The Rules of Engagement

Engaging the Fight

Charge yourself up in the Holy Spirit. Just as a car battery or a cell phone runs out of power, necessitating a recharge, the believer can recharge his spiritual battery by praying in the Holy Spirit (1 Cor. 14:4; Jude 20). This discipline should be a part of your daily prayer vigil. It is also a wonderful means by which spiritual power is accrued for prayer and during prayer. Take dominion. Use authority in the name of Jesus, and don’t be afraid to take dominion over the strongman. Matthew 16:19 states that God has given us “the keys of the kingdom of heaven.” The one who has the keys has access, which indicates authority. When it comes to spiritual warfare, do not accept substitutes or compro mises. Do not back off, back down, give up, or give in. God has given you authority over all of the devil’s ability according to Luke 10:19. Ephesians 1:20–23 states that Satan is under your feet. That means that he does not have authority over you, but you have authority over him. You must rise up and take the authority by superimposing the will of God over the will and all activity of the enemy. He is operating illegally in the earth realm. May I remind you that he is not the prince of the power of the earth, but “the prince of the power of the air” according to Ephesians 2:2. Therefore, rise up and take your rightful position as God’s deputized agent. Insist that he comply with the biblically based terms issued by you. The Bible states that in your kingly posture, you have been given power to decree a thing, and it will be established. (See Job 22:28.) When you decree a thing in Jesus’s name, the enemy is aware that you are not suggesting or even giving him an option or advice. He understands that when you come in Jesus’s name, he must cease and desist his illegal activities at once! Why? Because in Isaiah 45:23, God Himself states, “I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, that unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear.” It is further stated in Philippians 2:10–11, “That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.”

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