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Warfare and Deliverance—New Insight 165
Our position in Christ
Christians need to realize what is available to us. Many Christians suffer
from oppression from the enemy in various forms because they
truly don’t understand the power of the blood, our authority as Christians,
the armor of God, or they simply allow satan to run over them.
The first thing to point out is how important it is to die to sin. If you
have had a lust problem, ask forgiveness, ask the Lord to help you die
to it, and then use self control to stop looking with lust. We have to
strongly lay down our lives at the cross and die to all sin, sinful behavior,
or bad habits. This is the first real step in deliverance. To take this
step someone will have to be willing to die to self and then pursue
dying to self. The next thing we must know is the power of the cross.
The blood of Jesus is so powerful we can use it for far more than seeing
our sins washed away. His blood still flows today in abundance for
all we need. The blood is a spiritual agent that will wash away sin and
can be applied to a person, place, or thing by FAITH. I always pray for
the blood to cover me and my family daily and with my mind I imagine
it literally covering us and all we own. The blood brings such peace,
protection, and God’s presence to a believer, but at the same time is
like acid to demons. In the book of Job in the first chapter, if shows us
that Job shed blood everyday for his family. Satan had to recognize the
way the blood (which symbolized Jesus’ blood to come) put a hedge of
protection around Job and all he had and helped bring God’s blessing.
The next thing to learn is using the name of Jesus. Jesus said in Mark
16:17 “In my Name” they will cast out demons, etc...The name of Jesus
has all authority in heaven and earth. We have that name available
to us today as Christians. You can lift up your voice and take authority
over demons saying, “In the name of JESUS I bind you and command
you to go now!” They have to obey you because you are a Christian
using Christ’s name! The next thing to learn is the armor which I will
deal with in detail later in this book, but I will say here the shield of faith
has to be used! Many drag it behind them. It takes faith to put it up
between you and satanic forces, but it is a real object in the spirit realm
and has real effects. I usually imagine a real shield on my arm between
me and satanic forces while in battle. The next thing I would mention is
understanding your authority as a Christian. This has nothing to do
with good or bad days. This has nothing to do with feelings. When you
are born again, you receive an authority over demons and the satanic
forces that would attack you or your family. This is an immediate thing.
Just like a police officer receives his badge. Immediately he has authority.
It doesn’t matter if he has a bad day or doesn’t feel like he does
the next day, the authority of that badge is there no matter what. Demons
know this and try to convince Christians they do not have authority.
So as a cop can make commands to criminals, you can make
commands to demons—and they must obey you. If they are stubborn,