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“And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am” (Genesis 22:1).
The above scripture happened to me when I woke up suddenly from a deep sleep. I was completely (and I mean completely) gripped by fear. I sat upright in bed and cried out, “Lord, Jesus Help Me”. I immediately felt the Lord’s presence and heard Him in my spirit (it was so acute it seemed audible) say, “Here I am”.
Just as quickly as I awoke, I lay down and went back to sleep. This whole thing lasted no more than a few minutes. I had never felt so surrounded by darkness and fear as that night and never again has this happened. As a simple child I called upon the only one who could help me. I will never forget those brief moments when darkness seemed to engulf me. What is uppermost in my mind is how quickly the Lord came to my aid and to my side. Why would I be so surprised at His protection available to me?
It is the evil one who is always trying to inch his way into our lives in whatever way he can in order to kill, steal and destroy. We just need to see ourselves fully protected as we call down heaven to our defense. Many times throughout the day we have opportunities to cast the enemy from our presence by our own authority; however, we seem to forget we were given that authority through the cross and the atonement. The power over the enemy is real. I did not know how real until that one night and as always, God proved Himself faithful.
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