Month: April 2022

What is the best weapon for Spiritual Warfare?

Answer. The Worship of God is the most effective weapon for spiritual warfare.

The two sides to Worship:

1. GODLY LIVING: We Worship God by living a life that points others to His goodness, faithfulness, veracity, patience, etc (More in Galatians 5:22-23)

2. VOCALIZING : We also Worship God by offering the fruits of our lips to Him by singing songs of praises to Him, preaching about Him, and sharing testimonies of His goodness with others, praying to Him, as well as fasting in order to interact better with Him. (Hebrews 13:15)

The devil craves attention. However, Worship removes attention from the problems, enabling you to focus on God.

As you worship God with the way you live, as well as in singing songs of adoration to Him, you will call His power into play in your circumstances.

God is Omnipotent, and He inhabit the praises of his people. (See Psalm 22:3)

Furthermore, the Bible say that when your ways please God, He’ll make even your enemies to be at peace with you. (See Proverbs 16:7)

Which means that instead of wasting your time to battle your foes, just convert that time and energy to the worship of God.

Examples of those who used praise as a weapon for warfare:

King Hezekiah:

On two occassions when king Hezekiah received bad news, his first responses were to humble himself and approach God for help, mercy, and guidance (See Isaiah 37:14-15; 38; 2Kings 19:14-15)

And God exalts those who humble themselves before Him. (See Matthew 23:12)

King Jehoshaphat:

When an alliance of nations came after the Kingdom of Judah, king Jehoshaphat, sought God with all his heart. He turned all his people to praying-warriors; while the praise-worshippers were at the forefront of the warriors. All their foes were exterminated. (See 2Chronicles 22:9; 20)

King David:

King David was a man after God’s heart. He was a warrior king who had developed a strong bond with God in his youth.

As a young shepherd boy he spent his time playing his flute in worship of God.

As he grew in intimacy with God, his bravery and boldness grew also. So much so that he killed a lion and a bear with his bare hands.

And when he faced Goliath, He confidently confronted, overcame and removed shame from his people.

David did not need to exert much energy for that battle. Just one sling of stone and the giant was downed and killed. (Read about David in 1st & 2nd Samuel; 1st & 2nd Chronicles).

Worship infuses divine energy and enables you to be wise and strategic in any battleground.

How the Omnipotent God showed up for worshippers.

Daniel:

Daniel chose to worship God and face the consequences for his decision. He was thrown into the lion’s den. But God shut the lions mouth and he was saved (See Daniel 6)

The 3 Hebrew Young guys:

Shadrach Meshach and Abednego chose to face the fiery furnace of fire, than not worship God. They were saved. The smoke was not even on them! (See Daniel 3)

Paul: Murderer turned Missionary:

Paul/Saul chose to witness about Christ rather than enjoy his status amongst the pharisees. He excelled in all God called him to do. He finished the course!!! (Read Acts of Apostles, Philippians, 2Timothy 4:7-8)

I could go on and on about how several Bible characters were delivered just by worshiping God with their lifestyles-how they lived.

Hannah was delivered from barrenness and its relative insults when she left her problems and went to her place of safety in God. She worshipped God with her prayers of anguish for a male child. And God granted her request. (1Samuel 1:2-20)

Rehab the harlot forsook the gods of her land and worshipped God by her reverential fear of Him. She couldn’t care less about the wrath of her king if she was found out hiding the spies. She identified with God by the action of hiding the spies. Which in itself was an act of worship. And she got mentioned as a heroine of faith! (Read Joshua 6, See Matthew 1:5; Hebrews 11)

Conclusion:

Worship is not just slow-rythym songs. Worship is the lifestyle of those who have faith in God.

We are not called to be constantly in the battlefield of life. The devil is already a defeated foe.

The Human being was created to enjoy worship with God- to fellowship with Him.

Although in Adam, Humanity lost the grace of having fellowship with Divinity, Christ came and restored that link to God.

Now, we who are in Christ Jesus, are called by God’s name, created for His glory, and recreated for goodworks. (See 1Corinthians 5:17; John 1:12, Ephesians 2:10; Isaiah 43:7)

Although Spiritual warfare is an ongoing combat for the Souls of the lost, the devil is already a defeated foe. Therefore, we do not stress.

The knowledge of God that we have, and the intimacy we share with Him, emboldens and enables us do exploits with words from our mouths. (See Daniel 11:32).

Power is in our mouth. When we make declarations, praise God or preach, we are speaking things into existence and recreating our world.

In Christ Jesus in whom dwells all the fulness of the Godhead, and who is head over all principality and power; We have the advantage over all the forces of evil- no matter how lofty, fat, thin, fearful-looking, etc they may be (See Luke 10:19; Ephesians 2:4-6; Colossians 2:7-10)

As we worship God in our lifestyles (by doing good deeds, and living a life of exemplary conduct), as well as with our Words (preachings, singing songs of praise and thanksgiving, sharing testimonies, dancing, etc.), God will beautify us with salvation (deliverance) Read Psalm 149: 1-end.

Worship calls the power of God into your battles. You won’t need to fight. But to stand still and see God display His Omnipotence. Hallelujah!

Prayer:

Thank You God for the grace to worship you in Spirit and in Truth. We proclaim you are our God and our King, the Monarch of the universe who rules in the affairs of nations. Our lives will show forth your praises, and many will be attracted to you by the radiance of your glory that we carry. Be exalted o God. Be big in our lives. Take your place in every aspect of our beings and be magnified. In the mighty name of Jesus Christ we pray. Amein!

From Hephzibah Christly TheSpiritualWarrior

God’s got a strong hold of you

”The Lord also will be a refuge and a high tower for the oppressed, a refuge and a stronghold in times of trouble (high cost, destitution, and desperation)” (Psalm 9:9; AMPC)

Dear friends, the truth is that GOD will always be there for you, in prosperity or in adversity, whether the devil likes it or not!.

The devil may have established strongholds around you, but GOD has got a strong hold of you. Thereby, incapacitating the devil from riding roughshod over you.

So cheer up and enforce the victory of the Cross.

Confront and demolish those satanic strongholds with the Word of faith that is in your mouth.

Start today by declaring/proclaiming the Word of God over contrary situations.

For example, in Genesis 1, Although the world was in darkness and utter chaos, God called out light from that darkness. HE went ahead and created order out of the chaos.

If you are born again, the ability to recreate your world is in your mouth. According to 1John 4:17, “for as He is, so are we in this world”.

Again, it says in the Scriptures,

“Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever believes in Me will also do the works that I am doing. He will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father.” (John 14:12, Berean Study Bible)

Therefore people of God, put your mouth to good use. Let your mouth work for you.

Stop owning or proclaiming evil. Instead, call out what you want to manifest in your life, situations and circumstances.

**Prayer**
I thank God that His power to save, deliver, heal and to prosper, is released to you now. I command those fears tormenting you to leave you now.
Be free of those satanic strongholds that incapacitated you from progressing.
From henceforth, have peace of mind, be bold, be brave and strongly contend for the faith.
Go and make unprecedented progress, in the matchless name of Jesus Christ.

Shalom from Hephzibah Christly TheSpiritualWarrior

Know in Whom you have believed

Recently, I had the privilege to attend to a Christian minister on the sick-bed.

I thought it was age related issues until he explained that he became very ill after taking the ‘..rona-shot’.

I was like ‘are you for real?’ Why are you self-destructing?

Can you believe his response? Here goes!

“I took the ‘shot’ for the Gospel sake, so that I can travel freely to preach!”

That makes sense – right? Absolutely wrong! 

That kind of thinking fall under what Apostle Paul refer to as *’empty philosophies and high-sounding nonsense that comes from the spiritual powers of this world rather than from Christ’ (See Colossians 2:8)*

Since when do you need the help of sorcery or pharmakeia to preach the Gospel? Is the Gospel no longer the power of God that saves all who believe in Him? (See Romans 1:16)

Most of us need to clearly define Who we believe in, and what we do believe.

Until you formulate principles that are based on the Word of God, you will be tossed about by, every wind of doctrines, unrighteous decrees, and societal norms, that give access for demonization. 

**Prayer**:

“And [I pray] that the eyes of your heart [the very center and core of your being] may be enlightened [flooded with light by the Holy Spirit], so that you will know and cherish the hope [the divine guarantee, the confident expectation] to which He has called you, the riches of His glorious inheritance in the saints (God’s people),” Ephesians 1:18 AMP

From Hephzibah Christly  TheSpiritualWarrior

Truth Encounter Series: The name Jesus Christ takes precedence over the anointing oil.


It is so amazing how that many Christians have made the anointing oil into a god, thereby exalting it above the name of Jesus Christ.

The Bible says in Acts 4:12
“Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved …”

Again in Philippians, Bible states:
“Therefore God has highly exalted Him and has freely bestowed on Him the name that is above every name, that at the mention of the name of Jesus every knee shall bow, of those in heaven, those on earth and those under the earth and that every tongue shall confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the Glory of God the Father …See Philippians 2:9-11

The name Jesus Christ is my sufficiency. For there is healing, deliverance, prosperity, salvation and continued well being in His name.

Please hold fast your confessions of faith, and refuse to allow anyone’s denominational beliefs in the doctrines of anointing oil, to frustrate your faith in the matchless name Jesus Christ.
Shalom from Hephzibah Christly #theSpiritualWarrior

How I overcame Generational issues

How I overcame Generational issues.

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My biological bloodline was riddled with numerous negatives. 

 However, when I became born again and caught the revelation that – 

“To all who believed him and accepted him, he gave the right to become children of God.” (John 1:12, Nlt), I confronted all those biological bloodline evils with my New Spiritual Bloodline.

It was not easy but I am enjoying the victories today. 

Let me show you some of how I overcame:

* Bind the familiar evil spirits:

No man can enter into a strong man’s house, and spoil his goods, except he will first bind the strong man; and then he will spoil his house. (Mark 3:27)

While praying, I proclaimed that all the forces of evil assigned against my bloodline are bound.

* I also ordered all their activities to stop at once.

Family Research:

Prior to binding evil spirits,  I had collated information about all our familial issues.

 (If you do not know your family history, don’t worry, the lives and lifestyle of your relatives tell the story)

And if you are adopted, start by analyzing your own experiences. Mark off those you don’t want to repeat, and call out the demons and their relatives to go at once to the feet of Christ Jesus. 

Just so you know: The devil is at the back of evil (d-evil).

As for me, my experiences were painful, and when I did look at my blood relatives, I was no better off. The evil pattern was unfolding. 

It was sad because as a born again, I expected my life to be better than theirs: that the internal spiritual repositioning would have been reflected in my physical circumstances by fiat. 

But instead, I was suffering the effects of ancestral yokes like them.

In Deliverance, Salvation, Healing, Prosperity etc, the God’s part is done. 

Our own part is in the doing. 

We must enforce  the victory of the Cross through our own obedience. (See 2Corinthians 10:6)

We must work out our salvation (See Philippians 2:12), by yielding to the Holy Spirit as He works in us to build Godly characteristics.

We should also personalize what Christ accomplished on the Cross for all Humanity. 

I call it enforcing the victory of the Cross.

The devil suffers from selective amnesia. So you need to constantly tell him, ‘hands off’, ‘back off’, ‘I’m blessed beyond curses’, I’m born of God for my heredity have changed ‘ etc. 

 It is an ongoing battle until every aspect of your being conforms to the image of the Living Christ.

I confronted the evil spirits behind those conditions I had identified, and cast them out of my bloodline. 

I also started regular  intercession for all my relatives (I was already born again).

 I desired that my family  should be prosperous in every aspect of their lives. 

 Personally, I had to  unlearn behaviors that attracted ancestral curses, learn to behave in line with my spiritual bloodline by developing the fruit of the Holy Spirit ( See Galatians 5:22-23). 

My lifestyle change became the tool for evangelism to attract my relatives to Christ. For if they still remained in their sinful habits, the familiar spirits would be tormenting me by proxy. 

Are you wondering how demonization by proxy occurs? Well, if any of your sibs or other family members get into trouble don’t you get troubled?  Worse if they die won’t you mourn the loss?  

We are connected by blood and emotions. Whatever affect your family by extension will affect you- financially, emotionally or even morally.

It’s best to lead them (your family) to Christ, and avoid such emotional crises that demons create to destabilize us who are born again.

In dealing with genetic conditions I had to accept that by His Stripes I was healed for scripture says ” “He took our sicknesses and removed our diseases.” (Matthew 8:17, Nlt). 

My reasoning was quite simple- I can’t have what Christ has taken away. If ‘He has taken my sicknesses and removed my diseases’, then whatever symptoms showing up are lying vanities.  And according to scriptures, those who observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy,” (See Jonah 2:8)

Shielded by faith in God, I can quench all fiery attacks that come from my human biology. 

In addition. I hold fast my confession of faith and confront all assailants with, ” you will not transcend me to the next generation, enough is enough”.

Stop lamenting about your bad family background. We, as in all Humans descended from Adam (not apes). So what’s new? We all inherited the sin nature. 

In addition, when you became born again, you also inherited the righteous nature of God.

It is your decision to either let the negative genetic condition dominate you or not. 

As a mother, grandma and soon to be great grandma, I keep fighting the good fight of faith. I stand in the gap for my bloodline by claiming the victory of the Cross for us.

I confronted all those familiar evil spirits that were influencing those negative family problems. 

By evicting ancestral demons,  you’ll minimize the bloodline evils. It makes your family fertile for the seeds of the Gospel. 

The development of Godly character ensures that your bloodline stays free of satanic yokes and curses, thereby  making it impossible for demons to torment you by proxy or to adversely influence your condition or circumstances.

Prayer:

Father, thank you that Christ Jesus have taken away our sins and sicknesses as well as rolled away the reproaches from us.

  We affirm that the anointing of the Holy Spirit in us destroy yokes, therefore, no yokes whether personal or ancestral can stay on us.

Thank You ABBA Father for imparting and imputing us with your righteousness thus enabling us to live the higher life and be unyokeable.

We release to our bloodlines and everyone that are connected to us by biology, adoption, marriage and faith, the anointing of God’s Spirit that brings salvation, healings, deliverance, prosperity, reconciliation and restoration.

We proclaim an end to demonization by proxy! Salvation has come to our families, in the matchless name of Jesus Christ.

By Hephzibah Christly #theSpiritualWarrior