Native missionaries in Lebanon put in long hours helping Muslim refugees from Syria, but recently their attention was drawn to the suffering of a Lebanese atheist raised in one of the country’s historical churches.
Michael Younis* showed up at their door saying he had suffered a spiritual encounter with the devil.
“It was shocking and hard, as I struggled with the devil himself, who was trying to hurt me,” said Younis, who had become an atheist during nine years of addiction to alcohol and drugs, which he began taking when he was 15. “I was a dead man walking, with no goal in my life or any purpose. I was a complete slave to the sinful life that I was living.”
His altercation with the adversary came on a particular night – March 29, 2021 – and was especially terrifying as he did not believe in God, Younis said.
“I was a dead man walking, with no goal or any purpose. I was a complete slave to the sinful life that I was living.”
“But I remember well how I heard another voice, which I realized was the voice of God, who whispered in my ear and helped to conquer this encounter,” he said. “He found a way out for me that night and told me, ‘Do not be afraid, I am with you.”
His childhood in the traditionalist church enabled him to remember the Lord’s Prayer, which he recited.
“I could see how the devil fell on the floor, and he was trembling out of fear, and as I soon as I finished my prayer, he ran trying to flee from the room,” Younis said.
Soon afterward he sought out the local missionaries, workers at a church that believes in the authority of Scripture. He told them the encounter had made him see the reality of the spiritual world and the greatness of Jesus. They prayed for complete deliverance from unclean spirits and vice and led him to trust in Christ as Lord and Savior.
He has since stopped drinking, taking drugs and smoking, he said.
“Getting to know Christ as my personal Savior made a great change in my life,” Younis said. “Now I have a new purpose and goal in my life, which is the kingdom of God. My Bible verse that I always remember is, ‘So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.’” (John 8:36)
He said he was especially grateful to the local missionary pastor and his team members, who helped him learn to draw on the Lord’s strength.
“I feel so lucky getting to know what the Lord has done for me, and how He gave me His strength to be able to overcome all this darkness around me,” Younis said. “I am sharing my testimony and the love of Christ with all my friends, and how He can free them just as He did me. I thank all those who stood by me and supported me and are still standing by my side.”
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SOURCE: Christian Aid Mission
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