This Kind!
Jesus Christ made a profound statement to his disciples regarding the invisible agents of evil that are consistently attacking us. In fact, his statement made it unequivocally clear that not all evil spirits are of the same rank or on the same level and must be handled differently.
In Jesus' statement, he was advising his disciples, who were apparently baffled as to why was it that Jesus was able to cast out an evil spirit from a particular person. They were not able to do the same. Jesus said, "This "KIND" will only come out or be eradicated from a person through prayer and fasting" Matthew 17:21.
Today I want to teach about a particular set of evil spirits typical among all humans. They are the tormenting spirits of Panic and anxiety attacks. I have suffered from such attacks in the past and eventually became very frustrated in several attempts to rid myself of them, but I would still be visited by them. For some folks, the experience would come about as sudden and overwhelming fear, an abnormal fear of dying, being fearful of enclosed environments, the abnormal fear of speaking in public, etc. In fact, anything or any environment that creates the results of abnormal unexplained fear will fall under the category of panic or anxiety attacks.
I am also confident that many of you have seen your local Doctors. They, of course, would have superscribed medication such as Xanax, Ativan, Klonopin, or any other antidepressants that are supposed to either prevent the attacks or lessen the frequency of it. I am also confident that those who took this medication can say, for the most part, that the medication made you sluggish, sleepy, etc. However, inevitably you still had your bouts with the unbearable and disgusting feeling of anxiety and panic attacks.
Well, like in so many of my articles. I am sure you would discover that due to my knowledge of the spiritual realm and my concrete belief in that realm. I found that panic and anxiety attacks in their original state are spiritual. I am suggesting that they are actual spirits or a legion of demonic spirits that systematically launch an attack on their victims to disable them, particularly in the areas of progress or potential development. Again, the victim will feel a sense of overwhelming fear, their minds racing with the worst thoughts possibly regarding the particular area they're being attacked in, accompanied in most cases by profuse sweating, fatigue, confusion, and a sense of being immobile. As a result, the victim basically shuts down and is discouraged from going forward in whatever area they are progressing or attempting to advance in.
Now, in drawing a reference to the biblical mentioned story in Matthew 17:14--21. It was recorded that a confident man came bowing to Jesus, begging him to have mercy on his son, whom he labeled as a Lunatic and very much angry. The father went on to say that his son was so messed up that he would throw himself into a blazing fire and make several attempts to drown himself. Well, just like in today's world, we see and observe such occurrences as something physical and at the same time dismiss or never ever entertain the thought that what could be happening is spiritual.
The man then went on to explain to Jesus that he even had his son to Jesus' disciples, who also failed in administering some form of help to this young man. Long story short, Jesus eventually healed the boy to the amazement of his disciples, so much so that his disciples asked Him how Jesus might have been able to heal the young man, and they could not do the same.
Jesus' response forces us, the readers of this particular story, and of course with his disciples back during that period, that the young man's physical behavior was just the result of what had been orchestrated by evil spirits. As long as his symptoms were addressed from a physical standpoint, failure was inevitable for whoever attempted to secure relief for this young man.
Jesus wrapped up his conclusion of the entire ordeal by indicating in his statement in Matthew 17:21 the phrase "THIS KIND." In essence, he's speaking about a presence or entity that is very much real but invisible to the human eye. Its purpose is to mislead everyone to focus on the visible instead of the invisible operating behind and influencing humans.
Written By: Kevin L A Ewing
kevinewing@coralwave.com
kevinlaewing.blogspot.com