The Journey

Roaches in Pensacola

In order to attend Bible College in Pensacola, FL, my wife Denise an I rented a small three-bedroom house for us and our two small children. It was a wonderful provision, close to the Bible College. The first night in the house Denise woke me up out of a sound sleep, telling me there was “something” in the room. Being very sleepy, I simply told her to go back to sleep and that everything would be okay. A little later she woke me up again saying she had seen something fly across the room, probably a bat. Finally I turned on a light and dozens of roaches dropped off the wall, flying and scampering everywhere. We simply turned off the light, prayed together, and took authority in the name of Jesus, cursing the roaches to be no more. When we woke up the next morning, all the huge, flying roaches were dead, lining the floors against the walls. Our first task was to sweep up that hoard all over the house and commit them to the trash can, which we put out for pickup immediately. Thank the Lord for His wonderful provision! By the way, we never had any more roaches in the house for the two more years we were there.

Genesis 1: 26-28: And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea. And over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth. So God created man in His own image, in the image of God created He him; male and female created he them. And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moves upon the earth.

Mark 11:22-26: And Jesus answering said unto them, have faith in God. For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be you removed, and be you cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he says shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he says. Therefore I say unto you, What things soever you desire, when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you shall have them. And when you stand praying, forgive, if you have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive your trespasses. But if you do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses.