Avoid Snake Bite (Devotional)

Ecclesiastes 10:8 says, “He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him.”

Satan wishes to paralyze the believer with his venomous bite of sin. This bite is so toxic that it causes the believer to walk in iniquity. By falling into agreement with sin, we cut off the favor and blessings of God in our lives and enable Satan to overcome us. We give him dominion to bring spiritual and physical defeat in our lives.

When we do the will of God, there in a hedge of protection around us that gives us spiritual and physical security. Psalms 119:133 says, “Order my steps in thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me.” Sin can’t have dominion over us as long as we walk in obedience to the Word of God. You as a born-again believer have the power to overcome the enemy. Jesus said in Luke 10:19, “Behold, I give you power to tread upon serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.”

Don’t let any unsightly addictions, sinful habits, lust, fear, jealousy, hatred or bitterness have power over you. Let this week be the week that you decide that sin will no longer control you! As long as we abide under the Shadow of the Almighty, He will equip us to tread upon the lion, adder, young lion, and the dragon (Psalms 91:1, 13). The Holy Spirit is able to keep you from falling.

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome(SIDS) with Babes in Christ

SIDS is an acronym for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.  It is the unexpected death of an apparently healthy infant that occurs during the first year of life while the infant is sleeping. One of the greatest dangers the Church has with newly-saved followers of Christ, or babes, is SIDS.  Babes in churches have the appearance of being healthy.  They attend Sunday service weekly and go to Sunday School, Bible Study, and various ministry fellowships. They appear to have a healthy spiritual life.  But unfortunately, they fall asleep in being diligent in prayer. Their lack of prayer offers defeat instead of victory.  Instead of enduring temptation, they succumb to it. They become victims instead of victors.

Devoured in Their Sleep

Satan is devouring them in their "sleepy" state of not praying. Jesus told the the disciples in Matthew 26:41, "Watch and pray that ye enter not into the temptation.  The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak." The disciples were asleep when they should have been praying along with Jesus. When adversity came they were unable to stand with Jesus. They all fled, except John. Babes in Christ must be nurtured in prayer and in the Word of G-d so that they won't fall into divers temptation.

Return to the Basics 

As the Church of the living G-d, we must return to the basics of prayer, fasting, reading the Word, meditation of the Word, discipleship, and praise and worship.  All of these activities must be relayed to the babes in Christ. This will enable them to endure to walk with Jesus for the duration of their lives. Church programs and activities should never take the place of getting babes grounded in the basics, but should produce a healthy "Christian lifestyle" and a relationship with Christ Jesus that will sustain them in these last and evil days.    

Prince of Africa: Ruling Principality of Africa

The demon Cimeries or Kimaris in demonology is the principality in Africa that rules over all spirits of Africa. It is said that Cimeries rides on a black horse over Africa. The black horse in the Apoca­lypse represents famine, hunger, and economic breakdown. Top level Satanic leaders such as Anton LaVey list Kimaris in his list of infernal names, Aleister Crowley in his book 777 mentions Kimaris, and in H.P. Blavatsky book Secret Doctrine Kimaris is also mention(source).

It is said that 38 million people in Africa are victims of hunger. The regions that have severe shortages are southern Africa, the Horn of Africa, Western Sahel and West Africa’s Mano River. The causes of famine include drought, flooding, governmental mismanagement, civil and armed conflict, and the economic collapse. This is due to the ruling principalities that rule over the continent, the unseen spirit world is the cause of these issues to manifest in the natural realm.

We know that we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against spiritual demonic forces are controlling this world system ( Ephe­sians 6:12; 2 Corinthians 4:4). Cimeries is a ruling principality that is controlling human affairs in Africa. A good example is in Ezekiel 26 and Ezekiel 27 where we see the human ruler of Tyrus. Also, in Ezekiel 28 the demonic spirit behind the human ruler of Tyrus.

As a body of Christ believers we must put on the whole armor of God (Ephesians 6:13-18), with much fasting and praying in order to hinder demonic principalities in regions. We need to be aligned with the Word of God so that we are able to receive angelic assistance to battle demonic principalities. In Daniel 10, Daniel prayed and did not get a response for 21 days because the principality over Persia held up his response from Gabriel. The angel Michael had to help assist Gabriel in breaking through to give Daniel his response for his prayer (Daniel 10:12-13).




I believe Africa will receive an even greater revival and the hand of God will destroy demonic strongholds that have ruled Africa for centuries. Cimeries can’t prevail over Jesus Christ (Colossians 2:15).