What Satan fears most
Is a man on his knees;
Not vast marching armies
With great weaponry.
He knows he can stand
Against the power of men;
To engage us in battle
Is mere sport to him.
But a man on his knees
With his head bowed in prayer
Is something quite different
To the prince of the air.
For when he sees us in prayer
To our God most high,
He knows we have seen
Through his devilish lies.
That's why Satan fears most
A man on his knees;
And we'll keep him trembling
If our prayers never cease.
Copyright ©1996 by Jan McIntosh
Pray without ceasing. (II Thessalonians 5:17)
We need to realize that there is a war constantly going on in the spiritual
realm. The devil does not want you happy, blessed and rejoicing in the Lord, but
rather depressed, in debt and blaming God for all the wrong that is going on in
your life. The story in Daniel chapter 10 is evidence of this because as Daniel
fasted and prayed for his answer, God heard him and sent an angel to deliver the
message, but an evil spirit fought with the angel for 21 days postponing the
answer from coming to Daniel. (Daniel 10:2-14) The good news is that God's angel
won over the evil spirit and they will win for you as well.
The enemy will try anything he can to separate you from having a relationship
with the Lord and he is very successful at bringing problems our way in order to
keep our mind on anything and everything except God. That is why it is all the
more important that we have a strong and committed prayer life. If the devil
constantly sees you in prayer and always asking guidance and wisdom from the
Lord to help in your situation, then the enemy knows his power has become
ineffective against your life.
Maybe you are having problems within your family, marriage or at your job. You
need to recognize that is the enemy trying to get in and destroy what you have
and just as you would fight to get a burglar out of your home, you need to fight
that spiritual war by praying, fasting, speaking forth the scriptures of
authority and rebuking the enemy in the name of Jesus Christ. Jesus says in John
10:10 "The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am
come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly."
I encourage you to not sit idly by and let the enemy win, but rather stand
strong and take back what the enemy stole in the name of Jesus Christ, in whom
has all power and dominion, forever and ever, Amen.
Thanks to Dwayne Savaya Godswork@mail.com
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