The Rules of Engagement

The Rules of Engagement

When you engage in the administration of deliverance, you must ensure you are biblically correct. Use the methods in this chapter with confidence, knowing that, according to 1 John 3:8, this was the purpose for which “the Son of God was mani fested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.” May the Spirit of the Lord rest upon you so that all your endeavors are initiated by and subject to the Spirit of the Lord. The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the broken hearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised. —Luke 4:18 As you pray, you must totally rely on the Holy Spirit. Even as the Holy Spirit led Jesus in all things, He must also lead you. Do not be presumptuous when it comes to determining who needs deliverance and who does not. The Holy Spirit operates like the sonar equipment deep sea divers use to fathom the depths of the ocean. The Holy Spirit is He who has the ability to search and fathom the hearts of men. First Corinthians 2:10 states, “But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.” He will help you to discern, test, resist, and reject demonic spirits and their activities. Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God. —Romans 8:26–27 Since the Holy Spirit knows the hearts of men, He can communicate His knowledge to you as a believer during your prayer and intercession. You then will be empowered by God to act in accordance with the promptings, stirrings, leading, and insight the Holy Spirit gives. Remember, one of your greatest defense mechanisms is to stay connected with the Holy Spirit as you pray.

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