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Last week we got a good look at our enemy
This week we look at how he operates
Scripture tells us that we are not fighting people, but principalities
There is an invisible, spiritual warfare being waged that involves angels and believers.
What does this look like
Daniel 10:12–13
12 Then he said, “Don’t be afraid, Daniel.
Since the first day you began to pray for understanding and to humble yourself before your God, your request has been heard in heaven.
I have come in answer to your prayer.
13 But for twenty-one days the spirit prince of the kingdom of Persia blocked my way.
Then Michael, one of the archangels, came to help me, and I left him there with the spirit prince of the kingdom of Persia.
Daniel was praying for “Understanding”
The devil wants to stop all spiritual progress, growth or understanding
The warfare began when? (ask congregation)
When Daniel started to pray!
The devil is not effected by a saint who does not pray
Angels are activated by our prayers
DANIEL prayer resulted in spiritual warfare- what type of prayer was it?
Was he thundering against the enemy?
Calling down fire on his enemies?
The bible’s greatest example of spiritual warfare was instigated by this:
The most powerful prayer to activate the power of God is:
Humility, reverence and supplication for others.
The most powerful prayer we can pray will:
acknowledge our need and God’s willingness to meet it
acknowledge our weakness and God’s power
There are specific spiritual entities over specific countries
Micheal guards Israel
A demonic spirit was influencing Persia
Persia ruled the world then
satan would want to have influence there
What would Spiritual influence look like?
The battle is fought through us....
Joshua was given directions on how to fight from the Lord
Made no sense in the natural
We are called to fight with God’s wisdom- not our own
This is what spiritual warfare is
Determining to act in a way that goes against what our thinking would suggest
We are called to love - where others would hate
We are called to give - when others would would not
We are called to speak faith - when life is saying its over
We are called to persevere - when all strength seems gone
We are called to hope - when all hope seems lost
There is a spiritual force that is trying to stop you from doing these things
What does this look like?
Eve- The devil convinced her that what she believed to be true was not
Jesus - The temptation in the desert, tried to get Jesus to compromise his convictions
“If you are the son of God” (said twice)
God said to Jesus immediately after this temptation
John The baptist
Was put in prison for doing speaking against sin
Lost his faith in prison
Was discouraged because what he preached about the coming messiah seemed not to happen
Who was in that cell with John The Baptist (the enemy speaking lies)
Jesus said something interesting
John had a preconceived idea of what the messiah would be and do
John is not to let the absence of certain works blind him to the glorious presence of the works that are now in full progress.
Let him be satisfied with these and trust that in due time the others will follow just as these are now being done.
Satan was lying to John The Baptist to try and get him to let go of everything he believed about Jesus
Satan tried to deceive Jesus in the desert
And in the Garden....
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