“…An adulteress will prey upon his precious life” (Proverbs 6:26, NKJV). The adulteress spoken of in this verse is Satan. The devil tries to seduce everyone who hungers after the Lord. He hunts down those who are precious to God.
During an evangelistic crusade on the West Coast, I met a young man who was a leader of a coven of witches. Even though this young man was deeply involved in the occult, he didn’t believe Satan or his demons would ever possess him.
One night, as he tried to go to sleep, he saw horrible, demonic faces swirling on the ceiling of his bedroom, leering down at him. As they gathered like a cloud and formed a funnel, the young man realized they were about to come into his heart.
He was petrified, then he remembered something from his childhood, so he cried out, “In Jesus’s name, go!” All the demons vanished.
The next night, those forces rallied even greater legions. He looked up and saw the whole room filled with ugly, horrible creatures formed into a funnel again. This time, the young man stood up on his bed and shouted, “I claim the blood of Jesus!” Again, the demons fled in disarray.
The young man knew that if they came again, though, he wouldn’t be able to handle it. He called a Christian friend and asked him to accompany him to one of my crusade meetings.
During the service, the young coven leader was convicted by the Holy Spirit, and he gave his heart to the Lord. He testified that even though his family had a background in the occult, he remembered that when he was about six years old, he had a heart for Jesus. “I clearly recall going into the woods behind our house and preaching my heart out,” he said. I have seen this same heart for God in my own children and grandchildren. I had that kind of heart when I was a child, so I knew exactly what this young man was talking about.
Suddenly, I knew why the devil had tried to possess this young man and destroy him. It was because of how precious he was to God. Oh, how grateful I am for the blood of Jesus that saves and protects!