Going forward with yesterday’s Prayer Focus on “Grace to keep Making Right Choices’, we have to get rid of slander as God’s Word commands in  Ephesians 4:31:

“Let all bitterness and indignation and wrath (passion, rage, bad temper) and resentment (anger, animosity) and quarreling (brawling, clamor, contention) and slander (evil-speaking, abusive or blasphemous language) be banished from you, with all malice (spite, ill will, or baseness of any kind). Ephesians 4:31 AMPC

Slander is derived from the Greek word ‘diabolos’, 

Slanderer describes satan, who is the personification of evils. 

Slander effectively  describes some of satan the devil’s activities against God, and Humanity ( See Matthew 4:8-11, Revelation 12:9). 

Slander involves weaponizing falsehood in order to malign, defame, or destroy another person’s reputation, for your own benefits, also include gossiping,  backbiting, destructive criticism, and related evils.

Slander is deeply rooted in pride, delusions,  anger, unforgiveness, ungodly ambitions, resentment. jealousy, false self image, etc, and originates from an evil and wicked heart.

Slander opens doors for evil spirits, to use humans to perpetuate acts of violence, against other humans, which results in death of humans and destruction of properties. 

If you are a slanderer, you are satan’s human agent, and satan is fulfilling his mission to kill, steal and destroy humans through you.

Enough! Stop already! Refuse to be satan’s agent!

Slander is a common denominator not only among the political class, but also among Christians. 

Paul encountered it in his day,  hence he wrote in Philippians 1:15 (AMPC) that some

“… [actually] preach Christ (the Messiah) [for no better reason than] out of envy and rivalry (party spirit), but others are doing so out of a loyal spirit and goodwill.”.

I have had my fair share of character defamation, by some internet  Christian ministers, who slandered my reputation, in order to have people leave our ministry pages and groups, to join theirs.

The reason their slander has been working against them is because my focus is on spreading the Gospel. While theirs has been on building a followership, and a name without regard to how they hurt others. 

I am not delusional. I do know  that the Mission is to preach the Gospel to all creatures. 

I know  also that God rewards diligence. 

Hence we do not solicit for financial aids in all our ministries, and are focused on doing God’s Work, when, where, and how HE called us to do it.

We work with Biblical Principles.

My attitude is similar to Paul’s who clarified his earlier statement as follows:

“[16] The latter [proclaim Christ] out of love, because they recognize and know that I am [providentially] put here for the defense of the good news (the Gospel). [17]  But the former preach Christ out of a party spirit, insincerely [out of no pure motive, but thinking to annoy me], supposing they are making my bondage more bitter and my chains more galling. [18]  But what does it matter, so long as either way, whether in pretense [for personal ends] or in all honesty [for the furtherance of the Truth], Christ is being proclaimed? And in that I [now] rejoice, yes, and I shall rejoice [hereafter] also. See Philippians 1:16-18, AMPC.

When you slander others, you attract destruction, and tell satan that you are in his camp.

Prayer Action:

Conduct a soul search- Apply the principle of Psalm 139: 23-24

Psalms 139:23-24 NLT

[23] Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. [24] Point out anything in me that offends you, and lead me along the path of everlasting life.

I earnestly pray that your mind will be renewed and you will truly get rid of slander in your life.

See part 2 for deliverance prayers- same time tomorrow.

Shalom from Hephzibah Christly, TheSpiritualWarrior, July 29th 2024