The prince of
the power of the air
"When I was on the earth I spent a lot of
time in prayer. This was not to get to know the Heavenly Father
for I came from Him. It was to break the power of evil over the
lives of people. What power do you think I had when I said to a
tax collector “Come and follow Me” and he did
immediately? What power do you think I had when I said to two
fishermen “Follow Me” and they did? It was the power
of faith and prayer that broke the evil influence over the lives
of people, so they could be free to hear the truth that would set
them free. You wrestle not against flesh and blood but against
principalities and powers, strong holds that have been built up
in the lives of people by the evil one.
As you war against these demonic forces, their
hold over the lives of people begins to diminish and they will be
free to hear the gentle leading of the Holy Spirit as he leads
them home to their Lord and saviour Jesus Christ. I spent all
night in prayer before I called the 12 disciples. Can you imagine
the reasoning and arguments that would have taken place if I had
not dealt with the evil forces that oppose them selves against
the will of God? Praying with all prayer and supplication in the
Spirit. You do not know what to pray for as you ought but there
is One Who does. That is why I sent Him to help you. To bring the
reality of My redemption to you, to glorify Me and My finished
works. The devil is a defeated foe, a vanished force, a spent
power. I crushed his head at Calvary”
(Listen to this next bit. Had a problem sharing
the gospel with people? Seems like no-one wants to listen? This
will help you!)
“You are wasting your time sharing the
gospel with someone until the Spirit goes first to prepare a way
for the Lord! You are wasting your time trying to change someone
with the Word of God until the Spirit goes first and prepares the
heart to receive the Christ and His life. You wrestle not
against flesh and blood! You wrestle not against flesh and
blood! Love the person and go after the devil!! The more a
person yields themselves to the evil one, the more they become
ensnared by his lies. The more prayer and intercession is
required to set them free. The Lord will not violate their free
will but if you will pray and love people, they will be free to
hear the truth. What they do with that truth will decide their
eternal destiny.”
The strength of His Spirit was on “you
wrestle not against flesh and blood” He reiterated
the point over and over. People are NOT your problem! A great man
of God, Gary Fisher, told me years ago. “Love the person,
go after the devil” Recently, I got angry about a certain
type of behaviour shown by someone in my family, when the Lord
spoke and said “Get angry at the devil, not the
person!” Jesus came to set people free from the hold of the
evil one!
“Your enemy is the devil”
The Bible says.. “Be subject to God,
resist, (oppose and get in the way of) the devil and he will flee
(as in terror) from you…Jesus crushed his head at Calvary
for us!