The Rules of Engagement

The Rules of Engagement

Y our A rsenal If a military is going to win a war, there are three important questions that must be answered:

1. 2. 3.

Who is the enemy? Where is the battle? What are your weapons?

The answer to the first question is obvious. The enemy is Satan and his cohorts, as we discussed in chapter 5. Since the rebellion of Satan and one-third of the angels, this world has been in combat against demonic forces. Having elaborately established an insidious military spiritual force, Satan continues to fulfill his mission: to steal, kill, and destroy all that belongs to God and is godly. We discussed the answer to the second question in chapter 4, and now in this chapter we will unveil your arsenal of supernatural weaponry. This arsenal is the method in which you wield counteracts to the enemy’s weapons and how you release the spirits that plague you, your family, your community, and the nation. Just so you don’t think I have left you hanging, I will give you the counterattacks to the enemy’s weapons and how to release evil spirits from their assignments in chapter 9. But for now, let’s go over what we do know about our weapons. First, we know that the weapons we fight with are powerful and operate at their peak in the spirit realm (2 Cor. 10:3–6). The second thing we know is that none of the weapons the enemy forms against us will successfully put us out of commission and that we have a heritage of victory in God (Isa. 54:17). The most important thing we are now aware of is that we have been equipped for this battle, and there are many weapons made available to us. Let’s look at them now. Prayer Prayer is the key to effective spiritual warfare. Prayer releases God’s flow into your life so that you can defeat the enemy. It is a two-way communi cation system, whereby you communicate with God and God communicates with you. If we become weak during the battle, prayer links us in to God’s strength, especially when we pray in the spirit. Prayer is also the surest way to receive God’s instructions and commands and to lean upon His infinite

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