God healed her supernaturally as we were removing the demonic. That was miraculous. She has had no pain since.”
Despite such testimonies, some still argue Christians shouldn’t need deliverance. But as Tucker notes, “Deliverance is healing.” Referring to Jesus’ interaction with the Syrophoenician woman in Matthew, she said, “He called deliverance healing…And then he said it’s the children’s bread. Who are the children? We are.”
There is also a misconception that the Holy Spirit cannot co-exist with demonic influence. But Scripture tells a different story. “Second Corinthians 7:1 says, ‘Let us cleanse ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit.’” Tucker points out, “We say, ‘Our spirit can’t be contaminated because we’re born again,’ but that’s what you just read.”
Witchcraft, in particular, poses a serious threat to the purity of a believer’s spirit. “I believe that witchcraft is the number one thing that can defile your spirit,” she says. “They do rituals. All of those. Beyoncé’s one of them…Taylor Swift, she’s another one. They are doing rituals.”
While people seeking deliverance may have been steeped into truly difficult circumstances, those who are providing deliverance must do this with all humility in a responsible manner. “Manifestation is not deliverance,” Tucker clarifies. “A lot of people will manifest, but they’re still not getting delivered.”
This means it is vital for deliverance ministers to operate with discernment and compassion. “We shouldn’t do deliverance just because we want to be some big superhero… I want to see you walking in victory and getting out of the torment.”
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True deliverance is about more than just momentary manifestations—it’s about breaking free from the chains that bind us, walking in the fullness of God’s power and embracing the freedom that Christ died to give us. With the right guidance and the presence of the Holy Spirit, we can experience complete freedom, walking in victory over the forces that seek to oppress us.
Abby Trivett is content development editor for Charisma Media.
