Can a Christian Have a Demon?The Lord continued speaking to me. He said, "This
evil spirit whispered to this woman, 'You are a beautiful
woman, and you have been robbed in life. You are being
cheated. In the world you could have fame, fortune, and
popularity.'"
There's no doubt in my mind that with this woman's
singing ability, she could have been an outstanding
singer. But here's something I want you to see.
Although the devil's statement had some truth to it, "In
the world you could have fame, fortune, and
popularity," according to Philippians 4:8, it wasn't in
line with the Word of God.
PHILIPPIANS 4:8
8 Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are
TRUE, whatsoever things are HONEST,
whatsoever things are JUST, whatsoever things
are PURE, whatsoever things are LOVELY,
whatsoever things are of GOOD REPORT; if
there be any VIRTUE, and if there be any
PRAISE, THINK ON THESE THINGS.
What the demon was saying didn't line up with
Scripture because it wasn't true, honest, just, pure,
lovely, or of a good report. It certainly didn't have any
virtue in it. Therefore, it wasn't scripturally sound.
Some people wonder how to distinguish the voice of
Satan; this is how you do it. What you hear must line
up with the Word. The Bible tells us exactly what to
think on: "... think on these things," and the Bible lists
the kind of thoughts we should think on. The Bible is
our standard for our thought life.
Jesus continued, "This woman knew it was the devil
speaking those thoughts to her, so she said, 'Get behind
me, Satan.'" And I saw that little demon jump down and
run off and leave her.