Topic: Demonic Invitation
Text: I Samuel 15:15-22

Those who would not serve God would serve the devil. Evil spirits will indwell those who reject the Holy Spirit. Nature abhors a vacuum. Those who refuse to dine on God’s table will eat on the altar of the devil. When the Holy Spirit came upon King Saul, he became a prophet. When the Holy Spirit left him, he was worse off.

I Samuel 16:14 says: “But the Spirit of the LORD depart from Saul, and an evil spirit from the LORD troubled him.” When the Holy Spirit leaves anyone, the person does not remain empty: demons move in to take the place left vacant by the Holy Spirit. If you are a minister of God and still toy with sin, you are playing with fire as all those demons you have encountered will come and pay you a visit immediately the Holy Spirit leaves you.

To remain a minister of God you must let holiness be your watchword. Once you get hooked up to God’s blessings, do not ever get separated from Him - the source of all blessings. Getting separated means inviting trouble to come in. This is particularly true of those of us who are ministers of God. We must remember always the story of Lot. As Abraham received spectacular blessings from God he took Lot with him and both of them began to prosper. After some time, however, Lot’s herdsmen stated fighting those of Abraham.

When Abraham suggested that they should separate, Lot agreed. This brought about the division of the land and, in this again, Lot chose the better portions of the land for himself. Do you know that certain curses do not act immediately? This is the kind of curse that worked in Lot’s life. Lot went to Sodom and Gomorrah and prospered there. However on the day he left Sodom, he left without anything apart from his wife and two daughters. As they left, his wife looked back and became a pillar of salt, as she had acted contrary to the advice of the angels leading them out (Genesis 19:26). The worst happened when Lot put his two daughters in the family way. If you prosper in evil deeds, you must remember the story of Lot.

The mill of God grinds slowly but surely. Though hand joins in hand, the sinner shall not go unpunished. If you sow wild oats you will never reap wheat. A word is enough for the wise.

Memory Verse: I Samuel 16:14 - “But the Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the LORD troubled him.”