SEVEN STEPS FOR RETAINING DELIVERANCE (EXCERPTS)
Put on the whole armour of God as set forth in Eph. 6:10-18. There are seven pieces of armour:
- Loins girt about with truth.
- The breastplate of righteousness.
- Feet shod with the preparation of the Gospel of peace.
- The shield of faith.
- The helmet of salvation.
- The sword of the Spirit which is the Word of God.
- Praying in the Spirit.
Refuse the thoughts that demons give you and replace them with spiritual thoughts (Phil.
4:8).
Positive confession is faith expressed. Negative confessions characterize demonic influence and will open the door to the enemy (Mark 11:23).
Jesus withstood Satan’s temptation by using Scripture. The Word is a mirror to the soul (James 1:22-25); it is a lamp unto the feet for guidance (Psalm 119:105); it is a cleansing agent (Eph. 5:25-26); it is a two-edged sword, laying bare the heart (Heb. 4:12); and it is food for the spirit (I Pet. 2:2 ; Matt. 4:4). No person can long maintain deliverance apart from the Word of God as a primary factor in his life (Psalm 1:1-3)!
Take up your cross daily and follow Jesus (Luke 9:23). If fleshly appetites, desires and lusts are not brought to the cross, a way for demons to return will be left open (Gal. 5:19-21, 24).
Develop a life of continuous praise and prayer which silences the enemy. Pray in the Spirit (in tongues) and also in the understanding (I Cor. 14:14). Pray without ceasing (I Thes. 5:17).
Maintain a life of fellowship and spiritual ministry. It is the sheep that wanders from the flock that is most endangered. Desire spiritual gifts and yield to their operation through you within the body of Christ (I Cor. 12:7-14).
Commit yourself totally to Christ. Determine that every thought, word and action will reflect the very nature of Christ. Faith and trust in God is the greatest weapon against the Devil’s lies (Eph. 6:16).
Doing these seven things will insure that your “house” (life) is filled after having been cleansed. Do not settle for anything less (Romans 5:10)!
HOW TO KEEP FREE FROM OPPRESSING SPIRITS (EXCERPTS)
Fill yourself with the Word of God and be obedient to what the Word says. You become God-possessed as you hear and do the Words of the Father. You become demon-possessed as you hear and do the words of the enemy (John 14:23).
Avail yourself of the Blood of Jesus. Learn to ask forgiveness when you sin. Learn to stand tall in His love and grace. Satan must respect the blood (Rev. 12:11).
Take your freedom by faith. This is your position, declare it, stand on the Word, get stubborn with the Devil, this is your heritage (Luke 10:19).
Resist the Devil, be sober and vigilant, resist steadfast in the faith, and he will flee from you (I Peter 5:8-10).
- A loving spirit is needed. Refuse to be hateful and mean; confess love (Matt. 5:44).
- A forgiving spirit is needed. An unforgiving spirit lets the enemy on you again (Mark 11:25).
- A tender spirit is needed. Jesus did not bite back. He was tender: you be like Him. Refuse to yield to the retaliation spirit; away with critical spirits. Learn to recognize the striving spirit, it is from the Devil, do not yield to it; it will bring you into bondage again. Learn to yield to the peaceable spirit; be a peacemaker. Learn to exercise mercy and gentleness; these are Christ-like actions. Remember any enemy spirit that you yield to will bring bondage. Yield to Christ’s love, meekness and tenderness, and liberation comes (II Tim. 2:24).
You must forsake sin lest a worse thing come upon you (John 5:14).
WALKING IN FREEDOM AFTER DELIVERANCE (EXCERPTS)
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Have you been delivered from unclean spirits? Praise the Lord (Eph. 6:12; Mark 16:17).
Walking in the Spirit after a deliverance is essential in order to keep a person free (Eph. 6:1417).
It may be that unclean spirits from which you are now free had been with you for a very long time. In such cases, you can expect several weeks up to a year after deliverance during which the Lord will gradually heal your mind and emotions (Rom. 8:37).
In order to avoid the enemy’s snares, it helps to recognize some of his strategy.
The Scriptures say that Satan is the father of lies. Even though they are now outside of you, unclean spirits still talk to you (John 8:36).
One meaning for the word Satan is accuser. You may find yourself feeling guilty for having had unclean spirits or for your past sins (Psalm 13:5).
The enemy may try to intimidate you with demonstrations of his power. Don’t be frightened if things seem to go wrong for you for a while or if some symptoms from before deliverance seem to reappear.
You may find yourself tempted with old habits or behavior that doesn’t fit in with Christian life. The Devil has a way of making the old times seem rosy to us just like he tricked the Israelites in the desert into missing the “leeks and onions” that they left behind in Egypt (John 10:10; Psalm 37).
Recognizing the enemy’s strategy is helpful but it does not win the battle for us. It is more important that you learn and practice some positive principles that will enable you to gain ground quickly and hold it. The following five points are easy to remember and will help you tremendously:
- Focus your attention on Jesus (Rev. 12:11).
- Allow the Holy Spirit to have His way with you (John 16:13).
- Immerse yourself in the Scriptures; the Bible is the written Word of God (John 8:31).
- Tell the Devil and his unclean spirits in Jesus’ name to go away and leave you alone. Make it clear that you intend to follow Jesus no matter what (James 4:7).
- Hang onto other Christians. The Christian walk is not a solo performance (Gal. 6:2).
- If you practice these five faith principles, your post-deliverance problems will be minimal and your progress steady (Luke 4:17-21).
BY THIS I OVERCOME THE DEVIL (EXCERPTS)
- Through the blood of Jesus, I am redeemed out of the hand of the Devil (Eph. 1:7).
- Through the blood of Jesus, all my sins are forgiven (Psa. 107:2).
- The blood of Jesus Christ, God’s Son, continually cleanses me from all sin (I John 1:7).
- Through the blood of Jesus, I am justified, made righteous, just-as-if I’d never sinned (Rom. 5:9).
- Through the blood of Jesus, I am sanctified, made holy, set apart to God (Heb. 13:12).
- My body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, redeemed, cleansed, by the blood of Jesus (I Cor. 6:19-20).
- Satan has no place in me, no power over me, through the Blood of Jesus and the Word of God (Rev. 12:11).
TAKE HEAVEN BY FORCE
We are not wrestling against the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, but against Satan and his forces of evil. God has given us the abundant life but we have to take it by force from Satan! This is analogous to Israel; God gave them the promised land and then told them to take it by force (Eph. 6:12).
Two verses clearly illustrate this Bible principle:
Matt. 11:12Kingdom of heaven suffereth violence and the violent take it by force (abode of God is to be seized and the forces seized it).
Luke 16:16Kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it (rule of Supreme Deity is preached and every man forces into it).
Some other good fighting verses are:
Psalm 57:6They have digged a pit before me.
Isa. 54:17No weapon formed against thee shall prosper.
Matt. 15:26The woman fought for deliverance for her child (15:21-28)!
II Cor. 10:3-6Weapons of our warfare.
Eph. 6:10-18Put on the whole armour of God.
Rev. 12:11And they overcame him.
HOW TO TREAT DEMONS
Matt. 9:33Cast – to eject, drive out, pluck (Dumb Demoniac).
Matt. 9:34Casteth – thrust out, expel (Dumb Demoniac).
Matt. 17:18Rebuked – censure, admonish, tax upon (Epileptic).
Mark 1:34Suffered – to send forth (Sick or possessed with demons).
Luke 11:14Casting – put out, send away (Demon that was dumb.).
Eph. 4:27Place – location, condition (Gave no opportunity to the Devil.).
James 4:7Resist – oppose, withstand (Resist the Devil.).
II Pet. 2:11Railing – blasphemer, slanderous, profane, wicked (Judgement) I John 3:8Destroy – loosen, break up, put off (Destroy works of Devil.). Jude 9Railing – vilification, evil speaking (Reviling Judgement).
As you can see from the above scripture, we forcefully drive demons out of Christians but we do not rail at demons.
Luke 9:1 says we have power and authority (mastery, superhuman force, violence, control) and Luke 10:7 says the demons are subject (subordinate, obey) to Christians.
In James 4:7 we are told how to make the Devil flee. We often quote part of the verse “resist the devil and he will flee from you”. This gives us a false sense of security. The truth is you must first submit yourself to God. This is not a careless submission but true submission to God which requires us to read, study and obey the Bible. As we submit this way to God and then resist the Devil, he will indeed flee from us. God does not require us to know all the Biblical requirements before He will help us but we must be making every effort to obey all that we have learned, and be diligent about learning and applying more.
After all deliverances, some decisions must be made and never changed no matter how much pressure is applied to you from whatever source to change or go back to old sins. Here are some decisions which must be made: 1. Study God’s Word and accept His principles as your own. 2. Discipline your life and accept responsibility for your actions and thoughts in the areas where you have been delivered. 3. Enter His presence with thanksgiving for all with which He has blessed you. 4. Joyfully obey God’s direction even if you have to force yourself in the beginning.
Who Am I In Christ.
Since I am in Christ, by the grace of God I have been justified completely forgiven and made righteous. Rom. 5:1
I died with Christ and died to the power of sin’s rule over my life Rom: 6:1-6
I was healed by the strips of Jesus over 2,000 years ago. 1 Peter 2:25, Isaiah 53:6
There is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. Satan you are a liar, the father of lies. No weapon formed against us shall prosper. Rom 8:1, Isa. 54:17
I have received the spirit of Christ so that we might know the things freely given to us of God. 1 Cor. 2:12
I have been given the mind of Christ, my thoughts, will and emotions all belong to Christ. 1 Cor. 2:16
I have been bought with a price, I am not my own, I belong to God.1 Cor 6:19,20
Since I have died, I no long live for myself, but for Christ. 2 Cor:5:14-15
I have been blessed with every spiritual blessing. Eph 1:13
Satan is a defeated foe, for this purpose the son of God has come into the world so that he may destroy the work of the devil, no longer will you oppress me. I will submit to God and resist you and your fallen angels and earth bound devils and you must all flee from me. 1 John 3:8, James 4:7
I was chosen in Christ before the foundation of the world to be holy and am without blame before Him. Eph 1:4
I am part of a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation. I am not just an ordinary man or woman. I am a son/daughter of the Most High God. Gal. 4L6-7, 1 Peter 2:9
I was predestined-determined by God-to be adopted as God’s son or daughter Eph 1:5
No temptation will overtake me that is not common to man, but God is faithful, he will not let me be tempted beyond my strength, but with the temptation will also provide a way of escape that I might be able to endure it. 1 Cor. 10:13
I have been rescued from the domain of Satan’s rule and transferred to the Kingdom of Christ Col:1-13
The Lord is the light of my salvation, the Lord is the strength of my life, of whom shall I be afraid. God is my refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble, therefore, I will not fear. Ps. 27:1, Ps. 46:1-2
I am not ashamed of the gospel for it is the power of God unto salvation to those who believe. Ro. 1:16
I have been redeemed and forgiven of all my sins the debt against me has been cancelled Col:1-14
Christ Himself is in me Col 1:27
My mind is renewed by the word of God. I will tear down strongholds and cast down every imagination that would seek to exalt itself against the knowledge of God and bring into captivity every thought to the obedience of my Lord and Savior. 2 Cor. 10:3-5
I am firmly rooted in Christ and am now being built in Him (Col 2:7)
I have been given a spirit of power, love and self-discipline (2 Tim 1:7)
I have been saved and set apart according to God’s doing (2 Tim 1:9)
I have the right to come boldly before the throne of God to find mercy and grace in time of need (Heb 4:16)
I have been given exceedingly great and precious promises by God by which I am a partaker of God’s divine nature. (2 Peter 1:4)
I have been spiritually circumcised. My old unregenerate nature has been removed (Col. 2:11
I have been made complete in Christ (Col. 2:10)
I have been buried, raised and made alive with Christ (Col.2:12,13)
I died with Christ and I have been raised up with Christ. My life is now hidden with Christ in God. Christ is now my life (Col. 3:1-4).
I May approach God with boldness, freedom and confidence (Eph. 3:12)
I have direct access to God through the Spirit (Eph. 2:18)
My body is the temple of the Holy Spirit. 1 Cor. 6:19, I will give no space to the enemy. Eph. 4:27; I have overcome Satan by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of our testimony, for I love not my life unto death. Rev. 12:11
Reference:
How to Do Deliverance by Gene B. Moody