EVEN SATAN GOES TO CHURCH

Luke 13:10-17 NLT

One Sabbath day as Jesus was teaching in a synagogue, 

[11] he saw a woman who had been crippled by an evil spirit. She had been bent double for eighteen years and was unable to stand up straight. 

[12] When Jesus saw her, he called her over and said, "Dear woman, you are healed of your sickness!" 

[13] Then he touched her, and instantly she could stand straight. How she praised God! [14] But the leader in charge of the synagogue was indignant that Jesus had healed her on the Sabbath day. "There are six days of the week for working," he said to the crowd. "Come on those days to be healed, not on the Sabbath." 

[15] But the Lord replied, "You hypocrites! Each of you works on the Sabbath day! Don't you untie your ox or your donkey from its stall on the Sabbath and lead it out for water? [16] This dear woman, a daughter of Abraham, has been held in bondage by Satan for eighteen years. Isn't it right that she be released, even on the Sabbath?" 

[17] This shamed his enemies, but all the people rejoiced at the wonderful things he did.


There are many misunderstandings regarding Satan’s role in life and eternity, but one thing is for sure: if he’s not barred from entering heaven and the courts of God according to Job 1:6, he certainly isn’t barred from entering the church. This verse is also the earliest identification of Satan by name. Satan simply means “accuser,” which we all know he is. Many are misguided in assuming Satan fears going into church. Sadly, the church can be a camping ground for Satan and his minions. Shocker! Where else would he find materials to draw up his accusations from, if not from the “gathering of God’s people—the church”?

Satan goes to church and even serves in various departments to cause mischief, havoc, and destruction. There is a general assumption in this woman’s story: seeing that even though she goes to church regularly like so many of us do, she remained afflicted. An affliction of infirmity that lasted eighteen years. This woman was demonically possessed for eighteen long years. This just proves that there is no power in the church—it’s just a building. The power is in the name of Jesus and the word of God as our text scripture proves again. Though the demonic possession was physically manifesting in this woman, we were told twice that it was not the root cause of the ailment. Verse eleven tells us she was disabled by the spirit, while Jesus even tells us Satan had her bound, which was clearly the cause of her sickness.

Then we have Christians who believe that they can avoid Satan’s tricks if they do things in a certain way, go to church regularly, and do all the things they think a good Christian should do. But we know he was bold enough to try and tempt our Lord Jesus in Matthew 4:1-11.

We hear people lament their afflictions and challenges by telling God about all they do as if that alone is enough to keep the enemy at bay. This is a dangerous place to be. If the enemy is not stirring the bees’ nest in our lives, it means we aren’t important enough to warrant his time and he already has us where he wants us. But when he comes after us with all kinds of stuff, we should chin-up, chest-out, and focus on Christ because we are exactly where we should be.

As present as Satan is in church, so too is the Spirit of God, the Spirit of liberty according to 2 Corinthians 3:17, because anywhere the Spirit of God is, there is freedom. Going to church every week, Sunday and any other day is good, but until we encounter the word of truth, the Gospel of liberation, we will not see freedom, salvation, deliverance, and victory.

There is always a place of encounter, a time and place where the word of God locates and frees the oppressed as we see happen in verse ten. So many Christians within the church are under demonic attack and disabled by the spirit but are not even aware that they need the word of truth. The enemy’s plan is to use these deformities to separate and destabilise the body of Christ and our lives.

Running to church cannot save or deliver anyone. Handling the word of truth according to 2 Timothy 2:15 is what brings liberty and deliverance from oppression and possession because even Satan, our enemy, goes to church.

PRAYER: Oh Lord, help me to recognise that salvation and deliverance is only in your name and truth. Deliver me oh, Lord from disabling spirits in Jesus’ name, amen.

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