The Weapons of our Warfare

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The apostle Paul writes,

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I am attending a Saturday night bible study class on this very subject and it is great! The battle lies within the mind. As we think so shall we act out and we must be familiar with the tricks and the things that the devil brings against us. It has caused me to spend more time reading the word and reading it outloud to myself! Faith comes by hearing right? When you read next time, read outloud so that your inner man can hear the words being spoken.

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So what do you perceive these "strongholds" to be???

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Weapon-1

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(A) Worship

The authenticity of  Worship can be discerned if we really  knew whatwas happening in the spiritual realm while we worship. At a certain point in our life,  amidst great persecution from the enemy, as we worshipped  the Lord with songs of praise and thanksgiving, my  wife saw very few angels appearing on the scene  after the worship and  often the presence of the enemy rather than Jesus. This confused and perplexed us.  We asked Jesus why this was so and the Holy  Spirit pointed  out that  the quality of the worship determines the outcome and results.  In Family  worship, often children are distracted by  the enemy and they do not take part in the  worship which dullens the quality of  the worship.  The tactics of  the enemy are very subtle and their aim is to make the worship powerless.  They may irritate infants/babies making then cry  excessively  and spoil the effect iveness of the worship.   Spirits of  laziness, irritation, anger, lethargy and others may try to dullen the worship.  Not only family  worship. Church worship  loses its effectiveness because of  the nonparticipation of certain members.  Nonparticipation does not  necessarily  mean  they  do  not sing/pray.  They may do all that but their mind is some where else.  Like a few days back in our church worship, things did not seem to be flowing smoothly though we were praising with songs.  On enquiring of the Lord He showed my  wife through a vision that all  but one of  the church  members  were sitting around a table enjoying a banquet in the presence of  Jesus.  One sat aloof ( not with us) eating his own food.  Unless the mind of each member  is on Christ during  worship, the effectiveness and eventually  the outcome suffers.

When  the Holy  Spirit taught us these things, we put a renewed effort in our family worship and the results  were really breathtaking.  As soon as we worshipped the Lord with all our body, mind, spirit, soul and strength and concentrated on Jesus in worship, the presence of the angels of God just increased by leaps and bounds. The whole  house was filled with angels and the  presence of Jesus was instantaneous.  An enemy approached but could not  get through anywhere near us for such was the enormous presence of the angels of God.

True  worship really makes the enemy go crazy.  

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Blind seeker,

Strongholds  relate to demon powers utilized by the evil one to thwart God's purposes in one's life or in advancement of the kingdom of God in general.

Here ,the apostle Paul was referring to the reasonings of pagan philosophers and jewish rabbis and dogmas that nullify the Word of God  and the facts of the Gospel.

   

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Weapon-2

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The Blood of  Jesus

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The Bible says in Revelation 12:11,

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Weapon 3

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The Name of Jesus

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Weapon 4

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The Word of God

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Weapon 5

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Prayer and Fasting

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Putting this  last among the weapons list, does not make it the least; in fact this should be top priority for every believer to live a fruitful and blessed life.  Most  victories against the enemy are won on one