BREAKING THE CYCLE OF DEMONIC POWERS AND AFFLICTIONS (PART 2 OF 2)

10th OCTOBER 2020

“For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ, and being ready to punish all disobedience when your obedience is fulfilled” – 2 Cor. 10:3-6

Today, we continue with the message on how to break the cycle or repetitive occurrences of evil attacks in our lives.

First, I like to emphasize one basic fact, which is that, not every obstacle or setback we face in life is rooted in demonic activity. Far from that! Also, becoming a super-skilled prayer warrior in spiritual warfare isn’t going to solve all of your problems because all of your problems do not originate from the demons. Also, getting hyper-focused on identifying demons and tearing down strongholds can actually perpetuate the incidences of repetitive negative and demonic attacks in your life. What we magnify tends to manifest. Magnify the devil and he seems bigger in your eyes. Magnify Jesus and His glory inspires you to overcome by His grace.

There is no doubt that evil, demons and malevolent spirits do exist about us in our environment. But they will attack us only when they succeed in building a stronghold of evil manipulations in our mind. That often happens when our mind is filled with thoughts and beliefs contrary to the knowledge of the word of God and the spirit of Christ. The things that we pay allegiance tend to be magnified in our life.

When Demonic cycles have been created, they become difficult to break because you may not even recognize there’s a mental stronghold involved in your drama. And you can’t break the power of something you don’t know is there.

Therefore, if you want to break the repetition of calamity in your family, humble yourself and ask the Holy Spirit to help you find the Scriptures that will serve as your double-edged sword to slice into pieces the demonic strongholds in your mind. There are many principles and scriptural verses you can deploy for this purpose, which by themselves are more powerful weapons than anything Satan has in his arsenal.

The starting point is that you dig down to the root of your thinking. What are you thinking about that will harm you? Remove that from your mind. No one can harm you because the word of God says so! Thereafter, forgive anyone who hurt you, because Jesus says so. Receive forgiveness from the Lord for your wrong thinking and self-sabotage. God is faithful and merciful to forgive us if we ask!  Ask the Lord to fill you with His Holy Spirit, love the people around you, take on a new attitude, and call those things that be not as though they were. As you do, you’ll begin to see things as He does—through the eyes of faith—and your behaviour will begin to change. You’ll break the demonic cycle and stop walking in repetitive calamities. When Jesus sets you free, you are free indeed (John 8:36).

Again, the word of God tells us today that, in order to break repetitive afflictions built by the demons in your mind, you have to make a purposeful and diligent effort to cast down the imaginations that defy the Word of God. As believers, we have the privilege of using God’s Word to tear down barriers erected against His truth. We, therefore, must strive to mature in obedience to God’s word. Although your imagination is a barrier, God’s word sets you free! But you must make a deliberate effort to cast down every contrary thought, or beliefs against the spirit of Christ, and the word of God.

PRAYER

Father in the name of Jesus Christ, I thank you for Grace and the Faith to hear you today. Father, I release my mind to you now, for strength and the will to cast down every wrong belief and thoughts which goes against the spirit of Christ and the word of God. I am delivered indeed. Thank you, father. AMEN 

FURTHER READING: Psalm 25:16-18; James 5:13; Nahum 1:9; John 5:1-15; Eph 6:11-12