The spirit shrieked, convulsed him and violently
came out. Mark 9:26
Evil never surrenders its grasp without a tremen-
dous fight. We never arrive at any spiritual inher-
intense through the enjoyment of a picnic but al-
ways through the fierce conflicts of the battlefield.
And it is the same in the deep recesses of the soul.
Every human capacity that wins its spiritual free-
dom does so at the cost of blood. Satan is not put
to flight by our courteous request. He completely
blocks our way, and our progress must be recor-
ded in blood and tears. We need to remember
this, or else we will be held responsible for the ar-
rogance of misinterpretation. When we are born
again, it is not into a soft and protected nursery
but into the open countryside, where we actually
draw our strength from the distress of the storm.
"We must go through many hardships to enter
the kingdom of God. Acts 14:22
- John Henry Jowett
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