8. A Successful Deliverance Bears Good Fruit

In point 3, we squelched the notion that deliverance ministry has to be violent and sensational. There are admittedly many different approaches to deliverance but each road should lead to the same destination for the person receiving ministry.

The person should be freed from one or more demonic spirits! There may be very little physical evidence of that if the session proceeds quietly and gently, but that should not be the decisive indicator.

The proof is in the results that follow! The fruit of the Spirit, as outlined by Paul in Galatians 5:22-23, are love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, gentleness, faithfulness and self-control. Some people see a fresh harvest right away, but others need to learn how to walk out deliverance, change habits and allow the fruit to come forth in season.

It is our experience that it can take up to six weeks to see the full fruit from a successful deliverance. It also happens that people may see some victory but need more deliverance and ministry. This should not be seen as a failure but as part of God’s sovereign “knowing” what each person can handle.

Each person’s level of faith is also important when it comes to receive maximum benefit from deliverance. The New Testament has many references to Jesus telling a person who came to him that their faith has healed them. Faith matters and it needs to be stirred up.

This walking-out aspect makes it vitally important that the person who has been through deliverance ministry embarks on a path to stay free and also be prepared for when the spirits try to return to the house ( Matthew 12:44). Sadly, many deliverance sessions do not include follow up, and the person is on their own to move forward.