New Creation Podcast

New Creation Podcast


Breaking Free From Satan's Grasp

October 09, 2015

Are you fascinated by the occult? Are you interested in UFOs, extra terestrials, psychic phenomena or familiar spirits?  Have you dabbled in Wicca or Shamanism?  These things were my life-blood at one point in my life.  I participated in occult rituals, channeling, reiki, yoga, tai chi, transcendental meditation and other forms of divination and witchcraft.Then one day, a good friend helped me see my sin and pointed me to the Savior.  They showed me in the Bible that witchcraft is an abomination to the Lord, and that I needed to repent of it along with all other forms of sin.  I realized that even my lying, stealing and lusting was abhorrent to God – That deep down on the inside I was not a good person, no matter how hard I tried to portray myself as one.  I found out that Jesus taught us there is no such thing as a good person; that only God is good.  Would you consider yourself to be a good person?  How many lies have you told?  Ever stolen anything?  Ever looked at someone with lust?  Jesus said that if you even look at someone to lust after them, you have already committed adultery with them in your heart.  Ever used God's name in vain?  The Bible calls that blasphemy and warns that God will not hold him guiltless who uses His name in vain.  On judgement day, will you be innocent or guilty of breaking God's commandments?  If you are found guilty, would you be going to Heaven or Hell?I found out that no matter how many good things I did, I could never pay the price for all the sins I had committed in my life.  I knew that my sin would earn me a death sentence in hell, and that God would be just in sending me there.It was three o'clock on Thanksgiving morning 1996, and I found myself in an emergency room bed.  I had three orderlies holding me down trying to give me an injection because they thought I was overdosing on drugs, even  though I'd never done drugs in my life.  It felt like demons were trying to drag me down to hell.  My benevolent “spirit guides” were showing their true face.  It was at that point I knew that I knew I needed the Savior. Full of sorrow for my sins, I cried out to God with all of my heart.  “Jesus help me!  Save me!” I screamed.  I repented of my sin and sought Jesus with everything on the inside of me.That night I went to sleep in a padded cell.  When I woke up in the morning, I felt like a new born baby.  Everything was brand new!  This term came to my heart, “Born Again.”  Jesus had rescued me!   I knew that His sacrifice on the cross was more powerful than any of my sins, so I placed all of my trust in His ability to save me, rather than my own.  I remembered my hellish past, but now I knew that I was on my way to Heaven!  Jesus forgave me of all of my sins!  God had adopted me into His family!God can do the same thing for you.  He can deliver you from Satan's grasp if you will only seek Him with all of your heart.  Repent of your sin and place your trust in Jesus Christ today.