THE WEAPONS OF SPIRITUAL WARFARE
as follows:
1) The Gospel -this is the greatest weapon of spiritual warfare because it, alone, when accepted by the unbeliever, transfers that person from the kingdom of darkness into the Kingdom of Light. (John 12:46; Ephesians 5:8; 1 Thess.5:5; 1 Peter 2:9; 1 John 1:6,7)
2) The Blood of Jesus- Satan’s defeat. (Rev. 12:11; 1 John 1:6,7)
3) Faith-which empowers prayer. (Heb 11: 1; Ephesians 6:12; Rev. 12:11; James 1: 6,7)
4) Your faith confession (the shield of faith)- these are your faith-filled words, spoken aloud from the applied Word of God, over another person, self, or circumstances. (Mark 11:23, 24; Proverbs 18:21; Ephesians 6:16; Rev.
12:11)
5) Prayer- (Matthew 7:7; 1 John 3:22; 1 John 5: 14; Mark 11:23, 24; Proverbs 23:7; Proverbs 18:21)
6) The Believer’s Authority
7) The full armor of God (Ephesians 6:11-17)
8) The Word of God (James 4:7; Matthew 4: 1 -11)
9) Binding and Loosing prayer (Matthew 16:19; Matthew 12:29)
10) Agreeing (Matthew 16:17, 18) and decreeing (Job 22:28) in the Name of Jesus (Luke 10:17)
Pray “through” that is, with persistence, until you receive and see the result. Two of the strongest forms of prayer are praise and “tongues” (praying in the Spirit). The Psalms tell us that the Lord inhabits our praise and that praise releases angels. In addition, tongues confounds the enemy because Satan cannot understand tongues. When you do not know how to pray for a
problem, always pray in “tongues”. The Holy Spirit will pray a perfect prayer according to the Will of God for your circumstance or that of others, and therefore, He will be better able to bring forth the answer or solution to the problem, perhaps, quicker than you can.
Pray for the needs of others first, before praying for your own needs. Avoid selfish prayers, prayers motivated by self, ambition or the desire for self-indulgence, self-recognition, or self-promotion. Such prayers are from the “flesh” and not from the Spirit, and Jesus says that the things of the spirit are Spirit (John 3:6)
27 REASONS FOR UNANSWERED PRAYER
“THE MAN WHO TURNS AWAY FROM THE TRUTH LEST HE SHOULD GET TO KNOW IT WILL NOT RECEIVE ANSWERS TO PRAYER. “ (Proverbs 28:9)
1. Refusing to hear the truth. (Prov. 28:9)
2. Tempting or provoking God. (Dt. 3:26)
3. Lack of charity or love to others. (Prov. 21:13)
4. Lack of humility. (2 Chron. 7:14)
5. A hardened heart. (Zech. 7:12, 13)
6. Forsaking God. (2 Chron.15:2)
7. Praying amiss (wrong motives). (James 4:3)
8. Regarding iniquity. (Ps. 66:18)
9. Unbelief. (Mt. 17:20,21; Mt. 21:22)
10. Marital strife. (I Pet.3:7)
11. Parading your prayer-life. (Mt. 5:6)
12. Sin. (Ja. 4:1-5; Is. 59:2; John 9:31)
13. Vain (useless) repetitions. (Mt. 6:7)
14. Being discouraged. (Lk. 18:1-8)
15. Doubt and double-mindedness. (Ja. 1:5-8)
16. Anxiety and worry. (Phil. 4:6)
17. Hypocrisy. (Lk. 18:9-14)
18. Unforgiveness. (Mt. 6:14, 15; Mk. 11:25, 26)
19. Not tithing. (Mal. 3:8,9,10)
20. Rebellion against God’s Word. (Prov. 1:24-28; Zech. 7:11-14)
21. Presumption and pride. (Luke 18:10-14)
22. Unconfessed sin. (Ps. 66:18)
23. Demonic attack. (Daniel 10: 10)
24. Lack of sincerity. (Mt. 6:5)
25. Being unsaved (an unbeliever). (John 17)
26. Curses. (Deut. 28)
27. Willful stubbornness. ( Jer. 16:12,13)
These Psalm verses which particularly address the fruits of taking refuge indicate the following benefits WILL be received when you surrender to the Lord and His will for your life.
1. God’s blessing (Psalm 2:12).
2. God’s protection (Psalm 5:11).
3. Deliverance from all who pursue you (Psalm 7: 1).
4. Destruction of the evil ones who pursue you (Psalm 11:6-8).
5. Safety (Psalm 16:1).
6. His right hand, salvation from the enemy (Psalm 17:7).
7. Jesus becomes your shield, your stronghold and the (horn) authority of your salvation, your rock, your fortress, your deliverer, who saves you from your enemies (Psalm 18:2, 3).
8. God shields (Psalm 18:30).
9. Jesus rescues you, guards your life, and prevents your being put to shame (Psalm 25:20).
10. Jesus hides you from the designs or intrigues of men and protects you and keeps you safe from accusing tongues (Psalm 31:19, 20).
11. Jesus delivers and saves you from evil men (Psalm 37:40).
12. Jesus keeps you protected until the disaster passes (Psalm 57: 1).
13. You receive the Lord’s inheritance and eternal life with Him (Psalm 61:4).
14. It brings joy and praise (Psalm 64: 10).
15. Jesus will repay and destroy the evildoer who come against you (Psalm 94:22).
16. Taking refuge brings greater blessing than trust in man or princes (Psalm 118:8, 9).
17. It protects you from death and the snares or plans of the enemy (including your enemies) (Psalm 141:8).
18. You will move Jesus to subdue people under you (Psalm 144:2).
19. Enemies shall be made ashamed and turn back in sudden disgrace (Psalm 6:10).
20. You are kept safe and your lot is made secure (Psalm 16:1, 5).
21. Your enemies will be overtaken by you and turned back. You are saved from those too strong for you and those who hate you; Jesus answers when you cry for help (Psalm 18:3, 6, 17, 37, 40).
22. Jesus saves those who take refuge at His right hand, from their enemies (Psalm 17:7).
23. They trust and are delivered (Psalm 22:4, 5).
24. Those who take refuge trust and are not put to shame and their enemies do not exalt over them (Psalm 25:1, 2).
25. Your enemies and adversaries will stumble and fall (Psalm 27:1, 2).
26. Jesus will hide you in His tabernacle in the day of trouble and lift you upon a rock; you will not be delivered over to the desire of your adversaries or false witnesses or the violent; your head will be lifted up above your enemies (Psalm 27:5, 6, 12).
27. You are helped and healed; your enemies are not be permitted to rejoice over you; you receive His favor for a lifetime (Psalm 30:1, 2, 5).
28. You are helped when your heart trusts in Him; He is a saving defense to His anointed (Psalm 27:7,8).
29. You are quickly rescued and freed from the trap that the enemy or your enemies have secretly laid for you and you are not put to shame. You are saved from their conspiracies (Psalm 31:1, 2, 4, 17, 20)
30. You are delivered from all your fears and out of all your troubles. Jesus hears and responds when you call. He encamps around you. You shall not be in want of any good thing (Psalm 32: 4, 6, 7, 10, 17, 19).
31. If you take refuge in the Lord, you will not be condemned (Psalm 34:22).
32. He will contend with those who contend with you and fight against those who fight against you. He will cause them to turn back and bring shame, humiliation, and dishonor upon them (Psalm 35:1, 4).
33. Jesus will uphold you in your integrity; you will know that He is pleased with you because you enemy does not shout in triumph over you (Psalm 41:11).
34. Jesus says that He will rescue when you call and will honor you (Psalm 50:15).
35. When you take refuge in the Lord Jesus Christ, you are delivered from all trouble and He will recompense the evil or slander of your enemies and cause your eyes to look in triumph (satisfaction) upon them and you will give thanks to His Name (Psalm 54:5, 6, 7).
36. When you take refuge in the Lord, you are saved and your soul is redeemed in peace from the battle which is against you. You cast your burden upon the Lord and He sustains you and never allows you to be shaken (Psalm 55:16, 17, 18, 22).
37. The enemy will turn back in the day when you call upon the Lord (Psalm 56:9)
38. God will accomplish all things for you when you call upon Him; He will send from heaven and save you. He will rebuke and reproach those who trample or hotly pursue you (Psalm 57:2, 3).
Here are some prayers that you may use to combat against the enemy:
PRAYER TO RESIST THE ENEMY IN FAITH:
“I stand on Romans 6 and the enemy is driven out from before me, above me, around me, below me, from my home,
from my workplace, from my church and its ministries, from my children and loved ones, from my works and labors, from my
land, and from my presence; I decree that they are not able to stand against me, their works are taken captive and destroyed. No
weapon formed against me shall prosper; for the Spirit of the Lord shall raise a standard against them.
“ I stand fast against Satan and his kingdom, and they must flee from me in 7 directions, according to the Word of
God, which is their defeat? I decree every demonic foe driven out from this place and from our lives, our home, our presence,
our children, our church and its ministries, and from my presence,
I decree all of these
things accomplished in Christ Jesus’ Name and for Your Glory, Father, in Jesus’ Name, I pray, Amen.”
PRAYERS OF PRAISE:
“ Lord Jesus Christ, I give You thanksgiving and praise, honor, glory, and worship, for dying for me on the cross.”
“Lord, I give you thanksgiving, praise, glory, honor, worship, and majesty, because You are worthy, worthy, worthy.”
“Lord Jesus, I give you thanksgiving, praise, glory, honor and worship, for Your Precious Blood, Your Blood Covenant, Your Blood Sacrifice on my behalf, and Your Blood Atonement.”
“ Precious Jesus, I give you thanksgiving and praise, glory and honor and power, majesty and worship, for Your creation, for creating me, and for making me know You.”
“Jesus, My Lord, I give you thanksgiving, praise, glory, honor and worship for Your righteousness and holiness, imputed to my life by Your work of the cross on my behalf-, praise Your Name, Lord.”
“Jesus, Precious Savior, I give you thanksgiving, praise, glory, honor, worship, and majesty for salvation, healing, and
deliverance.”
“ Lord Jesus Christ, I give you thanksgiving and praise, glory and honor, worship and majesty, for your compassion and favor, mercy and kindness toward me, all of which are renewed to me daily by Your Grace.”
“I offer all of these praises to You, Lord Jesus Christ, in adoration, Lord, because of who You are, and because You
are worthy, Lord, and I love You. Draw me nearer, Lord. More of You, Lord. Don’t hold back, Lord. Come, Lord. I praise You
for who You are, Lord. I praise You because I care, Lord, from the bottom of my heart. I praise You, Lord because I cannot
get enough of You, Lord. I MUST have more of You, Lord. Reveal Yourself to me, Lord, increase Your revelation to me, Lord
as I praise You with ALL of my heart, mind, soul, and spirit, all of my being, from the depths of my inner man ... I cry out to
You in PRAISE! All in Your Name, Lord Jesus Christ, Amen.”
DAILY PRAYERS OF CONSECRATION:
“Lord Jesus Christ, I come before you this day and I acknowledge you in all of my ways and ask you to make straight
my path. Walk before me this day in all that I do and say and live your life in me and through me. Guide my every word,
thought, judgment, counsel, and action. I acknowledge you in all of my ways and ask you to make straight is my path .
“I empty myself and, as an empty vessel, receive you Holy Spirit for the work you would have me do this day for your
glory. I come to you in full submission to your will in my life. In Your Name, I pray.”
“Lord Jesus Christ, I confess to you all of my sins of this day, of yesterday, and every day past. I repent and renounce
them, those known and unknown) those of omission and commission, in what I have done, and in what I have failed to-do. In
particular, I lay down at your feet all sins of the flesh, sins of the tongue, sins of the heart, and all unholy thoughts or actions.”
“I repent of every negative word spoken over, formed against, or directed at anyone other than me or self-inflicted
upon me. I renounce those words, bind and loose them and break them off of whoever they were inflicted upon, all in Your
Holy Name, Lord Jesus Christ.”
“Father, I put on the mind of Christ and the Lord Jesus Christ consciously this day and each and every day to come.
Lord Jesus Christ, I acknowledge you in ALL of my ways, and ask you to make straight my path.”
“I lay all sin down at Your feet and ask you to keep me cleansed by your Precious Blood, Lord Jesus Christ, Amen.”
Sinners Prayer:
“Father, I know that I have broken your laws and my sins have separated me from you. I am truly sorry, and now I want to turn away from my past sinful life toward you. Please forgive me, and help me avoid sinning again. I believe that your son, Jesus Christ died for my sins, was resurrected from the dead, is alive, and hears my prayer. I invite Jesus to become the Lord of my life, to rule and reign in my heart from this day forward. Please send your Holy Spirit to help me obey You, and to do Your will for the rest of my life. In Jesus' name I pray, Amen.”
I encourage you, then, to use these prayers as a jumping-off point. When a believer learns the vocabulary of scripture
through repeated use, and understands the principles, direction, goals, and objectives of praying in each type of prayer, he or she
can then yield to the Spirit and begin to pray such prayers in their own words, from the heart. This is praying with-the-Spirit as a
yielded vessel. Do not worry about how perfect or smoothly the "flow" or words of your prayer come out. The Holy Spirit
honors the intent of the heart.
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