Revelations 12: 11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony;  and they loved not their lives unto the death.

Here is a testimony about a lady who was delivered from being tormented by snakes that would crawl on her as she slept at night. Within a period of five years, she had been institutionalized three times and was diagnosed paranoid schizophrenic.

She was a 26-year old flower child from the 1960s. She was a Christian and a university graduate; however, she had severe mental and emotional problems that developed after her father divorced her mother. Within a period of five years, Mary had been institutionalized three times and was diagnosed paranoid schizophrenic. After about three weeks of counseling, Mary finally told me about her struggle with snakes.

They used to crawl on her when she was in the bed. She would get so terrified that she would run in to her mother; however the snakes would always come back when she was alone.

She was then instructed to say “In the name of Jesus Christ I command you to leave me”.  Mary protested and said “I couldn’t do that. I’m not mature or strong enough.”  The minister told her “It’s not a matter of your maturity; it’s a matter of your position in Christ. You have as much right to submit to God and resist the devil as I do.”

Mary seemed to be afraid to rebuke the snakes; however, she still TRIED what the minister instructed her to do. The next week she came back and said “THE SNAKES ARE GONE!”