LUCIFER (SATAN)

I haven’t had too many experiences with the Prince of Darkness. Nevertheless my encounters with him are memorable. Most recently, I was relaxing on the couch in my living room (hall). On a Saturday afternoon, and for some strange reason I looked straight ahead of me, into my dining room, and there he was. Standing erectly and looking directly at me. Although he was approximately twenty three feet away from where I was seated. I recognized him immediately because I had seen him before. He appeared to be tall with a muscular build. He probably took on that appearance to intimidate me. As per usual he had some straight massive horns pointing upward out of his head. I have friends who claim that they have seen Satan but each of them describes him differently. One friend saw him as an extremely beautiful angel, lying on the counter top of a rum bar, and smiling at the patrons as they drank intemperately on their way to liquor intoxication. Another friend of mine saw him as a tall, muscularly built, handsome man, dressed in a black suit. Just as when I saw him the first time, he had a tail, very long fingers and his feet looked like the hooves of a calf. When I saw him the first time approximately twenty years ago he was silent. But this time he had a warning for me. He threatened, “If you don’t stop serving God, then I will kill you.”

Predictably, I was not afraid. For as we read in scripture, “He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in Him I will trust.” Psalm 91:1-2. Furthermore, I was granted a vision many years ago of my own guardian angel. He was patrolling my property and my residence. He was not only armed but appeared to be clad in impenetrable armor. From the crown of his head all the way down to his feet. As he marched along in my house and around my property the whole building shook and trembled, with every step that he took. This being was no push over. So whatever Lucifer was planning to do to me, he couldn’t do it, without first passing through my divinely commissioned protector. As we are promised in scripture, “The angel of the Lord encamps all around those who fear Him, And delivers them.” Psalm 34:7.

Twenty years ago, I was a rebel against divine authority. Accordingly, when I saw Satan on my property, I knew that his presence there was portentous of some extremely serious developments. I didn’t have to wait very long either. Because within one year of his first appearance thereon, I lost my home, business, income, wife, and everything else that I owned in this world. The Lord Almighty was merciful towards me however. Since my life was spared. That’s how Lucifer rewards those who serve him. He compensates them with failure, loss, sickness and death. This time around however, I was no longer on his terrain. Therefore, his mischievous intent towards me were severely limited. Especially since he now hated me because I was serving God. In fact we are warned in scripture, “…Woe to the inhabitants of the earth and the sea! For the devil has come down to you, having great wrath, because he knows that he has a short time.” Revelation 12:12. (NKJV). Approximately one week after his most recent appearance, I was seated in the usual place on the couch in my living room. When flames started spewing out of the extension cord receptacle nearest to where I was seated. Not merely from one outlet but from two. I quickly jumped into action and pulled the plug out of that wall socket. I knew that I was in danger of being seriously burned or electrocuted.

The following day I came over to the desk nearest to my computer and started to use my desktop. After a few minutes had transpired I noticed that smoke was ascending from the back of my CPU and afterwards it just wouldn’t function. Incidentally, this is the same machine that I use periodically to write all of my articles. On Monday morning bright and early I took my desktop into The Town of Berekum. To a computer repair technician that I knew there, and discovered that the power intake motor had burned out. I paid for it’s replacement. Took it home and started using it again, only to discover on Tuesday morning that I was back at square one. Because the same thing had happened all over again. I now realized that a serious electrical problem had developed in my apartment. I called my electrician and after he came early Sunday morning. He had to spend the whole day rectifying all the shorts that had mysteriously developed in my living quarters. I had to replace three switches, three light fixtures and two sockets. I also had to throw away two extension cord receptacles and purchase new ones. Finally, I had to replace the motor at the back of my CPU, once more. I have lived long enough now to know from experience. That these things are certainly not coincidental. After all we are counselled in scripture,  “Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour.” 1Peter 5:8 (NKJV)

During my undergraduate years in college which was also a boarding school. I encountered a demon first hand. I was lying down on my bunk bed. It was early in the morning around 2:00 A.M. The room was enveloped in darkness. I could see nothing. But I do recall someone sitting down at the foot of my bed. I experienced the depression as his weight settled on my mattress. I did nothing because for some strange reason I was neither terror struck nor was I afraid. Immediately afterwards my feet became numb. This loss of sensation rapidly proceeded up my legs, thighs and torso. Within a very short period of time I lost power in my arms and every other part of my body. I attempted to verbalize a prayer but discovered that I was dumb. At that point I begun to cry out telepathically to The Lord Almighty for help. Apparently, my thoughts penetrated His sanctuary. Immediately life gradually returned to my body as my physical paralysis was ameliorated. This instantaneous answer to my prayer was a fulfilment of a divine promise, “Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall glorify Me.” Psalm 50:15. (NKJV).

My anger was immediately aroused. I lashed out at whoever happened to be there with my clenched left fist. Unfortunately however it only landed against the hard, cold, inanimate concrete wall. I felt my knuckles and they were moist. I got out of bed and switched on the ceiling light. When I looked there was blood all over the back of my left hand. At that point in time I learnt the brutal truth. That I was no match in any conflict with a demon. Since we are counselled in God’s sacred Word, “For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.” Ephesians 6:12. (NKJV). I know that Satan and demons are real. I have this knowledge as a result of life’s experiences. The only effective and lethal weapon against them is prayer.