"No one can go into a strong man's house and plunder his goods unless he first binds the strong man." (Mk 3:27)
Satan doesn't give up a single soul without a fight. The same is true for nations. We can have all the best evangelism strategies and all the resources in the world, but without spiritual power we are defeated before we begin. Our enemy is "powers and principalities in the heavenly realm" (Eph 6:12). Every person outside of Christ is under the enemy's control. In the same way entire people groups are under the influence of spiritual forces of darkness. The number one mission of our enemy is to keep us from understanding this--to lull us into a false sense of what is actually happening in our world. It's the best shot they've got. Jesus came to put them out business. Scripture says the reason he appeared was to "destroy the devil's work" (1 Jn 3:8). When a person becomes a believer they are literally transferred from Satan's kingdom. The loss is double. Losing souls means the other side--his enemy--gains recruits. In those recruits are future pastors, teachers, evangelists, prophets and apostles. He knows the potential of even one person supernaturally enabled by Jesus. For this reason, no advance of the Kingdom goes uncontested. Every person, every village, every neighboorhood and every nation is a battle ground. The only way we fight this battle is on our knees in prayer. It is through intercession before the throne that the enemy is weakened and routed, that eyes are opened, and strongholds broken. Satan doesn't fear believers who don't pray. He laughs at them.
Heavenly Father, arm us with your power to invade the enemy's territory and rescue your sons and daughters held captive all over the world.
#heavenlyinvasion
Satan doesn't give up a single soul without a fight. The same is true for nations. We can have all the best evangelism strategies and all the resources in the world, but without spiritual power we are defeated before we begin. Our enemy is "powers and principalities in the heavenly realm" (Eph 6:12). Every person outside of Christ is under the enemy's control. In the same way entire people groups are under the influence of spiritual forces of darkness. The number one mission of our enemy is to keep us from understanding this--to lull us into a false sense of what is actually happening in our world. It's the best shot they've got. Jesus came to put them out business. Scripture says the reason he appeared was to "destroy the devil's work" (1 Jn 3:8). When a person becomes a believer they are literally transferred from Satan's kingdom. The loss is double. Losing souls means the other side--his enemy--gains recruits. In those recruits are future pastors, teachers, evangelists, prophets and apostles. He knows the potential of even one person supernaturally enabled by Jesus. For this reason, no advance of the Kingdom goes uncontested. Every person, every village, every neighboorhood and every nation is a battle ground. The only way we fight this battle is on our knees in prayer. It is through intercession before the throne that the enemy is weakened and routed, that eyes are opened, and strongholds broken. Satan doesn't fear believers who don't pray. He laughs at them.
Heavenly Father, arm us with your power to invade the enemy's territory and rescue your sons and daughters held captive all over the world.
#heavenlyinvasion