Scriptural Ways to Minister Deliverance
"loosed" or set free from an evil spirit of infirmity.
So demons can be directly involved in physical
ailments. But Jesus didn't cast out that spirit of
infirmity; He laid hands on her, and the anointing
broke the yoke of satanic bondage.
In other situations, Jesus did cast evil spirits out of
some people. How did He do it? With His Word!
MATTHEW 8:16
16 When the even was come, they brought unto
him [Jesus] many that were POSSESSED with
devils: and he CAST OUT THE SPIRITS with
HIS WORD, and HEALED all that were SICK.
In some cases of sickness, the sickness or disease is
a result of natural causes, but indirectly it's still satanic
oppression. If sickness is the result of natural causes,
the person needs to be healed—he doesn't need evil
spirits cast out of him.
On the other hand, sometimes an evil spirit is
present enforcing a disease or infirmity. You'll only
know by the Holy Spirit.
If the Holy Spirit doesn't reveal the presence of an
evil spirit, you can help people get healed by teaching
them faith in God's Word. But I am thoroughly
convinced that a number of different ailments can be
dealt with only by dealing with evil spirits.
And in those cases, unless the evil spirit is dealt
with by the power and direction of the Holy Spirit, you
can anoint people with oil and lay hands on them until
you've worn every hair off their heads, but you still
won't get results.
Those kinds of sicknesses don't respond to the usual
biblical methods of ministering healing. In those cases,
the evil spirit has to be dealt with by the unction and