by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Sep 27, 2021 | spiritual battle, spiritual formation, spiritual growth
I observed some folks mentally applauding this meme: “If churches want to help people heal they need to become trauma-informed. Everything is not the devil.” As it garnered “likes” I thought to myself ( and posted): Who or what do you think was responsible for the...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jun 10, 2021 | spiritual battle, Teaching
Numbers 22:26 “Then the angel of the LORD went further, and stood in a NARROW PLACE where there was NO WAY TO TURN TO THE LEFT OR THE RIGHT.” Is this a prophetic glimpse of Jesus standing/walking in THE WAY that would set the direction and path of us? Psalms 91:...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jul 31, 2019 | action, Acts 1:8, Ministry, spiritual battle
JD Walt at Seedbed.com in today’s devotional talks about why the average person doesn’t hear the voice of the Holy Spirit…In writing about this topic he says, “People who aren’t living life in the big framework of the gospel don’t recognize the...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | May 27, 2018 | spiritual battle
“Names of Jesus used by the demons: Son of God (Mt 8:29) Jesus of Nazareth (Mk 1:24) Holy One of God (Lk 4:34) Son of the Most High God (Lk 8:28) Even the demons recognize Jesus as incarnate—truly God, truly man.” Posted @ Twitter by Dustin Benge A young...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jan 11, 2017 | Scripture Studies, spiritual battle
A group was discussing Revelation as part of its final “Through the Bible in a Year” study…It was speculated that the beast that rises from the dark, fearsome, and unknown abyss of the sea (that gets its authority and direction from the dragon) and...
by Cathy Boyd Byrd | Jul 17, 2016 | experiences, spiritual battle, Uncategorized
God gives the gift of discerning spirits to some believers….I have heard a variety of stories from many who have it. Sometimes one sees contortions of facial features when an evil spirit is present. One person actually saw the face of a skeleton on someone. That...