Tag: deliverance

#1 How to Defeat Unrelenting Human foes (1)

Bible Base: 2 Timothy 3:8-9:

“ …As Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith.

But they shall proceed no further: for their folly shall be manifest unto all men, as theirs also was“ 2 Timothy 3:8-9 KJV.

Unrelenting foes are those human agents of darkness who have their minds set on doing wickedness to you.

Although they withstood your every move, and kept failing, they changed tactics.

While pretending to be on your side, they are slandering you to others, and subtly encouraging rebellion against you.

Unrelenting foes are hardhearted,  stiff-necked, cruel, uncompromising, unyielding and unforgiving. 

Don’t be deceived by how fluently they speak Christianese. They have no respect for God, instead they are focused on themselves and their statuses. 

Because they are self-centered and proud, they have faith in themselves and are no part of Christ.  

Their major default is the rejection of the goodness of God that leads to repentance. Therefore, “Unrelenting foes” are very vindictive,  manipulative, and destructive.

There are so many on social media platforms pretending to be Christians, whereas, they are subtly spreading dissensions and lies against people who are on a mission for God.

Unrelenting foes are known by their fruits not by their languages. Beware! Don’t share in their judgments. 

Example 1: Jannes and Jambres. The Two Magicians of Pharaoh: Exodus 7-8:1-19.

Their Actions:

When it was time for the deliverance of God’s people in Egypt,  God raised up Moses, and Moses co-opted Aaron to go tell Pharaoh about HIS intentions. 

For credibility’s sake, God empowered Moses with His supernatural power, so that Pharaoh and the Egyptians will know that there is an Almighty God, who is more powerful than the Egyptian gods. 

But two Egyptian magicians tried to frustrate  Moses and Aaron’s mission, by duplicating nearly all the miracles.

According to long standing Jewish tradition, Jannes and Jambres were those two magicians who stood against Moses  and Aaron way back in Exodus 7:10-12, 22; 8:19; 12:38; Exodus 32; Numbers 22:22; 25; and who continued relentlessly to do wickedly against them.

Although they could not duplicate the plagues, they made Moses’ mission work more difficult. Their pseudo-miracles interfered with God’s work that He committed to Moses and even delayed the deliverance of God’s people.

Anyone who withstands you is standing against God who you represent.

Hence it is written that, 

“To subvert a man in his cause, the Lord approveth not“ Lamentations 3:36.

#MyPrayer4you:

Therefore,  whoever or whatever is standing against your progress and progression shall be exposed, disgraced and removed from your life.

From today, I declare that no sorceries, divination, enchantments, jinxes, curses or imprecations shall prosper against you.

I proclaim the lifting up of all  bans and embargoes that were placed on your finances ministry pages, groups, and  relationships.

Shame shall clothe all those who despise, malign, and are acting like Jannes and Jambres in your life and ministry.

*God will add to you reputable people, and remove spoilers from your spheres of influences.

*Your sworn enemies will see God’s elevation of you: for the harder they try, the harder they will fall, in Jesus Christ matchless  name.

Continues with Example 2 and Spiritual Warfare prayers.

Shalom from Hephzibah Christly, Ph.D., #TheSpiritualWarrior. November 7th,  2024

Overcome Unrealistic Expectations in  Marriage 

Bible Base: Proverbs 10:28

If the Bible states that:

“The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: But the expectation of the wicked shall perish” (Proverbs 10:28), it is important that your expectations are not wicked or unrealistic. 

Unrealistic expectations are one of the major problems that destroy  marriage relationships.

Back in Genesis, when God saw  Adam’s loneliness, He gave him Eve for companionship, with the added bonuses of

 sexual intercourse, and procreation (See Genesis 2:18-25).

Additionally, God blessed both of them for the responsibility of dominionship over the world.

Marriage is not a servant -master relationship, even though the Man (husband) is the lead-partner (See Genesis 1:27-28, Ephesians 5:23, I Corinthians 11:3).

God does hold the man accountable, who treats his wife treacherously, violently, or with despise, etc. (Read Malachi 2:14, Hebrews 13:4).

When a man enslaves or subjugates his wife under the guise of submission, he has given access to anger, resentment, slave mentality, bitterness, vindictiveness and other evils, to function in His marriage. And vice versa.

*In my book Demons Deactivated 1, the subject of subjugation and submission was well discussed, so I’m not going to discuss it here.

Be that as it may, marriage is one of God’s gifts to humanity. 

Hence, we are told that ‘the man who finds a wife, finds a good thing and obtains favor from God.’ See Proverbs 18:22.

If your marriage is plagued with troubles, God is not responsible for that.  And instead of blaming satan, or your partner, put the searchlight on you, and your marital crisis situation will be resolved quickly.

Important Notice:

a). All humans are ‘free moral agents’ who have the power to make choices! 

Which makes you responsible for your actions, reactions, and responses – See Deuteronomy 30:15-20, Galatians 6:6-8.

b). You can choose to enjoy your marriage by following the Christ and His Church model, found in Ephesians 5: 25-29,33, or you can follow the traditional,  societal, and worldly view of marriage.

c). If you are ‘born again’, you have been given everything that pertains to life and Godliness – See 2 Peter 1:3. 

2 Peter 1:3 KJV

d).Which means, you now have the ingrained ability in your new nature, to live right  in this degenerating world, and you can treat your spouse right.

e).Remember that your wife  is “heirs with you of the gracious gift of life” when you treat her right, “nothing will hinder your prayers” (1 Peter 3:7)

f). Know that God who freely gave you the Kingdom will graciously also give you all things – See Romans 8:32 .

It is unrealistic to expect your partner to give you things that you’ll receive only through an intimate relationship with God.  

Therefore,  If you went into marriage expecting your partner to give you joy, peace, prosperity,  security, love, etc., you have set yourself up for marital failure.

These are things that you internalize, and then reflect them in your relationship with God and others.

God expects that the Christian develops his/her new nature in Christ, which has been created in God’s image, in true righteousness and holiness (See Ephesians 4:24)

That new nature is evident in the fruit of the Spirit which is love, joy (gladness), peace, patience (longsuffering, forbearance), kindness, goodness (benevolence), faithfulness, gentleness (meekness (humility) Self control (self-restraint) See Galatians 5:22-23.

Your marriage is God’s gift to you. He wants you to enjoy the companionship of your partner and to ‘do life’ together.  

It is your responsibility to ask God for your needs so that your joy will be full (See John 16: 24-26, Matthew 7:7).

Ephesians 5:33 KJV

Refuse to allow Unrealistic expectations become the bane of your marriage

#PrayerPoints4Today:

*Thank Father God for the grace of marriage, and for giving you a partner with whom ‘to do’ life together ❤ ️. 

*Ask and receive forgiveness, for idolizing and blaming your partner for your unmet needs, instead of working out your salvation, and growing spiritually. 

*Affirm that God is working in you both to will and to do His good pleasure. 

*Declare that you are yielded to the inworking of the Holy Spirit, and will continually produce fruits worthy of repentance.

*Affirm that you have been translated from the kingdom of darkness into the Kingdom of Light, and are no longer under the jurisdiction of satan. 

* Command to go at once to the feet of Jesus Christ, the evil spirits that are influencing marital strife, anger, rejections, revenge, unforgiveness,  hatred, resentment, bitterness, unrealistic expectations, jealousy, blame shifting,  poverty,  wretchedness,  divorce, frustrating circumstances, and adverse human interferences, with their relatives.

*Proclaim your authority in Christ Jesus and the ability to utilize the power given to you over all the forces of evil.

Luke 10:19 KJV

*Declare that all satanic interferences or projections, witchcraft manipulations, ingrained cultural beliefs, societal norms, ego, contrary learned behaviors, and everything else opposed to God’s righteous standards in your life and marriage, are disconnected, disabled, and destroyed. 

*Declare also that you stand against the forces of evils.

*Affirm that you are a new creature in Christ Jesus, created in the image of God in true Holiness and righteousness: Therefore, your personality and characteristics will continually reflect God, who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.

*Renounce all inhibitions,  resentment,  negativity or unrighteousness against your in-laws (family by marriage).

* Declare that love, acceptance, and forgiveness flows from you to them and that no partiality or dissensions can work against you all.

*Thank Father God that from today, your mind is renewed to appreciate the grace of marriage, and that  you and your partner are mutually submissive to God.

*Pray that God in His infinite mercy will bring reconciliation to troubled marriages. 

*Ask God to help those who are seeking to be married to be connected together and their expectations granted.

*Pray for widows, widowers, and elderly singles to be protected, comforted, and provided for, always, and for family members to remember to visit them also.

*Thank God for the anointing for effective and fervent prayer.

#MyPrayer4you:

I pray that as God is working within us, we will become more appreciative, be more understanding, live in harmony and unity, and also model the love of Christ to our world of influences,  in the matchless name of Jesus Christ. 

Shalom from Hephzibah Christly,Ph.D., #TheSpiritualWarrior,  July 20th, 2024.

Updated November 5th, 2024.

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#10 Prayer Focus for Today: Grandchildren.

Although all my kids (children) are all grown up, and my grandkids are doing just great, all the evil going on in our world makes my heart flutter.

There is a story about how two nine year old girls bravely saved their six year old neighbor from kidnapping.

I don’t know how they did it, but it was no mean feat. Their act of bravery points to great parents who are bringing them up with a high sense of responsibilities.

God bless and protect those girls, their parents and the rescued little guy, in Jesus’s name.

I don’t know about you, but I do know that I have a responsibility to ensure that my grandkids cannot be touched by the lurking evils in our world.

I refuse to allow the changing values in our world to corrupt our beliefs system, which is rooted in the love and fear of God, and love for family.

I am so inspired by how Timothy’s Grandma Lois, and mom Eunice, effectively played their roles in Timothy’s upbringing.

Lois and Eunice’s influences made Timothy turn out to become a fervent, devout, faithful, and excellent leader.

Read how Paul said it:
“ I am reminded of your sincere faith, which first lived in your grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice and I am persuaded, now lives in you also” 1 Timothy 1:5

What about you?
What legacy would you leave for the generations following?

Many are transferring addictiveness, sexual immoralities, violence, wickedness, and other evils to their descendants unwittingly.

You can’t afford to be that ignorant grandma or grandpa who allows satan to destroy the bloodline through them!

As the Bible states, ‘Through knowledge shall the just be delivered” See Proverbs 11:9b.

I have prayerfully rearranged the life-course of my descendants.

I started with myself and systematically confronted all the ills in my ancestry, in myself, and in the lives of my children.

3 John 1:4 KJV

That is Spiritual Warfare!

And God reassures that “the seed of the righteous shall be delivered” Proverbs 11:21

As I stood my grounds against all unrighteousness, I intentionally continued to live as God’s righteousness in this life!

Prayerfully fight for the restoration of God’s righteous standards in your bloodline or descendants.

Refuse to hide behind obsolete excuses that your children don’t want you to be a part of their lives, and that you have no access to your grandkids.

Read how Eli, Samuel and
David was divinely disciplined, because they did not discipline/pass on God’s righteous standards to their descendants.

‘If you know the right thing to do and not do it, to you it is sin.’ See James 4:17

Jesus Christ gave Believers “the ministry and word of reconciliation” (See 2 Corinthians 5:17-20).

You can do it.
Be reconciled to your children. Forgive the hurts, so that satan won’t take advantage of the animosities, unforgiveness and bitterness, to keep on tormenting your descendants!

You can rescue your descendants from degeneracy!

Psalm. 112:1-2 KJV

Prayer4Today:

Note: I could give you prayer points, but identifying with you will help you pray better.

ABBA Father, thank you for the grace of parenthood.

I hereby forgive all my children for all the times they hurt me.

And I ask also, that you Our Father, work-in all my children, to also forgive me and everyone else who wronged them.

I acknowledge that children are a sacred trust from you to us, and I did not uphold the integrity of your Word to them.

I take responsibility for, and I identify with the sins of all my descendants and ask forgiveness.

Thank you for the forgiveness of sins and cleansing from all unrighteousness.

I hereby dedicate/rededicate my bloodline to you, which includes every one of my human descendants.

I also dedicate/rededicate all those who are joined to my family by marriage, faith or adoption, for they are now my household/family.

I proclaim that we are Holy unto you, and I believe that you shall not allow your Holy ones to be corrupted by the decadence in the world.

In unity of faith, we stand against all forms of sexual immoralities, abuses, violence, lawlessness and other evils.

We hereby revoke/abrogate all satanic rights, and shut down all the access routes of the evil spirits that crossed generational lines: including all the familiar/familial spirits, and all others evil spirits, who are on assignments, or who have attached themselves to our family, due to ancestral covenants and pacts of the generations preceding.

I command to go at once to the feet of Jesus Christ, All the evil spirits that influence, enforce, or enable disobedience, rebellion, addictiveness, gender confusions, identity crises; including mental health disorders, chemical imbalances, mediocrity, poverty mentality, marital strife, suicidal tendencies, hardship, and other evils.

I declare that evils cannot function under any guise or disguise, against anyone who pertains or relates to me and mine.

I am blessed beyond curses and the fruits of my body are all blessed as well.

I declare that God’s Spirit of wisdom and understanding, counsel and might, knowledge and reverence of God, shall be upon, and flow through all my grandchildren.

I proclaim that my grandchildren shall walk in the God ordained pathways of righteousness, justice, empathy, meekness, divine health, excellence, and prosperity.

Supernatural favors and unlimited goodness shall be the testimonies of my descendants.

And Kings shall come to their risings, and whatsoever stands against my grandkids, shall surrender to them.

And Surely, goodness and mercies shall follow all my descendants, all the days of their lives, and they shall uphold the righteous standards of God, in the matchless name of Jesus Christ ♥️

Shalom from Hephzibah Christly,Ph.D., #TheSpiritualWarrior, July 19th, 2024.
Updated October 31st, 2024.

#9 Prayer Focus for Today: Families by biology, marriage, adoption, and faith.

Hebrews 11:6 KJV

Greetings, people of God. We know that God hears the prayers of His children and abhors that of sinners (See Proverbs 15:8, 28:9, John 9:31, 1 Peter 3:12).

To enjoy these blessings, benefits, and rewards in Christ Jesus, “you must be born again”. (John 3:3) Ask me How!

Recap:
The past days, our Prayer Focuses have been very revelatory.

Earlier, in “The Release of Delayed Blessings “, we received insights of how to make our spiritual blessings in heavenly places work for us in our physical reality.

Galatians 3:13

The next day as we prayed for our “General Wellbeing”, we received clarity of how to sustain the manifested blessings, through commitment to God and our causes; as well as right-living.

One of the take-aways from the prophetic-prayer for Me is that:
‘ not only did God give us Promises, He has given us His exceedingly great and precious promises, See 2 Peter 1:4. Hallelujah.

2 Peter 1:4 KJV

I encourage you to read up on the past “Prayer Focus“, for they contain a wealth of revelations to help you overcome your challenges Biblically.

Today, as we pray for our families by biology, marriage, adoption, and faith, we shall utilize the blessings, benefits and rewards of our Christian faith.

Hold Fast to these as you pray:
In order to help your faith and to pray appropriately, a few reminders:

a). Blessings: If you are born again, you are blessed already and no longer under curses- Read Galatians 3:13-14.

Galatians 3:14 KJV

b). Benefits: healings, deliverance, prosperity, forgiveness etc, are yours already in Christ Jesus – Read Matthew 15:26, Romans 10:13, 2 Corinthians 8:9, 1 John 1:9, Isaiah 53:5, 1 Peter 2:24.

c). Rewards: God rewards diligence – See Hebrews 11:6, Psalm 127:3-5, Luke 6:35.

Prayer4Today:

ABBA Father, we thank you for every member of our families as we present them to you today.

Thank you Father, for the salvation of our household, and your Spirit of excellence that resides in them.

We ask that our families never depart from You the only True and Living God, but instead, that they would grow in intimacy with you.

1 John 1:9

We ask and receive forgiveness for all bloodline sins, and affirm that in Christ Jesus, we have been blessed beyond curses, delivered from ancestral yokes, and shall not partake of the illnesses in the world.

I call a stop today, to all evil trends and unrighteousness among us, and command all the evil spirits motivating marital troubles, sexual immorality, drug abuse/addictions, violence, strife, jealousy, hardships, poverty mentality, mental health issues, and all other evils, should go at once to the feet of Jesus Christ.

I release economic prosperity, the fear and love of God, healthier lifestyle, longevity, and all the benefits of salvation, to all my family members.

I affirm that we are the definition of physical, mental, material, and spiritual blessings.

I declare that we are the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus, therefore, the exaltation of righteousness is evident in our lives for anyone to see.

I rededicate our families to You O God, and declare that our generations shall serve You alone, and our bloodlines shall not be corrupted by the lust of the eyes, lost of the flesh, idolatry, occultism or false religious practices.

Thank You ABBA for the outpouring of Your Spirit in our families, and for the grace to be the light and salt in our world, in the matchless name of Jesus Christ.

Shalom from Hephzibah Christly, Ph.D., #TheSpiritualWarrior, July 18th 2024.
Updated October 30th 2024

#8 Prayer Focus for Today: General Wellbeing: 

2 Corinthians 9:8 KJV

Bible Base: Isaiah 45:19:

“I said not unto the seed of Jacob, Seek ye me in vain: I the LORD speak righteousness, I declare things that are right.” Isaiah  45:19 KJV

We know how challenging the economy of our nation is. Although prices are increasing, incomes are not increasing. 

Unless there is a paradigm shift,  many, who depend on the world economy, will face severe hardship.

This is the time for you to take your Christianity to another level. You can cause your paradigm to shift.

How?

Psalm 46:10 KJV

a). Clearly define WHO your Source and Resources is, and b). HOW you want to live your life here on earth.

The choices are yours to make. For what you allow or fear, will continue to torment you, but when you confront it, it loses its power of torment! (See Job 3:25, Matthew 18:18)

You can choose to live by being fearful of tomorrow,  or you can live by having faith in the God who owns tomorrow.

God did not call us to serve him in vain. He promised a just reward, and the benefits of Salvation belong to us already.

Hebrews 11:6 KJV

Can you relate with the scripture that says “without faith it is impossible to please Him (God), for the one who comes to Him MUST BELIEVE that: (a) He exists, and (b) He rewards those who diligently seek Him”? See Hebrews 11:6

The Believer in Christ has benefits that distinguish us from non-believers. We are Blessed already and have access to all of God’s resources!

God has not only given us promises, He has given us “His exceedingly great and precious promises” See 2 Peter 1:4

Prayer translates the promises of God into reality, while right-living sustains it.

For a foundational understanding, Read up the #6 Focus For Today: The Release of Delayed Blessings” as well as my other Postings. 
2 Peter 1:4 KJV

#Prayer4Today:

Father God, We are thankful that you are righteous, truthful, trustworthy and can not lie.

We are also grateful for your exceedingly great and precious promises, the real time blessings, benefits and rewards that are available to us your children.

We affirm O God that you are our Source and Resources for  life, health, wealth, protection, security, and general welfare. We live,  move, have our  ‘being’, and can do all things in You!

Thank you Father GOD, for the awareness that you are able to make all grace abound to us, and that even  when people are saying ‘there’s economic hardship’, we shall be declaring that we are economically  prosperous.

We declare O God that You are causing all things to work together for our good, for we love you, and we are called according to your purpose.

We affirm that doors of opportunities are opening daily,  our goods and services are in high demand,  and we live above the limitations of this world’s economic system.

We affirm that we are citizens of heaven, and thus our needs are met according to your riches in glory, in the matchless name of Jesus Christ. 

There shall be none homeless, sick, indebted, or demonized among us, for we and our offsprings are Holy unto you.

As you blessed the house of Potiphar because of Joseph, bless all who are connected or related to us by biology, by marriage, and by faith. 

Bless our Nations and communities O God, as well as our support network 🙏🏽 . So that they will also participate in enjoying the blessings that you give  without sorrows, in the matchless name of Jesus Christ ♥️ 

Thank you for confirming my words and performing my counsels in Jesus’s name. 

Shalom from Hephzibah Christly, Ph.D., #TheSpiritualWarrior, July 17th 2024

Updated October 29th, 2024.

#1 Prayer Focus for Today: The Goodness of God.

Recently, as we prayed, we are being led to focus on an aspect of God’s essence in worshipful reverence. Yesterday, our focus was on His faithfulness. I apologize for not writing down the revelations about His faithfulness. I’m thankful that today, I can share these prayerful thoughts with you. As my feet hit the floor […]

#1 Prayer Focus for Today: The Goodness of God.

#97 Prayer Focus for Today: Rain for Arkansas.

Dear People of God, it’s that season again for wildfires 🔥,  and most of Arkansas needs rain, in order to stop wildfires, from destroying lives and property.

If you are wondering where this is at, “Arkansas is a landlocked state in the West South Central region of the Southern United States.“ Wikipedia

Presently, Arkansas is very dry, humidity is low, and strong winds are blowing. 

Please join us to pray and Avert any catastrophes.  People are still recovering from the memorial weekend tornadoes 🌪.  We can live without wildfires 🔥. 

Bible Base: James 5: 17-18:

17 Elijah was a man with a nature like ours [with the same physical, mental, and spiritual limitations and shortcomings], and he prayed [a]intensely for it not to rain, and it did not rain on the earth for three years and six months. 18 Then he prayed again, and the sky gave rain and the land produced its crops [as usual]. AMP

#PrayerPoints4Today:

1). Please pray for the heavens to open and pour out rain  on the already blazing fires in some counties.

2). Pray that the fires are contained and put out quickly.

3). Command the evil territorial spirits to stop and get out.

4). Release God’s grace and mercies to the peoples of the state. 

5). Remember survivors of Hurricane Helen and Milton, the temperatures have dropped so much, and people need to be sheltered and fed!

  Pray that God’s blessings should multiply upon them for speedy rebuilding, relocation, and the resources  available to them.

6). Pray for all those who at great personal risk are taking supplies to the survivors. Bless them for their efforts,  and pray they don’t suffer compassion fatigue. 

7). Thank God that you can pray for others, in Jesus Christ matchless name ❤️. 

Shalom from Hephzibah Christly, Ph.D., #TheSpiritualWarrior, October 16th 2024

#95 Prayer Focus for Today: Ability to Listen Swiftly and hear Wisely.

Bible Base: Isaiah 50:4 & James 1:19.

Prayer Goal: Towards better listening skills.

A good listener is able to receive messages and accurately interpret them. 

How can you be effective in your relationships at work and at home, if you are so full of yourself, always lecturing, and never listening?

The Israelites of old had that problem with God. They were full of reasons why God’s ideas were not good enough. The slave mentality was their undoing.

Instead of listening to God’s Word, they only heard the accompanying sounds, became terrified, shut down, and preferred third party communication with God. Read Exodus 20.

When you do not develop your listening skills, and discipline yourself to hear well, you will miss great opportunities  to fellowship with God, and to impact the life of others.

That listening defect contributed to the degeneration of that  generation.

If you do not develop your listening skills, you will open doors for misunderstanding and misinformation to thrive.

You must learn to listen to God and accurately interpret His Word. 

Eve had the problem of not listening well . If she had listened well to God’s Word, or paid attention to what Adam told her, she would not have fallen for the lies of the devil. See Genesis 3.

It is important to learn how to listen to God. Get familiar with your  Bible.  God speaks to us majorly through His Word the Bible.

Stop allowing disinformation, misinformation, false Prophets etc to destabilize you with their understandings. 

If you are born again, you are a royal priest of God, a child of God having the same access to God as that apostle, pastor, or deliverance minister. 

The secrets of God are with those that fear (revere) Him (Psalm 25:14) 

How glorious for God to have your ear- to confide in you!

Do you know also that God does nothing without revealing His plan to His servants ? Read Amos 3:7.

If your heart is not right with Him, and you do not ‘fear’- reverence Him, how can He even share secrets with you?

Today is the day you take your relationship with God to another level. 

Start by reading your Bible in order to hear what He has to say to you!

Let us pray.

#PrayerPoints4Toda

1).Thank God for awakening your ear every morning to listen and learn from Him (Isaiah 50:4)

2). Acknowledge and reject that slave mentality that only hears what 3rd parties are saying about God. 

3). Invite God to help you relate and communicate with Him as His beloved child.

4). Command silence upon all the cacophony of voices trying to bring confusion, fear, terror and destruction in your life. 

5). Affirm that God has given you the ability to hear wisely and effectively in your relationships.

6). Set out regular time for personal Bible Reading or Study.

7). Bless yourself and declare your benefits of salvation. 

Shalom from Hephzibah Christly, Ph.D., #TheSpiritualWarrior.  October 14th 2024. 

#88 Prayer Focus for Today: Confront the sinful Sarcastic Self.

Sarcastic people say one thing while meaning the opposite.

People use sarcasm to hide   scorn or contempt, and to insult, ridicule, hurt, criticize, or diminish someone.

The Bible clearly teaches that we should speak the truth in love (Ephesians 4:15),  and not to use words to demean, and hurt others but instead to use encouraging and edifying words in order to promote a healthy and nurturing environment (Ephesians 4:29).

It is unhealthy to continue to tolerate or live in an environment riddled with sarcasm, because it opens up doors for conflicts.

Hence the Bible says that when you throw out the mocker, fighting goes, quarrel and insults will disappear. (See Proverbs 22:10 NLT)

And according to our picture post from Proverbs 14:3 NLT

“A fool’s proud talk becomes a rod that beats him, but the words of the wise keep them safe.” It therefore follows that sarcasm attracts unpleasant consequences.

Sarcasm is one of those sinful behaviors to unlearn.

#PrayerPoints4Today:

*Thank God for the grace of forgiveness of sins and cleansing from all unrighteousness in Christ Jesus. 

*Declare your forgiveness of those who have hurt, insulted, ridiculed, and made you feel less, with their sarcasm. 

*Acknowledge how sarcastic you are, and ask God to help you in your decision to no longer hurt others with your words.

*Command the root of sarcasm in you to disintegrate.

* Command all satanic influencers of sarcasm to get out of your realms. 

*Affirm that God has given you His words of wisdom, so that you can comfort, build up and encourage others.

*Thank God for this eye opening teaching that have brought deliverance to you from the Consequences of sarcasm,  and shut doors of demonic activities against you,  in Jesus Christ matchless name. 

Shalom from Hephzibah Christly, Ph.D., #TheSpiritualWarrior October 7th 2024.

#86 Prayer Focus for Today: Coping with Persecution:

When you are being treated unfairly or cruelly because of religion, tone of your skin, gender, height, or political beliefs, over a period of time, you are being persecuted.

In our world today and in the future, political and religious persecution will increase.

*But, you should not be dismayed, disappointed or heartbroken, when people persecute you because of your Biblical Beliefs. That is who they are, and that’s the worst they can do.

*Be encouraged because persecution indicates that you are a positive non-conformist. And that is a good thing. 

In His days on earth, Jesus Christ was a positive non-conformist. You are in good company.

*Remember also that “all who delight in piety and are determined to live a devoted and godly life in Christ Jesus will meet with persecution [will be made to suffer because of their religious stand].” 2 Timothy 3:13 AMPC 

*Refuse to allow persecution to derail you from progressing in righteousness. For it is better to suffer for righteousness sake, than to suffer for wrongdoing. (See 1 Peter 3:17)

*Whatever the kind of persecution you are experiencing,  it is important that you “…see to it that your conscience is entirely clear (unimpaired), so that, when you are falsely accused as evildoers, those who threaten you abusively and revile your right behavior in Christ may come to be ashamed [of slandering your good lives].”

 I Peter 3:16 AMPC 

If you have on the “breastplate of righteousness” your conscience will be clear,  and there will be no room for anger, bitterness, resentment, revenge, and related evils in your heart. 

Outcome:

The devil cannot demonize you, your persecutors will be put to shame, and God will avenge you.

For as it is written in 2 Thessalonians 1:6 AMPC,

 [It is a fair decision] since it is a righteous thing with God to repay with distress and affliction those who distress and afflict you.

#MyPrayer4you:

*We identify with and acknowledge the unrighteous thoughts and actions that you were involved in, in order to cope with persecution.  

*We plead the blood of Jesus for forgiveness Of sins and cleansing from all unrighteousness.  

*I stand with you against all the forces of darkness that are inciting people,  and influencing adversities against you, and command it all to be stopped.

*I affirm that Jesus Christ manifested to destroy the works of the devil, therefore the forces of evil shall no longer trouble you, for you bear in your body the marks of Jesus Christ.

*I release to you now, the anointing of God’s Spirit that brings favor, goodness, peace with prosperity,  ease of operations, excellence, and productivity.

*I command all doors that were shut against you,  to open up right now, and the stronghold of unrelenting hardship is hereby destroyed,  in the matchless name of Jesus Christ ♥️ 

*I pray that God in His infinite goodness will wipe away your tears of frustrations, and put a new song of deliverance in your ❤️ heart,in Jesus’s name. 

Read and personalize Psalm 17:1-3, 6-10, 13, 15 AMPC:

[1]  HEAR THE right (my righteous cause), O Lord; listen to my shrill, piercing cry! Give ear to my prayer, that comes from unfeigned and guileless lips.

 [2]  Let my sentence of vindication come from You! May Your eyes behold the things that are just and upright. 

[3]  You have proved my heart; You have visited me in the night; You have tried me and find nothing [no evil purpose in me]; I have purposed that my mouth shall not transgress.

[6]  I have called upon You, O God, for You will hear me; incline Your ear to me and hear my speech. 

[7]  Show Your marvelous loving-kindness, O You Who save by Your right hand those who trust and take refuge in You from those who rise up against them. 

[8]  Keep and guard me as the pupil of Your eye; hide me in the shadow of Your wings

 [9]  From the wicked who despoil and oppress me, my deadly adversaries who surround me. 

[10]  They are enclosed in their own prosperity and have shut up their hearts to pity; with their mouths they make exorbitant claims and proudly and arrogantly speak.

[13]  Arise, O Lord! Confront and forestall them, cast them down! Deliver my life from the wicked by Your sword,

[15]  As for me, I will continue beholding Your face in righteousness (rightness, justice, and right standing with You); I shall be fully satisfied, when I awake [to find myself] beholding Your form [and having sweet communion with You].

Please remember to pray for those who are affected by disasters in their neighborhood . 

God will keep you safe always.

Shalom from Hephzibah Christly, Ph.D., #TheSpiritualWarrior ,October 5th 2024