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Spiritual Warfare - It’s WAR we’re fighting....
Hosea 9: 14
Who's fighting who?
The power of The Word....
Where we sit....
WORSHIP: Victory belongs to Jesus
And after you've done all STAND...!
Give them, LORD— what will you give them? Give them wombs that miscarry and breasts that are dry.
The worst thing is to defeat or destroy a big problem and later have to deal with the same problem again. Once you’ve identified the problem as opposition it is important to destroy the root. That is why he prayed this prayer. No woman should continue to give birth nor nurture to what is created to destroy you. That is why God often commanded HIS people to destroy complete villages and their offspring whether livestock or humans. The important thing is to know whether or not a thing/ force/ a community is for or against you. Once you can affirm opposition especially to the will and purposes of God – show no mercy. They will not show you mercy.
St. John 10 : 10
The thief cometh not, but that he may steal, and kill, and destroy: I came that they may have life, and may have it more abundantly.
The problem is so many of us have been deceived. We don’t see the devil as our enemy. We are constantly trying to live at peace with him. he is only after our complete destruction. He says,” Why should we humans benefit from a God that he no longer can benefit from? Who do we think we are?” he is not our friend. The sooner we understand how deviously wicked he is, the sooner we will understand why it is necessary to take up an ‘offensive’ position after him and his demons. The passage says he ‘comes’, meaning he’s constantly after you. You need to decide on a strategy to conquer his consistent attempts at your life and the ones and things dear to you. The scripture says that we are more than conquerors through Christ Jesus.
Romans 8: 37
No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through HIM who loved us.
We need to apply the strategies that Jesus has outlined for us with the guidance of the Holy Spirit. That is the only way we will destroy the enemy.
Ephesians 6 : 12
12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.
Who's fighting who?
Ephesians 5 - 6 It’s not a fight against those whom we love. It's not a fight against those whom we serve or serve with. There's no middle ground. We're supposed to live in peace and harmony with those around us, our spouses, our children, our masters, our servants - each person with an attitude of reverence for God. We're supposed to live in solidarity with each other, knowing that in whichever capacity we serve, we all are servants as unto God. Therefore, based on Christ's example of how HE served the church, so too we should serve each other in the fear of The Almighty God. When we do otherwise, it is in favor of God's enemy the devil. When God says you're either for me or against me, this is one of the places where it's applicable. i.e. if you're not building up what I'm building you're tearing it down. It's
a direct attack against God's Kingdom. There are only two armies in the spirit realm, that of the
devil or that of the Almighty God. Whenever you take a stand it's
always either for or against. Hence, your actions are juxtapositions. You're standing for or against God's Kingdom. You're standing with or against God, when you live in wrong relationships with the ones HE'S placed in your life. That's what that is. Two kingdoms are at war, and you belong to one of them. Your stance either represents the kingdom of this world which is ruled by the devil, or you represent the Kingdom of heaven which is ruled by the Almighty God. So pay attention, be wise, and be prepared. Whenever and whatsoever the enemy challenges you with, you should not be caught off guard.
People are subjects in a kingdom, not soldiers. Angels are soldiers. People are citizens. Jesus said, Baelzibub cannot drive out Baelzibub. That would mean that a kingdom is imploding. In order for the Kingdom of heaven to stand strong on earth, the children of God need to be properly prepared in the armor of God. Truth, righteousness, peace, faith, salvation and the Holy Spirit are all apart of the armor - weapons or keys which Jesus brought as a re-introduction to the Kingdom of (heaven) God on earth.
Luke 17: 20-21
20 And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation:
21 Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.
1. Jesus brought grace and truth St. John 1:17 - grace is God's mercy towards HIS children, where HE doesn't punish us as we deserve. Truth is the sincerity of God's character of love towards us. HE'S not trying to punish us for our wrong, rather to teach us why we shouldn't desire it in the first place because it's to our detriment, and we need to trust HIM at HIS word. HE really does have our best interest at heart. HIS laws are for our own, best good.2. Righteousness - because of Adam's sin, no matter how hard we try, we in our own strength and of of ourselves cannot measure up to God's standard of holiness. We need(ed) something from God himself to add to our lives, that's why Christ came. 1 Corinthians 1: 30
3. Peace - Jesus is the Prince i.e. source of true peace. Without HIM there's none. Isaiah 9:6 The devil will always have access to us in the absence of Christ.
4. Faith - is based on evidence. Hebrews 11:1 Your belief in God is based on a history, not a reality. You take God at HIS word based on HIS character, not on what you're expecting. It is trusting without guile.
5. Salvation - when Jesus died and rose again from the grave HE guaranteed our salvation and restoration of our correct relationship with God. Mark 10:45
6. Holy Spirit - In order to secure and sustain HIS work of reconciliation, Jesus gave us The Counselor to guide our path. St. John 14
The enemy attacks us through our loved ones. he uses us against each other. If we're not smart enough, he'll use his demons to do it in all forms. It is not an imaginary fight. The fight is real. The truth is, it first happens in the spiritual realm before it can manifest itself in the physical realm for us to see it. We win or lose in the spiritual realm that is why we need to be wearing the full armor of God. Ephesians 6 : 10 – 18. The fight is between the army of The Almighty God and the army of the devil. Humans are no match for spirits. The angels of the Lord fight on our behalf as Christians. Like they did for Daniel and Elijah. Prayer is our 911 call to God, and access to HIS resources. That is why it is so important to pray. We win best in the spiritual realm when we fight using the most powerful weapon - the WORD OF GOD. The word of God is sharper than any two-edged sword. It is very important that we study the scriptures for ourselves. When Jesus rose again from the dead HE gave us the power to resurrect anything and everything that the enemy and his demons tries to kill in our lives and the lives of those around us. This includes relationships and good habits. It also means that we can kill anything in and around us that is not in subjection to the Kingdom of God.
The power of The Word....
According to the government of the Kingdom of heaven, life and death is in the power of the tongue. This is how we overcome in the Kingdom. It's what Jesus did. HE spoke to the tree and it died. HE spoke to the storm and it stopped. HE told Lazarus to come forth, the lame man to get up and little girl to rise up. It is the only thing on earth that is more powerful than death. It is eternal. In order for you to use the WORD OF GOD you need to know it by heart. You need to understand it and you need to apply it properly. When the devil tempted Jesus in the wilderness he used the word as well. Imagine that, the devil used the WORD OF GOD against Jesus, THE WORD OF GOD. Jesus is the living word according to St. John 1 :1 Though we 'wrestle' we need to understand that at all times and in every situation we have the greater army, weapons, and God on our side. The only way we can lose is if we try to fight in our own strength with physical weapons. The WORD OF GOD, the blood of Jesus, the power of the Holy Spirit, the power of the angels is what guarantees our constant victory. We have authority to command changes, and power to demolish demons because of our affiliation with The Kingdom of The God Almighty. We are children of the MOST HIGH GOD.
Romans 8 : 15 – 21
15 The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again; rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship. And by him we cry, “Abba, Father.” 16 The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are God’s children. 17 Now if we are children, then we are heirs—heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order that we may also share in his glory.18 I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us. 19 For the creation waits in eager expectation for the children of God to be revealed. 20 For the creation was subjected to frustration, not by its own choice, but by the will of the one who subjected it, in hope 21 that the creation itself will be liberated from its bondage to decay and brought into the freedom and glory of the children of God.
Where we sit....
As heirs in God's Kingdom we are now seated with God in a place which gives us authority to dominate any and every power beneath us which includes the devil and his demons. Every command is first fulfilled in the spirit realm before it manifests itself in the physical realm. We don't need to focus on the physical ever. Jesus commanded us to love our physical enemies because of our 'new power.' We can change anything, just like HE did. The angels exists to do our bidding in the Kingdom of God on earth. The devil might rule the earth, but it doesn't belong to him. The earth belongs to God, and HE has given us the power to take back the dominion HE had given to us originally. When we declare death it is never to be aimed at our fellow citizens, but at the enemy of our Kingdom, the strongman. Matthew 5 If we overcome him and his influence, he can no longer manipulate other humans to behave contrary to the will of God in the earth. We now have all the power and authority we need. All we need to do is stand in concert with what God has ordained. It's like marching for a rally, you don't fight, you just stand with your placard - THE WORD! Let the angels do their job, just stand!
WORSHIP: Victory belongs to Jesus
And after you've done all STAND...!
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