Lohan’s Demons

Ten years ago she was considered to be one of the most talented actresses of her generation. The winsome be-freckled red-headed star of The Parent Trap and Freaky Friday seemed to be on a light speed course to all the fame and fortune most people fantasize about in the duller moments of life.

But what words would you use to describe Lindsay Lohan now? Here’s a few I found on the ‘net:

• Train wreck
• Nightmare
• Indescribable mess
• Hopeless
• A joke

Yep, I’d say that pretty much sums up the Lohanity we’ve seen over the last 5 years to be sure, but now that she’s been released from rehab and given another chance to pursue her passions and talents, I’ve thought of another way to describe her experience:

Demonized

No, I don’t believe LiLo is or ever was actually possessed by demons, but real and/or figurative demons definitely invaded her psyche and nearly destroyed her life. But thankfully it seems as though she has finally rid herself of the addictions and impulses that clung like a shadow and turned her into something she probably never envisioned in her worst nightmares.

Lindsay Lohan’s story of bondage and freedom from the demons that tortured her is not unlike an incredible account of a man who had more demons than you could imagine:
So they arrived at the other side of the lake, in the region of the Gerasenes. When Jesus climbed out of the boat, a man possessed by an evil spirit came out from a cemetery to meet him. This man lived among the burial caves and could no longer be restrained, even with a chain. Whenever he was put into chains and shackles—as he often was—he snapped the chains from his wrists and smashed the shackles. No one was strong enough to subdue him. Day and night he wandered among the burial caves and in the hills, howling and cutting himself with sharp stones.

When Jesus was still some distance away, the man saw him, ran to meet him, and bowed low before him. With a shriek, he screamed, “Why are you interfering with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? In the name of God, I beg you, don’t torture me!” For Jesus had already said to the spirit, “Come out of the man, you evil spirit.”

Then Jesus demanded, “What is your name?”

And he replied, “My name is Legion, because there are many of us inside this man.” Then the evil spirits begged him again and again not to send them to some distant place.

There happened to be a large herd of pigs feeding on the hillside nearby. “Send us into those pigs,” the spirits begged. “Let us enter them.”

So Jesus gave them permission. The evil spirits came out of the man and entered the pigs, and the entire herd of 2,000 pigs plunged down the steep hillside into the lake and drowned in the water.

The herdsmen fled to the nearby town and the surrounding countryside, spreading the news as they ran. People rushed out to see what had happened. A crowd soon gathered around Jesus, and they saw the man who had been possessed by the legion of demons. He was sitting there fully clothed and perfectly sane, and they were all afraid (Mark 5:1-15).

In many ways I think Lindsay Lohan could relate to this man. He was isolated and tortured - alone and terrified in an uncontrollable spiral of demonic oppression. No one knows how this poor man arrived at this horrific destiny, but there was one Man who went completely out of His way to free him.

With just a word, Jesus liberated an agonized man and restored him to a sane mind and free will.

So what would your reaction be if you experienced deliverance of that magnitude? Let’s look at his:

As Jesus was getting into the boat, the man who had been demon possessed begged to go with him. But Jesus said, “No, go home to your family, and tell them everything the Lord has done for you and how merciful he has been.” So the man started off to visit the Ten Towns of that region and began to proclaim the great things Jesus had done for him; and everyone was amazed at what he told them (Mark 5:18-20).

At first glance this seems a bit strange, doesn’t it? Is Jesus actually telling someone who wants to follow Him that he can’t? In reality though, Jesus is saying ‘no’ so He can task him with a bigger ‘yes’. Because of the miracle done in his life, our Lord empowered him to become a missionary to his own family and friends so that hundreds could experience deliverance and freedom from the demons that trapped them as well.

Can you relate to this man as well? I know I can. Before I came to Christ, I was isolated in a graveyard of broken relationships. My soul was cut and bruised by poor choices and the demons of hopelessness and despair.

But then with just a word Jesus delivered me from the seemingly bottomless pit my life had become and put my mind and destiny straight.

If you’ve trusted in Jesus Christ as your only hope of salvation, you know what I’m talking about. And Jesus is asking you and I to do the same thing as the man who was delivered from the demons. Proclaim the great things Jesus has done for you and put the demons on the run!



Flash Point Ignite into ActionThe continuing saga of Lindsay Lohan and her recovery is a great way to bring up the subject of spiritual bondage and deliverance. Talk to your friends about what they think about her and pray for an opportunity to share how you were ‘released’ from your spiritual prison.



Accelerant Feed the Fire
The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you (Romans 16:20).

For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves (Colossians 1:13).

Save others by snatching them from the fire (Jude 1:23a).


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