Deliverance Prayers - Day 5 - Darkness and Light

There is a tremendous amount of Scripture that tells about Satan and his forces of evil. The Bible says more about Satan than Heaven so that you can overcome Satan and make it to Heaven.

Satan and his forces continue today in their steadfast opposition against the overwhelming evidence that they will surely lose the battle. Dr. Chafer declares that Satan "is the living contender against the believer in the realms of spiritual life and activity as well as in the area of flesh and blood".

Satan and his fallen angels are sharply limited in power compared with God, for they are mere finite creatures who can do nothing outside the permissive will of God.

Satan's origin, afflicts body and mind, interferes with prayers and plans, murderer and liar, deceiver and accuser of Christians, Christ defeated, his power controlled by God, we resist him, Christ resisted by the Word and his doom.

LIST OF SCRIPTURE TO READ BEFORE OR DURING DELIVERANCE

Job 1:6-13; 2:3-13, Isa. 14:12-17, Ezek. 28:12-19, Dan. 4:34-36; 10:12-14, Matt. 17:14-18, Matt. 28:18-20, Luke 4:1-13; 10:18-20, Luke 13:15-16, John 8:42-45, Acts 5:3-4, II Cor. 4:3-6, II Cor. 11:1-4, Eph. 4:25-27; 6:10-20, Col. 1:11-14, Col. 2:13-15,  and  I Thes. 2:17-20, Heb. 2:14-15, James 4:7-10, I Pet. 5:8-9, I John 3:7-9; 4:4-6, Rev. 12:7-12, Rev. 13:5-15; 20:10,

Darkness and Light - an Important Related Subject

Rom. 2:17-20; 13:12, I Cor. 4:5, II Cor. 4:6, II Cor. 6:14-18, Eph. 5:6-14;, Eph. 4:17-19, I Thes. 5:4-5, I Pet. 2:9, I John 1:5-7; 2:8-11

TO CONTINUE READING WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS - LEARN ABOUT THE REAL ENEMY - SATAN AND HIS FOLLOWERS

Robert Peterson points out that, "The master passion of Satan for worship leads him to gain worship by whatever method brings the best results. He gains the worship of millions of intelligent people through counterfeit systems of truth, persuading them that he does not exist; or that he holds no dread for the educated and informed, who either belittle his influence or dismiss it as humbug. The superstitious on the other hand, are held in bondage by fear, a fear the Western world cannot understand because it defies explanation". As Mrs. George Needham observes:"...The root...of idolatry is demonology. All its stupidity and senseless ceremony are but addenda to the main facts. The senses are gratified, the passions unloosed the conscience deluded-but chief over all, Satan is worshiped.

Derek Prince writes, "Today, by divine providence, the veils of convention and carnality are once again being drawn aside, and the church of Jesus Christ is being confronted by the same manifest opposition of demon power that confronted the church of the New Testament. In these circumstances, the church must once again explore the resources of authority and power made available to her through the truth of the Scripture, the anointing of the Holy Spirit, and the Name and the Blood of the Lord Jesus Christ."

In the Scriptures, both holy and unholy spirit beings are designated as angels (Rev. 12:7). As Dr. Chafer says, "In power, prominence and importance, Satan appears in the Bible second only to the Trinity".

Second only, therefore, to knowing the triune God and the value of His redeeming grace is knowing the truth about the enemy of God, who as a roaring lion walketh about seeking whom he may devour (I Pet. 5:8).

Frances Manuel gives us this useful summation: "We do not have clear and plain teaching regarding the demons themselves. Demons in vast numbers constitute a part of Satan's hierarchy and fight in his army. They are spiritual beings without bodies of their own, hence they seek embodiment; they have supernatural power and strength. They are not omniscient, but are creatures of cunning intellect, and given to deceits and wiles. They are unclean, corrupt, and bent on destruction and ruin. They degrade the bodies they invade and possess, whether of animals or men. They tremble at the Word of God and have to bow to the authority of Jesus Christ whether exerted directly by Him or by those to whom He has delegated the authority to subject them."

Michael Harper flashes the alert that, "Behind the facade of religious life there is a spiritual battle raging. There seem to be many who are not fully aware of this warfare. From time to time there is a dramatic collision between the power of the Spirit and that of Satan. Success for the Christian will depend in a large measure on recognizing the work of the devil and knowing how to defeat and expel him from every situation..." "So it is today, there is a fierce conflict and there are those who do not wish to pass this way. But we cannot avoid the battle - for if we do not fight the enemy, he will still come at us..."

This conflict began long before the birth of Jesus and reached its height during His ministry.

"These wicked beings can suggest evil, but cannot coerce the will of another creature. They may spread snares and devices to ruin the children of God, but cannot compel any other being to comply with their designs, nor can they employ God's creation other than as He decrees. They have never been able to defeat God, and actually God uses them as instruments to correct the erring saints" (Luke 22:31-32; I Cor. 5:5; I Tim. 1:20).

Early in this century, Mrs. Penn-Lewis noted, "It is....clear in Bible history that the manifestation of the power of God at Pentecost, and through the Apostles, meant again an aggressive attitude to the powers of darkness. Therefore, the growth and maturity of the Church of Christ at the end of the dispensation will mean the same recognition, and the same attitude toward the Satanic hosts of the prince of the power of the air; with the same co-witness of the Holy Spirit to the authority of the Name of Jesus, as in the early Church. In brief, that the Church of Christ will reach its high water mark, when...it knows how to 'bind the strong man' by prayer; 'command' the spirits of evil in the Name of Christ, and deliver men and women from their power."

PRAYER - "Lord Jesus Christ, I believe you died on the cross for my sins and rose again from the dead. You redeemed me by your blood and I belong to you, and I want to live for you. I confess all my sins - known and unknown- I'm sorry for them all. I renounce them all. I forgive all others as I want you to forgive me. Forgive me now and cleanse me with your blood. I thank you for the blood of Jesus Christ which cleanses me now from all sin. Thank you Lord Jesus for dying for my sins, for your glorious resurrection, and for making me a new creature in Christ-- by faith in Your precious blood. Now that I am washed by the blood and free from sin, I have a right to attack the enemy and command the enemy to attack itself."

~Bits and Pieces of Deliverance Manual by Gene B. and Earline Moody - Healing by Deliverance and Keeping it

Deliverance Prayer - Day 4 - The AIDS Epidemic

"When the disciples asked the Lord what would be the sign of His coming again, He replied by giving them a number of signs, and one of them was pestilence's (Luke 21:11). This 20th century has seen some devastating epidemics, or pestilence's. The flu epidemic of 1918-19 has been estimated to have accounted for 10,000,000 lives. The cancer scourge still continues to take its toll of human life throughout the world.

Now the world is faced with an epidemic, which according to one authority will make previous epidemics such as typhus, smallpox or even the black death 'look very pale by comparison.' Time magazine says concerning the bubonic plague of the 14th century, 'by the time the epidemic subsided a few years later, at least a quarter to a third of all Europeans - perhaps 25 million - had perished.' 

SURGEON GENERAL'S REPORT ON ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME 

- "This is a report from the Surgeon General of the US Public health Service to the people of the United States on AIDS. Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome is an epidemic that has already killed thousands of people, mostly young, productive Americans. In addition to illness, disability, and death, AIDS had brought fear to the hearts of most Americans - fear of disease and fear of the unknown. Initial reporting of AIDS occurred in the United States, but AIDS and the spread of the AIDS virus is an international problem. This report focuses on prevention that could be applied in all countries.

 

Then adds the Time article, 'Today's plague is a very different beast. AIDS works its way through a population slowly, over a period of years and even decades. It also tends to kill slowly, laying waste the immune system so that patients fall prey to a debilitating succession of infections. Yet as the AIDS death toll climbs and statisticians project its probable course into the next decade, comparisons with history's greatest killers begin to make sense. If we can't make progress, we face the dreadful prospect of a worldwide death toll in the tens of millions a decade from now.'

Few seem to recognize this tragedy as the judgment of God upon sin. The thrust of public opinion and effort is how to beat the disease, but there seems little effort to remove the real cause, illicit sex. God is doing what He said He would do. Marriage is honorable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whore mongers and adulterers God will judge (Heb. 13:4). 

SODOMY IN THE TEMPLE - (The Matthew Henry Commentary) - "II Ki. 23 - Josiah's Reformation. In chapter 22 Josiah began his reign at age 8. He sought to repair the house of the Lord. In its repair, a book of the law was found and read to Josiah. Because Josiah repented at the reading of the words and began to restore the worship of the true God, God promised him that he would go to his grave in peace.

This is what was found in and around the temple. Verses 4-14 - an account of such a reformation as we have not met with in all the history of the kings of Judah, such through riddance made of all the abominable things and such foundations laid of a glorious good work. The generality of the people, after all, hated to be reformed.

DEFINITION OF SODOMY (Unger's Bible Dictionary) - "Sodomite - Gen. 19:5 and Romans 1:27, men consecrated to the unnatural vice of Sodom as a religious rite. The dreadful consecration was to the Greek Astarte (Asherah - male, Ashtaroth - female). Term was applied to the emasculated priests of Cybele. Sodomite, Deut. 23:17-18, sodomy was forbidden. Verse 18, the price of a dog is a figurative expression used to denote the gains of a sodomite (qadish). From the dog, like the way in which he debases himself. Rev. 22:15, unclean called dogs." Webster's - "sodomy, n. any sexual intercourse regarded as abnormal, as between persons of the same sex, especially males, or between a person and an animal."

While the world may be terrorized by the present scare, the Christian can look up and see in it a further sign that the Lord is coming.

Pray for repentance on the part of those whose sinful life-style is contributing to the spread of AIDS. Pray for the mercy of God to preserve innocent people from the plague. Pray for protection of those who reach out to minister in Christ's Name to victims of the plague." 

We must recognize our faults for what they are - SINS. First the sin is against God, then ourselves and then others. We must forgive those who have wronged us in this regard. We confess our sins to God asking for forgiveness and cleansing. We forgive ourselves for sins against our life and our body. We confess that we have deeply hurt those who love us the most. We break soul ties and curses. Then we are ready to cast out the demons we have allowed to use our bodies and minds for their sinful purposes. 

PRAYER - Dear Heavenly Father, I come to you now confessing all my sins (name them to the Lord quietly). I confess that I have sinned against You and against others and myself. I had brought shame on your name by being lazy, ignorant and disobedient to your word. I have wanted all your blessings without complying to your principals. I know that the blood of JESUS CHRIST is for my cleansing from these sins. With your help I will begin right now to learn and aggressively change my way of thinking and acting. I repent of all my desires for soft, easy, lazy living. 

Others were involved with me in some of these sins and I now break soul ties with them. I break soul ties with these people ( name them to God) with whom I have engaged in sexual vices. I also break soul ties I have made with groups that condone such actions and attitudes. I break ties with all false religions I have been in or approved of, and with movements such as the new age movement. etc. I confess that I have been willingly deceived and have deceived others. I have used others for my gain. I repent of all this sin. I repent of not valuing Your Word, principals and plan for my life. 

I repent of having in my possession cursed objects. I will destroy all those belonging to me. I break soul ties with anyone who has dominated me. I release those that I have tried to dominate. 

Because JESUS became accursed for us we are given the opportunity to break them and free ourselves from their effects. I break in the Name of JESUS CHRIST the curses: being a willing deceiver, disobedient to the Lord's commandants, idolatry, owner's of cursed objects, house of wicked, not giving to poor, lightly esteeming parents, makers of graven images, cheating to gain property, incest, adultery, slaying the innocent for money, bestially, homosexuals-male/female, bastards, witchcraft, those who attempt to turn anyone away from God, followers of horoscopes, failure to discipline children, abuse of children, liars, the carnal minded, sodomy, rebellion, rebellious children, non-productivity, fugitive, vagabond, those who hate, Ahab and Jezebel, cursing parents, pride and any others not mentioned. 

I no longer will serve these demon spirits. I am a Believer and I will cast out the demons residing in my body in the Name of JESUS CHRIST my Saviour.

I now ask that the Holy Spirit send His ministering spirit to repair the damage which was created by these fowl spirits. Father, fill me to over flowing with the supernatural gifts I need to complete the work you have given me to do and give me the boldness to do it.  In Jesus' name,  Amen.

Continue reading and listen to tapes on Deliverance of AIDS & Perverted Sex. Also recorded tape on Deliverance of Sexual Sins

~Bits and Pieces of the DELIVERANCE MANUAL by Gene B. and Earline Moody

Deliverance Prayers - Day 3 - Warriors for Christ

WHY DID JESUS COME TO EARTH?

I John 3:8 says, For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the Devil. Most adults can not answer this question correctly! Most people think that He came to save them. Salvation is just part of what JESUS CHRIST accomplished on earth. As you can see from the scripture above, He bruised Satan's head, led captivity captive, divided the spoil, cast out Satan, judged prince of world, spoiled principalities and powers, abolished death, put all things in subjection, etc. As you study the Bible, it is clear that JESUS CHRIST, The Son of God, completely defeated Satan and his army of fallen angels and demons. It is also clear that God Almighty made provisions that we can be totally victorious in Him according to His Ways. Wouldn't it be ridiculous if God setup a plan for children of God to lose to the forces of evil? 

If Satan has been completely defeated, then why do we still have to war with the enemy? It is simple; Satan is free to roam the earth until he is bound up for a thousand years. Until then, he can do everything we will let him do to destroy us. Satan has no power over us but we let him trick us due to our ignorance of the Bible and because of sin in our lives. 

DID GOD GIVE US COMPLETE AUTHORITY OVER THE ENEMY?

Luke 10:19 says, Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you. We are to subdue, have dominion, do the works of God, be over comers, quench fiery darts, etc. 

DOES GOD WORK THROUGH US?

Jere. 51:20 says, Thou art my battle ax and weapons of war: for with thee will I break in pieces the nations, and with thee will I destroy kingdoms. Why doesn't God do everything Himself? He certainly could! God has chosen to work through His children. The condition of the world is the responsibility of the Christian body and especially the leaders. It is clear that the five-fold ministry has failed to properly teach and show the world how to live. The world will never be won for CHRIST with the ignorance, cowardliness and greed of the present day ministry. 

WHAT ARE WE SUPPOSED TO DO?

Matt. 12:29 says, Or else how can one enter into a strong man's house, and spoil his goods except he first bind the strong man and then he will spoil his house. If JESUS came to destroy the works of the enemy, then what should we do? We should continue in His footsteps and do His works until He comes for us. We should bind the forces of evil and spoil their houses. We are to help those recover themselves out of the snare of the Devil who have been taken captive. 

Key words about what we can do are: Fast - Loose - Undo - Free - Break - Set - Root - Pull - Destroy - Throw - Build - Plant - Cleanse - Raise - Cast - Give - Bind - Loose - Agree - Preach - Heal - Deliver - Sight - Liberty. 

WHAT ABOUT THOSE WHO WILL NOT FIGHT THE LORD'S BATTLES?

Jeremiah 48:10 says, Cursed be he that does the work of the Lord deceitfully, and cursed be he that keeps back his sword from blood. If you will not fight for God, you are cursed. If you do not fight, the demons will take advantage of you. You can not win by not fighting in the spiritual war. The best defense is a good offense against the forces of evil. God will always do his part of the covenant but he will not do our part. It is far better to be on His side in the battle than to be neutral in the battle and be subject to the enemy. If you are not willing to fight, God will watch as you are overcome by the enemy. 

DO WE FIGHT AGAINST PEOPLE?

Eph. 6:12 says For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. We are not fighting against people but against demons within people and spiritual forces outside of people; this is spiritual warfare. We don't have a right to fight against flesh and blood but we do have the right and responsibility to fight against evil forces. Otherwise, there is no battle on earth; we just let humans and Satan do anything to us. I also believe we have the right and responsibility to defend our nation and our families against harm. 

HOW DO WE LOVE OUR HUMAN ENEMIES?

Matt. 5:44 says, But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which spitefully use you, and persecute you. This is a verse that God has used to deal with me when others are not treating me in a Christian way. There are no excuses in the Bible. Here we are talking about humans and not demons. 

The Bible has a lot to say about how we treat others. Matt. 5:44 is a good summary about how we should treat our human enemies. Our enemies could be other Christians or heathen in the world. How do we reconcile spiritual warfare with spiritual beings versus loving physical human beings?

I normally think of a number of things when I pray for people who are my enemies because of their actions against me, family, ministry, etc. as follows: 

1. I repent and ask God to forgive me of anything I may have done. (You need to get right with God before praying for others.) 

2. I forgive my enemies and release them from sin against me. (The most important thing is forgiveness. We can hold a person's sin or release it.) 

3. I ask God to forgive them and bless them with all spiritual blessings. (All spiritual blessings would include salvation and teaching the right way.) 

4. I break any soul ties with them or curses on me in the Name of JESUS. (Now we have the right to break soul ties and curses with sin under the Blood.) 

5. I then send the demons back to the sender that were sent to me. (It is hoped that the demons will cause the person to see that there is something wrong.) 

6. I ask God to save their souls and open their eyes as to what they are doing. (We want the heathen to be saved and the saved to be taught. The wrong actions may be done in ignorance or with malice aforethought.) 

7. If we feel that it is an attack by people in the occult or Satan worship, then we command the demons to go back and attack those who sent them to attack us. (The purpose is to demonstrate that God is greater and that they should get saved.)

Continue Reading The Battle: Warriors for Christ 

~Bits and Pieces of the DELIVERANCE MANUAL by Gene and Earline Moody

Deliverance Prayers - Day 2 - The Passive Mind | The Active Mind

Part of your battle in the Christian World is your daily prayers. It is desirable to establish a pattern for your daily praying. You do not need to pray exactly as we do but let the Holy Spirit show you what to pray about. It needs to be personalized for your life. These examples may help you to establish your prayers. 

Passive Mind

The passive mind does not accept completely the Word of God as Truth therefore it is always questioning and wondering. This questioning and wondering weakens the will, causing the person to be slow to obey God. This is the cause of most of the instability we see in Christians today. It causes us to be unsettled in our minds. God's purpose within is to establish and settle us (I Peter 5:6-11). If we refuse to stand against the Devil, God cannot strengthen us. 

Mental passivity includes in its descriptive words: unreasoning, inactive, unenthusiastic, unresponsive, unqualified obedience to the commands of another, lawful or unlawful. (Mark 4:24 - futile mind; Eph. 4:17-19 - seducing pastors or teachers who patronize you to get you on their side, many times opposing God's Word; Rom. 6:16 - You will become the slave of whomever you yield your mind to obey.) A person who does not successfully complete earthly duties shows mental passivity. 

Consider and read these scriptures: Jer. 12:5 (This scripture is to the prophet, Jeremiah. It is also to pastors and Christians today. If you are afraid to live for and obey God in time of peace, what will you do in time of trial and persecution?); Rom. 12:1-2 (whole body including mind is sacrifice); Eph. 4:17-32 (strip self of all old mental and spiritual attitudes and put on new.); Phil. 2:13 (God's power works in us and we will to do His Word.) 

Active Mind

The active mind studies and tests God's word, sees it work. believes it, accepts it, trusts it, and relies on it. It is continually learning more of God's will and obeying his precepts. How do you know a Christian? By watching him do what God has said in the Bible for him to do.

PRAYER - "Lord JESUS Christ, I believe you died on the cross for my sins and rose again from the dead. You redeemed me by your blood and I belong to you, and I want to live for you. I confess all my sins--known and unknown--I'm sorry for them all. I renounce them all. I forgive all others as I want you to forgive me. Forgive me now and cleanse me with your blood. I thank you for the blood of JESUS Christ which cleanses me now from all sin. And I come to you now as my deliverer. You know my special needs--the thing that binds, that torments, that defiles; that evil spirit, that unclean spirit--I claim the promise of your word, "Whosoever that calleth on the name of the Lord shall be DELIVERED." I call upon you now. In the name of the Lord JESUS Christ, deliver me and set me free. Satan, I renounce you and all your works. I loose myself from you, in the name of JESUS, and I command you to leave me right now in JESUS' name. Amen!"  ~Derek Prince

~Bits and Pieces of the DELIVERANCE MANUAL by Gene Moody

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Keys to Consecration

What does it mean to be consecrated?

The word consecrate means to be set apart for the service of God.  There were four main words that were used in the Hebrew to describe this:

1.) Haram - to devote

2.) Nazar - to separate

3.) Qadhesh - to set apart

4.) Mille yadh - to fill the hand: used to describe the ordination of priests

The term consecrate was applied to several aspects of the Jewish life:

• Places: Holy of Holies - The inner most part of the temple

• People: Priests and prophets

• Things: Altar of Incense and the Ark of the Covenant

• Times: Various feasts and special days such as Yom Kippur or Passover

A consecrated life is one that seeks to bring honor to the name of Christ:

• Identified with Christ: Do people know you are a Christian?

• Imitation of Christ: Do you seek to become more and more like Jesus?

• Inauguration of the Holy Spirit: Does the Holy Spirit reside within your life? Does He have control of how you live? Sanctification is inaugurated in a moment but experienced over a lifetime.  Too many people get focused on the moment and forget that it is meant to be a daily experience.  When was the last time that the Holy Spirit moved you to change something in your life?

Consecration is evidenced in the constant striving for the completion of Christ’s work within a person’s life.

Paul gives us an excellent understanding of consecration as it applies to the life of a believer.  God moves from being converted to be being consecrated.  God wants more for your life than to just be saved because he wants you to be filled with His Spirit and sanctified.

1 Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God--this is your spiritual act of worship. 2 Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is--his good, pleasing and perfect will. Romans 12:1-2

Consecration Means Sacrificial Living

Sacrifice Your Body:

Paul is calling the Roman believers to not just surrender their physical bodies to God but the entirety of their mortal existence.  In other words, Jesus wants everything from your life.  He wants your dreams, your desires and your disappointments.  Jesus wants all that you have, all that you are and all that you will become, surrendered to Him.

This means that every possession is Christ’s not yours.  This means that every moment is Christ’s not yours.  Every effort of your life is Christ’s not yours.  When you hold something back from Christ, you are literally saying that He is not worth giving up what you want.  We are meant to live for Christ with every breath we take and love Him with every fiber of our being.

Sacrifice Your Service:

Paul calls us to offer ourselves as living sacrifices. This seems like the ultimate paradox because the Jewish mind set would have automatically assumed that a sacrifice was dead.  It would have seemed impossible to have a living sacrifice.  The sacrifice was given by shedding its blood and letting it die on the altar.

When you give a living sacrifice to Christ it is an offering of a life that was once dead and has been given new life.  When we were dead in our sins we were not truly living but through Christ we find true life.  Remember Paul is talking to believers here because he called them brothers.  As believers we must strive to live lives that are separated for God’s service.  Lives that are set apart for His use.

The problem with living sacrifices is that they sometimes crawl off the altar - Annon.

Living sacrifices are a daily choice and is an issue of the heart.  Each and every day you get up and make the choice to either live for God or live for something else.

Paul adds yet another ingredient to the mix of consecration - spiritual acts of worship.  The Greek states this a little differently.  The term here for spiritual is logikos which is where we get our English word logic.  It means to be logical or reasonable.  Paul moves us full circle because he starts with our mortal existence, then adds our spiritual life and now finishes with the reason.  What is the purpose here?

We must live to serve God with a focus through all that we are and every ability that we have been given.  The word for worship here literally means to serve with all of one’s strength.  God wants us to serve Him with all of our being and all of our strength.

Consecration Means Separated Living

Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world:

Paul is confronting a very real problem in the Roman church and in the church of today. There is a problem when the church takes on the character of the world. Paul is talking about allowing the world around us to shape and change us into its image, but Jesus wants us to be changed into His likeness.

The central issue here is the fact that if a Christian allows the world around them to continue to shape their values and virtues, they will never experience consecration.  As Christians we are to be influenced by God!

Consecration Means Sanctified Thinking

Sanctified transformation:

The key to experiencing consecration does not come from our own efforts but instead comes from the work of the Holy Spirit within us. The Greek word here is metamorphusthe, which is where we get our English word metamorphosis. The transformation that Paul is talking about is from the inside out and all of this must begin with the mind. The mind is the source of both the thoughts and the actions of a person’s life.

Paul says that the mind must be renewed before a Christian can experience a transformed life. This renewing literally means to have a new way of thinking. The Greek word for renew is close to the word for resurrection. This act is only through the power of God in the Holy Spirit and it represents a complete change from one form to another.

Sanctified desire:

Once the mind is renewed and transformed, the way is paved for us to become more and more like Jesus. This change gives a transformed desire and a longing to do the will of God.

Paul actively describes God’s will in three powerful ways:

• Good - The will of God is useful, joyful and beneficial

• Pleasing - The will of God is welcomed

• Perfect - The will of God is without error and brought to completion

~ Bits and Pieces of sermon by David Dewitt

Heavenly Father, I thank You for all the mercies You have bestowed on me.

I thank You for the forgiveness of my sins and for the gift of eternal life You have given me in Your Son Jesus Christ.

I thank You that He gave Himself for me, so that I might give myself to You.

I now present to You, all I am and all I have, as a living sacrifice to You. It’s my logical response to Your love for me. It’s my spiritual act of worship to You.

Transform me as a person by renewing my mind by Your Spirit, so that I think the way You want me to think about everything, especially about You and about Your will.

Give me discernment by Your Spirit, as I seek to put Your will into practice in my everyday life. Enable me to recognise Your will, and discover as I seek to do it, that it truly is good, acceptable and perfect.

I ask these things so that You may be honoured and glorified, in and through my life, in Jesus’ name I pray. AMEN.

Prayer by Jim Holbeck

Deliverance Prayers - Day 1 - Breaking Soul Ties

HOW WE GET CAUGHT IN SEXUAL TRAPS - I am going to briefly discuss some of the traps Satan has set for us in the sexual area which will hold not only us but generations of our descendants in its' bondage. It will not be a pretty picture but perhaps you will see yourself and your children in these traps. There is good news for all Christians who desire to stop the effects of past sins. Jesus was made accursed for us, therefore we may break the curses, call out demons and watch very carefully for Satan's tricks in the sexual area.

The number one reason we have found for the sinful sexual activity of our day is that proper love relationships are not shown in the home. In many homes, even Christian homes, the proper relationships are not lived. Children need to see and feel the love between parents and themselves. Many people do not love their children. Many who do may not be able to show love properly to the children due to the problems they have with rejection themselves. Love is constant; it does not turn off when you don't get your way or when you fail or when someone you love fails. Please read and study II Tim. 3:1-5.

The next reason (one which grows out of number one) is rejection. A rejected person is one who is always looking for someone to love them without reservation. Many substitute lust (which tries to grab for itself) in place of love (which is caring, giving and protecting). Isa. 53:3, He was despised and rejected of men (all men). Rejection is a tool Satan uses on all of us. He used it repeatedly on Jesus. We have come to believe it is the first deep wound a person receives and ,if not healed, provides the doorway for demons to enter.

Much of the sexual activity of today is rejected people trying to feel loved. They have just fallen for one of Satan's tricks. Sexual activity is not love; it is just sex. Rejection causes us not to respect ourselves therefore we do not respect others nor their rights.

Reason number three is curses playing out their legal hold. When you or one of your direct line ancestors commits a sexual sin which carries a curse, demons which accompany that curse will follow all the descendants and try to bring each one into sexual sin. The demons have a right to do this until the curse runs out provided no one else adds to the curse or someone learns of breaking the curses and the casting out of the demons which accompany the curse. The purpose of this is to destroy whole family lines; I have seen this happen (King David's family and Saul's family).

PRAYER - Here is a prayer which has helped many to untangle the bondage and break free (pray out loud for more spiritual power):

Lord Jesus, I bring before you all my sexual sins (by name); I renounce them all and I am sorry for participation's in them. I do now repent and ask forgiveness for them all. I now break in the name of the Lord Jesus the hold these sins have had on me. I also break all soul ties between me and every person (name each person).In Joel I am told that those who call on the name of the Lord shall be delivered. In particular I confess the following: all preoccupation with the sensual desire and appetites, and indulgences of them; all longing and ardent desire for what is forbidden; all inordinate affection, all unnatural and unrestrained passions and lusts; all promoting or partaking of that which tends to produce lewd emotions, and foster sexual sin and lust. I further confess all filthy communication: obscene and filthy language, conversation and jokes; lewd and obscene music, poetry, literature and art; all pornography; all acts of sodomy, adultery, immorality, fornication, masturbation, oral sex, effeminacy and homosexuality; also all affection for and attachment to philosophies, religions, and life styles which glorify, promote and condone sexual conduct in thought, word and deed contrary to the standard for believers in the Bible.

I further renounce the expression of these philosophies, religions and life styles in art, literature, mass media, and public practices and attitudes. Lord, I ask that Your Spirit reveal other sexual offenses in my life that I have committed.

Father, I confess and renounce all occult involvement, both known and unknown, by me or my ancestors. I hate Satan, his demons, and all his works; I count all that offends you, Father, as my enemy.

Lord I ask you to cleanse, heal and deliver me. I thank you for forgiving my sin and cleansing me from all unrighteousness. I also now break all curses (here break all curses known to you and ask God to reveal any others) I have brought upon myself and my children, and I break all those I inherited in the name of Jesus Christ, God's Son. I do now claim and accept your forgiveness and cleansing.

Satan, I have confessed my sins, and broken all soul ties and curses in name of Jesus, and I rebuke you in the name of Jesus Christ my Saviour. I am reclaiming every area of my mind and body which I formerly gave to you and your demons. I claim freedom and cleansing in the areas of sexual sin, and I renounce you and your hosts, and command that they leave me now in the name of Jesus Christ.

I now reclaim all ground that I have ever given to Satan in body, mind, soul, or spirit. I dedicate all of my life to you Dear Lord, to be used by You. I ask You to empower every area of my life, so that in the future they might be used in service to You. Amen.

~Bits and Pieces of the DELIVERANCE MANUAL by Gene and Earline Moody