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I want to begin this book by releasing a special anointing to get you ready to be the warrior you are called to be.
I am going to share crucial strategies for fighting triumphantly in spiritual war strategies that will make you completely alert, strengthened, and equipped to win any battle that wages around you. Not only will you discover how to defeat Satan’s schemes, but you will also learn how to be a skilled spiritual warrior: one who takes the spoils of war and plunders the enemy’s camp!
Ephesians 6:12 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.
Satan has ravaged the world for many centuries, and his appetite for power is growing steadily, as he seeks to deploy indirect methods to attack and destroy God’s people. Alarmingly, countless believers today are easy prey. Some do not understand the devil’s schemes, his weapons, or his tactics, nor do they know of the weapons, plans, and blueprints God has provided for their defense.
Nevertheless, reality is that we’re in battle. We’re being prevailed against. Some of us are losing in the fight against sin and sickness, disease and death. Some of us are losing the battle for their kids to know Jesus. Some of us are battling for marriages. Some of us are battling against poverty, and the very things that hinder the fulfillment of the prophetic word in our lives. War wages for the fulfillment of our very divine destinies. The one we battle against is the very one that can keep a believer from achieving this goal.
As soon as we become blood bought believers in the Lord Jesus Christ, we’re thrust behind enemy lines, though assured of God’s protection.
1 John 5:9 If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: for this is the witness of God which he hath testified of his Son.
We must recognize and give ourselves to train and be ready for battle, and even more so, in these last days, for unconventional spiritual warfare.
Ephesians 6:10-18 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. 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. Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God: Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;
We are at war. The closer we are to God, the more the enemy (Satan) wants to separate and weaken us. This war has raged for centuries.
The prophet Daniel saw the war we would face today:
Daniel 7:21 I beheld, and the same horn made war with the saints, and prevailed against them;
This war is with the anti-Christ spirit. We’re reminded in Daniel 10 about the Prince of Persia opposing Michael the archangel for twenty one days. As the enemy opposed him, so the anti-Christ spirits oppose our very destiny and inheritance in God.
Some believed there is no battle, and others do believe they wrestled “not against flesh and blood, but against demonic powers and principalities.”
Many are blind to spiritual warfare and to their adversary, the devil oblivious to the enemy’s assignment on their lives.
We must be aware that we are on the front lines, because there is a battle. Whether or not we believe in hell, there is one. Whether or not we believe in demons, the reality is that the enemy is real, as is spiritual warfare. We must wrestle against the demonic powers and principalities and take authority to bring them under our feet. Now is not the time for complacency. We must motivate ourselves to use the weapons at our disposal, and shed indifference or apathy. We must open our eyes to the seriousness of the threat of the enemy. In truth, many automatically assume they’ve won, when in reality they are defeated.
Joel 3:9-11 Proclaim ye this among the Gentiles; Prepare war, wake up the mighty men, let all the men of war draw near; let them come up: Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruninghooks into spears: let the weak say, I am strong. Assemble yourselves, and come, all ye heathen, and gather yourselves together round about: thither cause thy mighty ones to come down, O LORD.
It is time to anoint the shield for the spiritual battle that is reality every day, for every day is a combat zone. Our warfare is against real demonic powers and principalities, and a devil seeking to devour, kill, steal, and destroy.
God wants to awaken you for battle. It’s time to declare war, in Jesus’ name. Are you ready to join the ranks of God’s army?
There was a time God gave me a Word that said, “I’m taking you through a boot camp says the Lord, I’m training you to be a soldier says God.”
God looks for mighty warriors
Joel 2:7-9 They shall run like mighty men; they shall climb the wall like men of war; and they shall march every one on his ways, and they shall not break their ranks: Neither shall one thrust another; they shall walk every one in his path: and when they fall upon the sword, they shall not be wounded. They shall run to and fro in the city; they shall run upon the wall, they shall climb up upon the houses; they shall enter in at the windows like a thief.
Will you enlist, run, and climb the wall? I believe God is releasing us into fervent prayer and intercession.
Use your Weapons
Are you victorious in some areas, but not in others? Do you shrink back or lunge between the weapons? There are reasons why we aren’t overcoming certain battle victories we should experience because of Jesus. We’re to be mighty men and women who lunge between weapons. We are to engage in warfare and position ourselves on the front lines of the enemy’s camp, even though we know it’s going to cost us, and the battle will be fierce. There is a particular mindset in the Body of Christ today that reasons, “If I don’t touch, chase, or confront the devil or demon, I won’t have to worry. If I don’t mess with him he won’t mess with us.” Saints are afraid to become involved in spiritual warfare or take on a demon or the devil.
We must take up the Sword of the Lord and fight the good fight of faith through the deployment of the weapons of our warfare that are readily available. We can’t lunge between weapons if we don’t pick them up. We can’t win the battles with weapons just laying there.
When was the last time you used the weapon of the power of the blood of Jesus, or used the power of Jesus’ name, employed fasting, and prayer, or lifted your shield of faith? Do you truly believe in them in their power to overcome the enemy? If you’re not using them because you don’t understand them, then it’s important to learn what they’re for, and how to use them. Seek a revelation of the power that is in the name of Jesus, the power of the Blood, the power of prayer and fasting, the power of the shield of faith, and then deploy them. Often we forget what is available but making these weapons a part of our lifestyle ensures that won’t happen. Fast and pray, use the name of Jesus and lift high your shield of faith in every circumstance.
The shield of faith is our truth and our buckler. It’s the truth of the Word of God, and it’s given to every believer to quench the fiery darts of the wicked one.
Ephesians 6:16 Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.
The shield of faith has to be used. We are to be doers of God’s Word. When we act, the shield moves when we do, even if we don’t feel it. Is your shield moving or is it stationary? What if you don’t have any words to act on? The enemy gets us in the back. Consume the Word feed on it regularly.
There are other pieces of armor that the Holy Ghost has given us that we forget to use, like the helmet of salvation, the breastplate of righteousness, and the Sword of the Lord. Sure, we put them on every morning but do we use them? We don’t have the Sword of the Spirit until we preach and proclaim what the Word of God says. We don’t have the shield of faith until we walk in that faith. It’s time to take up the armor of God. We are to be mighty warriors! Our job is to lunge between the weapons. We are to not only climb the wall and intercede, but we are to run along it and become fervent in our intercessory warfare. When we proclaim God’s Word instead of our feelings, circumstances, and symptoms, we are using the sword of the Spirit.
Make this the year, the time, the moment that you take up the armor of God, use the sword of the Lord, and fight to win. It is a critical hour for the body of Christ to rise and lay hold of its inheritances. Prepare for victory in your finances, in your health, in your ministry. Ask for a harvest of souls and salvation, healing and deliverance. Look to Him for victory in your churches and your city. Thank Him for causing you to triumph. Thank Him for releasing victory and war inside your spirit, that you and your loved ones might be forever transformed through war, victory, and prophetic intercession. The battle is yours to win.
