I put this together using bits and pieces from the late Derek Prince who wrote, "They Shall Expel Demons", Howard Pittman, who wrote "Placebo", and of course the Holy Spirit, who is our link into the "POWER GRID" of Almighty GOD! What power we all have over the enemy through Christ Jesus! Be blessed in using this information for meeting God's Standards for sinners, and believers alike! Feel free to email me your adventures! kelly.pierce@yahoo.com
Prayer & Deliverance
For
God’s Children
The Greeting:
I come in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. Psalm 118:26
says, “Blessed is he who comes in the
name of the Lord. From the house of the Lord I bless you.” I love you in
the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, and with your express permission and a true
desire for cleansing, I with the help of the Holy Spirit can help you today.
Luke 4:18 is who I am in the Lord, and it says, ““The
Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news
to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovering
of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed; to proclaim
the acceptable year of the Lord.”
What is the Source of Problem?
[Person’s name] Tell me a little about what is going on so
we can get a picture of the problem.
Instructions:
I am going to come against what ever this is as an evil
spirit, so you must grant me permission of your own free will to help you. You
must also understand that whatever it is will not want to leave, and they will
put up a fight. They may place thoughts in your mind to stop what I am doing so
don’t protect them and do not get it the way of the Holy Spirit working to
remove them. They may come out crying, screaming, cause your body to contort,
twitch or worse so just understand that is the enemy trying to hold on to their
grip. If you feel the need to cough, spit, or throw-up please do this may be
the only way to rid some of them, and it’s normal!
[Person’s
name] you don’t have to win the victory for yourself, because you can enter
into the victory that Jesus, by His death & resurrection, has already won
for you on the cross. Jesus’ last words on the cross were, “It is finished.” So
by raising Him from the dead, God demonstrated to the universe that His justice
was fully & finally satisfied by the propitiation Jesus had made for our
sins.
The
sacrifice of Jesus on your behalf is the one all-sufficient basis on which you
can claim full release and victory from every demonic force Satan has directed
against you. Once you realize this and act in faith on it, you will be able to
say with Paul, “Thanks be to God, who gives us victory through our Lord Jesus
Christ.”
Now, [person’s name] receiving this ministry today obligates
you to a series of follow-up appointments, and you should attend church
regularly. This is not a one time session. Jesus told us in Matthew 12:43-45
“When
an evil[a] spirit
leaves a person, it goes into the desert, seeking rest but finding none. 44 Then it says, ‘I will return to the person I came from.’ So
it returns and finds its former home empty, swept, and in order. 45 Then the spirit finds seven other spirits more evil than
itself, and they all enter the person and live there. And so that person is
worse off than before. That will be the experience of this evil generation.”
So
after we accomplish all this you must absolutely maintain a life of devotion to
God, and fellowship with other spirit-filled believers and sincerely read your
Bible daily. Doing so will strengthen your relationship with the Lord. You must
fill your house with the things of God now! Do you understand, and agree to do
so?
Basic Steps:
1) Personally
affirm your trust and faith in Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior.
2) Humble
yourself before the Lord
3) Confess
any & all known sin
4) Repent
of any and all known sin
5) Forgive
all persons who ever hurt or offended you
6) Break
with the occult and all false religion
7) Prepare
to be released from every curse over your life
8) Take
your stand with God
9) Expel
the enemy with the help of the Holy Spirit
Permission: (Please Repeat After Me)
I, [person’s name] come together in agreement with {YOUR NAME HERE} & the Holy
Spirit of God in agreement with Matthew 18:19 which says, “if two of you agree on earth concerning
anything that they ask, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven.”
1 Corinthians 15:57, Thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. John 1:29, He was the Lamb of God who carried away the
sins of the world.
1 Peter 2:24, He
himself bore our sins in His body on the cross, so we might die to sin &
live for righteousness, by His wounds I have been healed. Romans 10:13,
“for everyone who calls on the name of
the Lord will be saved!”
Scripture Reading
Hebrews 2:14-15, Inasmuch
then as the children having partaken of flesh & blood, [Jesus] Himself
likewise shared in the same that through death he might destroy him who had the
power of death, that is the devil, and release those who through the fear of
death were all their lifetime subject to bondage.
Mark 16:17, these
signs will follow those who believe; in my name they will cast out demons.
Luke 10:19, Jesus
said, “Behold I give you authority to trample on serpents and scorpions and
over all the power of the enemy and nothing shall by any means hurt you.”
2 Corinthians 10:3-5, for though we walk in flesh we do not wage war according to the flesh.
For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling
down strongholds, casting down arguments & every high thing that exalts
itself against the knowledge of God bringing every thought into captivity to
the obedience of Christ.
Romans 16:20 – The
God of peace will crush Satan under your feet shortly. The grace of our Lord
Jesus Christ be with you, amen.
Revelation 12:11 – And they overcame him [Satan] by the blood of the Lamb, and the word of
their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death.
Ephesians 6:10 – Finally
be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might.
Romans 10:13 – For
whoever calls upon the name of the Lord will be saved.
2 Timothy 1:7 – For God has not given us a spirit of fear,
but of power and love and of sound mind.
Philippians 4:13 – I can do all things through Christ who
strengthens me.
Steps of Release:
Step #1:
Personally Affirm Your Faith in Jesus Christ
Jesus is the “High
Priest of our confessions” Hebrews 3:1. We must make the words of
our mouths agree with the Word of God. We proclaim the victory of Jesus in a
bold and personal way on our own behalf. When we do so, we invoke His ministry
as our High Priest to bring our need before God the Father, thus releasing the
whole authority of heaven on our behalf. If we fail to confess our faith in
this way, we give Jesus no basis on which to intervene for us.
Step #2: Humble
Yourself before the Lord
“God resists the
proud, but gives grace to the humble” therefore humble yourself under the
mighty hand of God…… 1 Peter 5:5-6
If we approach God with an attitude of pride, He resists us
and we have no access to Him. So our first step towards God must be to humble
ourselves, to say to God, “I need you!” God never offers to make us humble.
Throughout the Bible He places the responsibility on us. God can humiliate us,
and sometimes He may have to; but only we can make ourselves humble. If we are
willing, however, God will supply all the grace we need. When we seek
deliverance from demons, there may come a point when we have to choose between
our dignity and deliverance. If dignity becomes more important than deliverance
we have not really repented of our pride. If you are not prepared to humble
yourself, you will not be willing to take the steps that follow.
Step #3: Confess
Any & All Known Sin
Nowhere in the Bible does God commit Himself to forgive sins
that have not been confessed. But for those who confess, His promise is clear:
“If we confess our sins, He is faithful
and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness”
1 John 1:9. God is faithful because He has promised. He is just
because Jesus has already paid the penalty for our sins. If you are troubled
about some specific sin, be honest about it. Do not call it by some fancy
psychiatric name. Most of the names for our basic sins are not pretty. And God
forgives them only when we acknowledge them as sins. He never promises to
forgive “problems.” If you have a “problem” with overeating, call it by it’s
name: the sin of gluttony. If it is lust, call it lust. If it is hatred, call
it hatred. If it is gossip, call it gossip.
Remember, too, that once you have told God the worst about
yourself, you have not shocked Him. He knew it all before you told Him.
Furthermore, He still loves you! Also remember that God visits the sins of the fathers on their children to the third and
forth generations, see Exodus 20:3-5, because this may apply in your
case.
The sins of your ancestors do not make you guilty, but they
can be causing you to suffer from their consequences. It may be advisable for
you to confess and disassociate yourself from any sins that your ancestors
committed. This applies particularly to the occult or false religion.
Step #4: Repent of
Any & All Sins
It is necessary to confess your sins, but that by itself is
not enough. You must also repent for your sins. “He who covers his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and
forsakes them will have mercy” Proverbs 28:13, you must confess,
then forsake your sins. To forsake your sins means to turn away from them
completely. Remember God delivers us from our enemies, so if you find enjoyment
in your sin He will not act on our behalf. You must make your friend your
enemy, and then you can ask God to deliver you.
Repentance involves two things. First, you must accept personal
responsibility for what you have done. You cannot hide behind some other person
– a parent, spouse or minister, perhaps – and hold him or her responsible for
the wrong things you yourself have done. Nor can you blame demons for your sin.
Your attitude must be: I am guilty, and I acknowledge it. Secondly, you must
take the same stand against your sin that God Himself takes. Do not try in any
way to minimize or excuse it. Hate it as God hates it! Then sin will have no
power over you.
Step #5: Forgive All Other People
In Mark 11:25-26 Jesus established an unvarying
spiritual law:
“And whenever you
stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him that your
Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses. But if you do not
forgive, neither will your Father in heaven forgive you your trespasses.”
If we desire
forgiveness from God for our sins, we must unconditionally forgive all those
who have sinned against us. Remember the parable Jesus told about the servant
whose master forgave him a debt equivalent to several million dollars, yet he
himself refused to forgive his fellow servant a debt of just a few dollars, see
Matthew 18:23-35. When we consider the incalculable debt each of us owes God
for the sins we have committed against Him, the most that any fellow human
being owes us is, by comparison, just a few dollars. The judgment on the
unforgiving servant was to be delivered “to the torturers” (verse 34). If you
want deliverance from the torturers, you must freely forgive all those who have
ever offended or harmed you in any way.
Remember that forgiving another person is not primarily an
emotion. It is a decision of the free will. First you must make a firm
decision. Then you must verbalize it: “ I forgive So-and-so of all the wrong he
[or she] did to me. I lay down all bitterness, all resentment, all hatred.”
Deciding in your heart, then speaking it out with your mouth, makes your act of
forgiveness effective.
Step #6: Break
with the Occult and All False Religion
God hates doctrine or practice that puts some other person
or thing in the place of undivided loyalty and wholehearted worship that
belongs solely to God. Somewhere in the background of all these systems lurks
the one who is the archenemy of God and man. If you want to draw near to God,
you must sever all contact with Satan. This includes removing from your
possession, and from where you live, anything that in any way links you to the
occult or to the satanic. This includes books, souvenirs, charms, and objects
of art. Remember Moses’ warning to Israel : “Nor shall you bring an abomination into your house, lest you be doomed
to destruction like it…” Deuteronomy 7:26.
The best way to dispose of such things is, if possible, to
burn them. Remember, this is how the Christians in Ephesus responded when they realized their
occult scrolls linked them to the power of demons. Follow their example! If
your circumstances prevent you from doing this immediately, make a commitment
to God to do it just as soon as you have the opportunity.
Step #7: Prepare
to Be Released from Every Curse over Your Life
The Bible has much to say about the power of blessings and
curses. Altogether it mentions them about six hundred times. Contemporary
Western Christendom has tended to focus on the blessings and to regard the
curses as a superstitious carryover from the Middle Ages. But this is
unscriptural and unrealistic. A curse should be compared to a dark shadow over
the lives that shuts out part (at least) of God’s blessings. Two of the
blessings that may be excluded by a curse are physical healing and deliverance
from evil spirits. Here is a list of some problems that commonly indicate that
a curse is at work.
1) Mental
or emotional breakdown
2) Repeated
or chronic sickness (especially if hereditary)
3) Barrenness,
a tendency to miscarry or related female problems
4) Breakdown
of marriage and family alienation
5) Continuing
financial insufficiency
6) Being
“accident-prone”
7) A
family history of suicides or unnatural or untimely deaths
There is, one all-sufficient scriptural basis for release
from a curse: the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross by which He took on Himself
every curse due us, that in return we might inherit the blessings of Abraham,
who was blessed by God in all things (see Genesis 24:1; Galatians
3:13-14). If you sense there is some curse over your life, seek release
from it on the basis of what Jesus did for you on the cross when He was made a
curse.
Step #8: Take Your
Stand God
Make a firm decision and speak it out: “I submit my will, my
purpose, my future, my whole life to God. I take my stand with God against all
sin, all evil, and every kind of demon.” As soon as you take your stand with
God, He also takes His stand with you. You can enjoy the confidence expressed
in Romans 8:31: “If God is for us,
who can be against us?” One way
God may come to your help is by revealing the identity of any demon you need to
expel. Dealing with a demon can be like dealing with a fierce dog. When you
call the dog by his name, you have more authority over it. You may already be
aware of the names of a specific demon or demons from which you need to be
delivered. Or it may happen that as you enter the process of deliverance, a
name of a demon will come to your mind. These are two of the ways the Holy
Spirit may come to your help.
If the Holy Spirit does give you the name of a specific
demon, your next step must be to take a deliberate stand with God against the
demon, and to verbalize it. Speak it out: “You spirit of lust, or rejection, or
confusion or whatever, I take my stand against you in the name of Jesus. I no
longer submit to you. You have no more place in me. I command you to go!”
Remember James 4:7: “Submit to
God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.”
Step #9: Expel
This is not so simple and practical that it does not seem
spiritual. But it works! The word for spirit in both Hebrew and Greek is the
word wind – and also the word breath. So how do you get rid of breath? You
expel it, usually through your mouth. There are, however, eight other orifices
in the human body. At times a demon may come out through any one of them or in
other ways. The demon of masturbation frequently comes out though the fingers.
A spirit of crippling is often expelled with convulsive movements of the body.
If it happens that a demon does not come out through your
mouth, but though some other orifice or area of your bogy, you will become
aware of it. Cooperate with the Holy Spirit and He will show you what to do.
But most frequently you may expect to expel a demon through your mouth. Now
after you have said your prayer for deliverance and concluded with “Amen!”
Begin to expel. That is a decision of your will, followed by the action of your
muscles. At the same time, make way for the demon or demons to come out. Keep
the exit clear! Do not go on praying or start to speak in tongues. Movement of
the lips and tongue in speech acts as a barrier to keep the demon in.
Think of an ambulance coming down the road, lights flashing
and siren blaring. All other traffic moves off to the side of the road. Do the
same in your throat. Clear the way for the demon to come out. As you begin to
expel, what comes first may be just natural human breath. But after a short
while, something other than human breath will start coming out. That is your
enemy! Keep the pressure on! There may be many different manifestations as a
demon emerges. It may be scarcely perceptible, just a little sigh or yawn. Or
it may come out with sobbing, groaning, coughing, screaming or roaring.
Remember, in the ministry of Philip, the demons came out with loud cries.
Do not set any predetermined limit as to how long you will
go on expelling. Keep on as long as there are any demons to come out. When a
demon is coming out, some people (usually woman) may go on screaming without
receiving any release. This indicates that the demon has stopped in the narrow
section of the throat and is holding on there to avoid being expelled. In such
cases, a deliberate, forceful cough will usually dislodge the demon and force
it out. In a deliverance service, sometimes a demon’s screaming will distract
others seeking deliverance, hindering them even making them afraid. This is
when workers need to act quickly and help the person screaming to get released.
Many different things may happen when a demon comes out. But
remember, when you speak in the name of Jesus, you have authority over demons.
Do not yield to a spirit of fear. Remember, too, that the Holy Spirit is there
with you to help you. Yield fully to Him and let Him guide you through to full
victory!
Go through the whole prayer slowly and deliberately, don’t
be in a hurry. And if the Holy Spirit prompts you to add words from your heart,
do not hesitate to do so!
A Prayer for Deliverance:
1) Personally
affirm your faith in Christ:
“Lord Jesus Christ, I believe You
are the Son of God and the only way to God – that You died on the cross for my
sins and rose again so that I might be forgiven and receive eternal life.”
2) Humble
yourself:
“I renounce all pride and religious
self-righteousness and any dignity that does not come from You. I have no claim
on Your mercy except that You died in my place.”
3) Confess
any and All Known Sin:
“I confess all my sins before You
and hold nothing back. I especially confess…..” [begin naming everything that
the Holy Spirit brings to your mind].
4) Repent
of All Sins:
“I repent of all my sins. I turn
away from them and I turn to You, Lord of mercy, grace and forgiveness. Through
Your blood Jesus I am redeemed.”
5) Forgive
all other people:
“By a decision of my own free will,
I freely forgive all who have ever harmed or wronged me. I lay down all
bitterness, all resentment and all hatred. Specifically, I forgive….” [begin
naming all those the Holy Spirit brings to your mind].
6) Break
with the occult and all false religion:
“I sever all contact I have ever
had with the occult and with all false religion – particularly” ….. [name
anything the Holy Spirit brings to your mind]
“I commit myself to get rid of all
objects associated with the occult or false religion.”
7) Prepare
to be released from every curse over your life:
“Lord Jesus, I thank You that on
the cross You were made a curse, that I might be redeemed from every curse and
inherit God’s blessing. On that basis I ask You to release me and set me free
to receive the deliverance I need.”
8) Take
your stand with God:
“I take my stand with You, Lord
against all Satan’s demon. I submit to You Lord and I resist the devil. AMEN!”
9) Expel
“Now I speak to any demons that
have control over me. [Speak directly to them.] I command you to go from me
now. In the name of Jesus Christ, I expel you!”
Each time you experience a
release, praise and thank God for it. Giving thanks and praise is the simplest
and purest expression of faith. It also creates an atmosphere that demons find
intolerable. When you feel your deliverance is complete, or that you have come
as far as you can at this time, be sure to kneel down and make Jesus Lord over
every area of your life. Remember the warning of Jesus that if a demon comes
back and finds the house empty, he will return and bring others with him. On
your own you do not have the strength to keep the demons out. But if the Lord
Jesus has taken up residency within you, you have His help to keep them out.
Now, one thing that’s really
important is that you’ve discovered the reality of demons and how to deal with
them. Now you are responsible to deal with them in the same way wherever and
whenever you encounter them. Finally, here is a reminder that applies to every
Christian: You never need to be ashamed of having been delivered from demons.
You should be ashamed if you discover that you need deliverance, but PIDE kept
you from acknowledging your need to be set free.
How To Keep Your Deliverance
Thank God you have received deliverance! Continuing to thank
and praise Him is an act of faith, and is the first step to help you keep your
deliverance. You can be sure that Satan will not give up on you. He will do
everything in his power to reassert his control over you. You must prepare for
his counterattack. The human personality is like a city, and that demonic
invasion can have the effect of breaking down the walls inside us that should
protect us. Once our enemy has been driven out, we must begin immediately to
rebuild our protective walls. Here are the basic principles to help you
rebuild:
1) Live
by God’s Word
2) Put
on a garment of praise
3) Come
under discipline
4) Cultivate
right fellowship
5) Be
filled with the Holy Spirit
6) Make
sure you have passed through the water baptism
7) Put
on the whole armor of God
Step 1: Live by
God’s Word
In Matthew 4:4 Jesus said that mankind shall live “by every
word that proceeds from the mouth of God.” The word live is all-inclusive, covering
everything we think, say or so. Many other influences will compete for control
over us: our own feelings, the opinions of others, accepted traditions, the
culture that surrounds us. But God guarantees us victory in every area- and specifically,
victory over the devil – only insofar as our lives are directed and controlled
by His Word. Take to heart the direction
the Lord gave Joushua as he was about to enter the Promised Land:
“This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but
you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to
all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then
you will have good success.” Joshua 1:8
These directions may be summed up in three phrases: think
the Word of God; speak the Word of God; act the Word of God. Then God
guarantees you success.
Step 2: Put on the
Garment of Praise
In Isaiah 61:3 God offers us “the garment of praise” in place of “the spirit of heaviness.” Whenever we are praising the Lord with
our mouths the enemy typically won’t come near you. So we must cultivate a
lifestyle in which praise covers us as completely as our clothing does. If and
when you feel the enemy drawing near you, immediately begin singing your
favorite praise and worship song, and the enemy will stop in their tracks.
“Draw near to God, resist the devil and he will flee.”
Step 3: Come under
Discipline
Jesus’ last order to His apostles was to “go… and make disciples…” Matthew
28:19. A disciple as the word indicates is one who is under discipline.
Jesus never instructed anyone to make “church members.”
Because “rebellion is
as the sin of witchcraft” 1 Samuel 15:23, and because rebellion
against God has exposed our whole race to the deceptive and destructive power
of Satan, we can come under God’s protection only as we place ourselves under
Hid discipline. An undisciplined life is vulnerable to demonic attack.
In 2 Timothy 1:7 Paul says God has given us “a spirit of power of love and
self-discipline.” This is the primary form of discipline in any life –
self-discipline. Unless we learn to discipline ourselves, no other form of
discipline will be effective. The first area in which this applies is our
personal communication with God in His Word and prayer. Living by God’s Word
demands that we give Him regular “prime time” each day. Then, with the help of
the Holy Spirit, we must bring our emotions, desires, appetites under control.
A man not in control in these areas is not in control of his life.
This is one decisive area we must bring under control: the
tongue. Idle words open the way for demons. The control of the tongue is the
mark of spiritual maturity: “If anyone
does not stumble in word, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle the whole
body” James 3:2. Obviously you
will not achieve this level of self-discipline in a few simple steps. From time
to time you will stumble. Just pick yourself up and dust yourself off and
continue to move forward and upward. As long as you are moving in the right
direction, Satan may harass you buy he cannot defeat you.
There are various other areas in which we may need to come
under discipline, relating to the family, school, church and various forms of
government. God requires us to cultivate submissiveness in any of these areas
that apply in our lives: “Submit
yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every authority instituted among men…” 1
Peter 2:13. It is true that
deliverance brings us freedom, but many Christians misunderstand the nature of
freedom. We are not free to do our own thing; we are free that we may bring
every area of our lives under God’s discipline.
Step 4: Cultivate
Right Fellowship
Remember that a person whose walls have been broken down by
demons needs the help of other Christians to stand with him as he rebuilds
those walls of protection. We all must recognize that one of the most powerful
influences in our lives is the people with whom we associate. This means we
have to choose the kind of people we spend time with. We may live among
unbelievers, but we cannot make ourselves one with them. There must always be a
difference between our lifestyle and others.
If we are walker in the light, we will have fellowship with
our fellow believers, see
1 John 1:7. There is no place for self-centered
individualism in the Christian life. As Christians we need each other. The
writer of Hebrews gives us an urgent warning:
And let us consider
one another in order to stir up love and good works, not forsaking the
assembling of ourselves together as is the manner of some, but exhorting one
another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching. Hebrews
10:24-25
On the other hand, we are also warned, Evil company corrupts
good habits” 1 Corinthians 15:33. If you sincerely desire to keep
your deliverance, you must break off relationships that have a wrong influence
on you, and begin to cultivate friends who will encourage you and set you a
good example. It may be painful to server ties with friends or dissociate
yourself for a time from family members whose influence is harmful. But you can
trust the Holy Spirit to help you do it with grace and wisdom and to take care
of the consequences. Remember, He is your helper!
Step 5: Be Filled
with the Holy Spirit
In Ephesians 5:18 Paul gives us two words of
instruction. The first is negative: “Do
not be drunk with wine.” The
second is positive: “Be filled with the
Spirit.” Most Christians acknowledge that it is wrong to be drunk. Yet how
many believe it is equally wrong not to be filled with the Spirit? The
infilling of the Holy Spirit is an essential part of God’s provision for
victorious living. Paul speaks of this infilling in the continuing present
tense: “Be continuously filled.” He is speaking not about a one-time experience
but, in the next three verses, about life style:
·
Singing praise continually to the Lord
·
Being unceasingly thankful to God the Father
·
Being humbly submissive to one another
Step 6: Make Sure
You Have Passed through the Water of Baptism
Jesus told His apostles to “preach the gospel to every creature. He who believes and is baptized
[immersed] will be saved…” Mark 16:15-16. Baptism in water is not an
option – some ecclesiastical ceremony that follows salvation. On the contrary,
it is an outward act of obedience expressing the inward work of faith in our
hearts, and thus making salvation complete. In the book of Acts there is no
record of anyone received salvation without afterward being baptized in water.
In the New Testament, baptism is compared to two events in
Old Testament history: Noah and his family in the ark passing through the
waters of the flood, see Genesis 7-8; 1 Peter 3:19-21; and Israel escaping from
the dominion of Pharaoh by passing through the Red Sea, see Exodus 14:15-31; 1
Corinthians 10:1-2.
In each case passing through the water was an act of separation.
Noah and his family were saved from the ungodly world that perished under God’s
judgment, and Israel
finally escaped Pharaoh’s oppression, since the Egyptian army could not follow
them through the water. There were two phases in Israel ’s salvation. First, in Egypt they were
saved from God’s judgment by faith in the blood of the Passover lamb, which was
a type of Christ. Second, they were delivered from Egypt
by passing through the Red Sea .
This pattern applies to us as Christians. We are saved in the
world by faith in the blood of Jesus. But we are separated from the world by
passing through the water of baptism. It is the act of being baptized that cuts
us off from the kingdom
of Satan
If you have never been baptized in water as a believer, this
is an important step you need to take to cut off demonic activity. If you have
already been baptized, on the other hand, you need to stand fast on that fact
and be confident that Satan’s demons have no futher right of access to you.
Step 7: Put on the
Whole Armor of God
Now that you are wearing a garment of praise, God offers you
a complete set of armor to put on over it. In case you have not yet realized
it, you are a soldier in a war. You need all the armor God has provided for
you. The items of your equipment are listed in Ephesians 6:13-18, as follows:
- The girdle [belt] of truth
- The breastplate of righteousness
- The shoes of preparation of the gospel of peace
- The shield of faith
- The helmet of salvation
- The sword of the Spirit – the word of God
- All prayer
We will go through these items of armor in order.
The Girdle [Belt]
of Truth
In biblical times me usually wore loose clothing that hung
down below their knees. Before undertaking any strenuous activity, they would
gather up their loose garment above their knees and fasten it with a belt
around their waist. Hence the phrase that occurs several times in the Bible:
Gird up your loins. Likewise you must gather up and fasten out of the way
anything that would impede your freedom to follow Jesus. The “belt” that
enables you to do this is God’s Word, applied in a very plain and practical
way. You must become totally sincere and open and put aside every form of
dishonesty of hypocrisy. You must love truth.
The Breastplate of
Righteousness
The breastplate protects your most critical and vulnerable
area: your heart. This righteousness is not mere intellectual assent to a
doctrine: “With your heart” – not with the head – “one believes to
righteousness” Romans 10:10. Saving faith in the heart transform a life of sin
into a life of righteousness – not a righteousness that comes from following a
set of religious rules, but from Christ dwelling in our hearts and living out
His life through us. “The righteous are bold as a lion” Proverbs 28:1. This
kind of righteousness transform timidity into boldness, doubt into confidence.
The Shoes of the
Preparation of the Gospel of Peace
Your shoes make you mobile. You must be available to God at
any time or place to share the Gospel with those God puts in your way. In a
world of strife and tension, you must be a vessel of God’s peace.
The Shield of
Faith
The shield alluded to in Ephesians 6 was big enough to give
protection to a soldier’s whole body, but it was effective only when he learned
how to use it. You too must learn to use your faith as a shield to protect your
whole person – spirit, soul, and body – from Satan’s fiery darts. Remember, the
shield will not merely ward off the flaming darts; it will extinguish them!
The Helmet of
Salvation
The helmet protects the head – that is, the mind. Satan will
direct more attacks against your mind than against any other area of your
personality. The helmet is also called “the hope of salvation” 1 Thessalonians
5:8, - not mere wishful thinking, but an attitude of steady, continuing
optimism based firmly on the truth of God’s Word.
The Sword of the
Spirit – the Word of God
The Bible on your bookshelf will not protect you. God’s Word
becomes a sword when you speak it through your mouth in faith. Remember how
Jesus used that sword against Satan, answering every temptation by quoting
scripture: “It is written….” You must learn to do the same. The sword is
provided by the Holy Spirit, but it is your responsibility to take it. When you
do, the Spirit provides supernatural power with which to wield it.
The Final Weapon:
All Prayer
With the sword you are limited by the length of your arm.
But “all prayer” is your intercontinental ballistic missile. By this kind of
prayer you can reach across oceans and continents and strike the forces of
Satan wherever they are at work. You can even reach out against Satan’s
headquarters in the heavenlies. But it takes discipline and maturity to learn
to use such a powerful weapon.
Why Some Are Not Delivered
1) Lack
of repentance
2) Lack
of desperation
3) Wrong
motives
4) Self-centeredness
– a desire for attention
5) Failure
to break with the occult
6) Failure
to sever binding soulish relationships
7) Lack
of release from a curse
8) Failure
to confess a specific sin
9) Not
“separated” by water baptism
10) Part of a
larger battle
Two Are Better
Than One
There is no record in the gospels that Jesus ever sent
anyone out to minister by himself. He always sent out His disciples in pairs.
Normally only an experienced minister with authority should undertake the
ministry of deliverance on his own. (Bear in mind, there is always the
possibility that a person receiving deliverance may become violent.)
This principle is emphasized by Solomon in Ecclesiastes
4:9-10, “Two are better than one,
because they have a good reward for their labor. For if they fall, one will
lift up his companion. But woe to him who is alone when he falls, for he has no
one to help him up.
Final Proclamation
We overcome Satan
when we testify personally
To what the Word of
God says
The blood of Jesus
does for us.
Through the blood of
Jesus
I am redeemed out of
the hand of the devil.
Through the blood of
Jesus
All my sins are
forgiven,
Through the blood of
Jesus
I am continually
being cleansed from all sin.
Through the blood of
Jesus
I am justified, made
righteous, just as if
I had never sinned.
Through the blood of
Jesus
I am sanctified, made
holy, set apart to God.
Through the blood of
Jesus
I have boldness to
enter the presence of God.
The blood of Jesus
cries out continually
To God in heaven on
my behalf.
Thank you all again for reading my posts! I love you in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior! Be richly blessed my friends!
Kelly Wayne,
