Daily Devotional

FIGHT BACK WITH THE WEAPON OF THE WORD

January 3

hildren of God, do you know how to increase your faith steadily day by day? Much of this increase can be achieved by good confessions toward your Father. If you will take the promises of the Bible and look toward heaven, repeating them in the form of a confession, it will bless you with increased faith, peace and joy from your Father. Remember, when you speak the revealed word of your Father aloud you both speak it aloud as a practice, and then you hear it in your own ears. You have made a declaration and confession into the atmosphere so that any other listening ears (the Enemy) are put on alert to your confession and acceptance of the promises of God. For instance, when the word of God says, "You will never leave me nor forsake me," (Hebrews 13:5NKJV) we then declare and confess, "You, O Lord, will not leave me or forsake me." Then personalize the scripture by saying, "Father, I am under attack from (specify what you discern is the attacking enemy such as: frustration, fear, unbelief, doubt, lust, unholy wrath or anger, envy, strife, self-destruction, self-negation, etc.) this enemy of hell." Then say, "Father, you will not forsake me to this spirit of (fear, anger, lust) I trust that you will deliver me from this evil right now in and through the powerful and wonderful name of Jesus my Lord and Savior." Children if you will fight back using the word of God you will activate the presence and power of the Holy Spirit on your behalf. Remember, when you give in to the Devil, he takes it as a sign of weakness in you. He sees it as an invitation to him to take you to the next level of attack by his evil spirit. Cut him off early with skillful use of the word of your confession in my word. You have been commanded by your Father to "be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might." (Ephesians 6:10) Now, say, "I am strong in the Lord, and in the power of His might!" Make it personal and powerful, and the force of your confession and the strength of the Holy Spirit will be combined to shake the devil to his foundations. He will flee from you as you get better and better at this. Your Father loves you!

Prayer

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Savior, I am encouraged to fight back to the point where it becomes second nature to do so. I am learning Lord. Thank you for Divine instructions to "fight the good fight." (II Timothy 4:7) Thank you Father that some-day it will be all over and my reward will be a "Crown of Righteousness," (II Timothy 4:8) from the mouth of the apostle. It is worth the fight! The victory is coming!