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his/her life and to send my demons into him/her." Because God is absolutely just, He must grant Satan his pe tition if it is not contested. But, we, as heirs and joint heirs with Jesus Christ, have more right to petition God the Father than Satan does. We must "boldly" go before the throne and counter-petition Satan. We can pray something like this:

"God and Father, I counter-petition Satan. I come to you in the name of Jesus Christ my Lord and lay claim to this person. I claim him/her as my inheritance which you promised to give to me (if the person is your child, or spouse). Satan may not have him/her. I ask you to open his/her eyes so that they can see the light of the gospel ofJesus Christ."

If the person for which you are petitionin'g is not a relative, you can petition on the basis that Jesus Christ commanded· us to make disciples of the whole world and we can claim that person for a disciple of Jesus Christ. You must understand that this is a real battle. You will not win over night, but you do have the power and authori ty in Jesus Christ to win in the end.

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