The prayer of deliverance involves the breaking
of spiritual laws in earthly realm,
tearing up evil strongholds
(offensive spiritual warfare) and
casting out demons. Spiritual warfare
meanwhile, faces three key concepts that the enemy sends against us: temptation,
lies and accusations.
Satan sends witches to attack
believers by causing them to believe in any kind of lies and
accusations against them.
Spiritual Warfare: Offensive and Defensive
Spiritual
warfare happens in two ways: offensive and defensive.
Offensive warfare is to take down the enemy fortresses created in your mind with lies and accusations, while defensive warfare is to keep you against the wiles of the devil or tactics.
Three main weapons of the enemy
There are three things we can learn in this topic. The Bible tells us, "For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against spiritual wickedness in high places." Ephesians 6:12
The three primary things are:
(1) - Deception:
Deceiving someone means to make another person believe a lie or something that is not true. When the enemy sends a disappointment in your way, it's an attempt to deceive you by making you believe in something that is not true, that`s when you will fall into error. The fortresses are built by deception. Indeed, a fortress forms when deception is consolidated in the mind of a person. One disappointment is incorrect thinking model that follows to believe in something that is not true.
In the beginning, Satan had deceived Eve into believing that the word of God was not true. In Genesis 3: 4 and Genesis 2:17, the devil told her she would not surely die, but become a god if she ate the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil.
(2) - The Temptation:
The temptation often follows deception. First the enemy said, "You will not die!” Then he made the fruit of the forbidden tree look like something extra ordinary. Since Eve agreed with Satan's deceptions, the tree suddenly she was not supposed to touch seemed very good to her. Thus she was tempted to sin and drawn by her own lusts, as she had initially allowed the enemy to deceive her. We fall into temptation when we are motivated or encouraged to sin in one way or another by our own lusts. James 1: 14-15 says, "But each one of us is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own lust. And when lust hath conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin is accomplished, it brings forth death. "
In the
book of Matthew 4, Jesus was led out into the wilderness to be tempted by the
devil. The devil tried to convince Jesus that he would not be affected if He
jumped from a building. Often people are attracted to sex with their boyfriend
/ girlfriend when the enemy tries to convince them that this is too good and
will never affect their spiritual lives; however this will eventually open the
door to the devil to destroy their lives.
King David said in Psalm 119: 11 "I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you."
When the enemy tempts you, he shows you bait but hides behind it a hook. It`s the word of God that allows you to see the hook behind the temptations of the devil.
3) - The Accusations:
From the beginning Satan is known as the accuser of the children of God. Revelation 12:10. He knows how to put believers into sin and also tormenting them continuously with guilt and condemnation.
Most often the fight in the believer's life happens in his conscience. Satan attacks us through the mind. He brings negative and contrary suggestions to the word of God. To overcome the enemy, you have to keep your conscience pure and strong, because which seems impossible to us is not possible if and only if we learn to refute them in the name of Jesus by declaring words of victory over our situation.
Apostle Paul says in Ephesians 6: 14-17 “Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and, as shoes for your feet, having put on the readiness given by the gospel of peace. In all circumstances take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one; and take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.”
We have two weapons to deal with disappointments: the belt of truth (Ephesians 6:14), and the sword of the Spirit (Ephesians 6:17) which is the word of God. Yet both are the truth found in God's word, but why they have two different names (sword and belt)? Because we're supposed to be on the defensive (the belt), while the other is used to the attack (sword). This means that God's word is an offensive and defensive weapon. A belt is something you wear to protect against an attack, while a sword is used to cut down the enemy into pieces.
You use
the belt of truth (God's word) to guard against lies that the enemy sends your
way while you use the sword of the spirit (also called the Word of God) to rip
land of the enemy fortresses (that`s to say anything negative in your mind).
With the ever ready shoes
to preach the gospel, you match over all the devices of the enemy.
Romans
12: 2 says, "
And be
not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your
mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of
God.” And James 4: 7: “Submit yourselves therefore to God Resist the devil and
he will flee from you.”
But it's not that simple; in the same verse, he exhorts us to get closer to God. Therefore I can conclude that the temptation is a dual process that allows us to enter the spiritual atmosphere which combines both spiritual warfare and deep relationship with God in prayer.
So what shall you make of your situation today? Would you accept defeat or would you use the weapons of the spirit to conquer your territory?
Prayer:
Father,
In in the name of Jesus.
I come to you through the power of the Holy Spirit.
I declare
that:
I am victorious.
I am an over comer
I am more than a
conqueror operating with Gods kind of faith.
I am for signs and wonders and miracles.
Am baptize with favour,
the glory of God, the anointing of God, the success of God, the prosperity of
God is put upon my life.
I am covered by the blood
of Jesus,
The blood of Jesus makes
atonement for my soul
Thank you Jesus.
Amen.
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