Ephesians 6:10-18
6:10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
6:11 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
6:12 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.
6:13 Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
6:14 Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;
6:15 And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace;
6:16 Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.
6:17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:
6:18 Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;
This strategy was developed by the military during World War 2. The United States and it's allies were getting beat by Germany, and so, they started looking at what the Germans were doing, how they were able to conquer different countries so quickly. What they found out was this Air Land Strategy. A very simple strategy, you simply have your air force go in before your ground troops, clearing the way making it safe for them to do the job needed and defeat the enemy.
When I saw this, I instantly thought of Spiritual warfare. The more I look at how the military works and most of the strategies they use, the more I see how this lines up to the way that the Lord has set out for us to walk in our life on this earth. We are in Spiritual warfare, and there are rules and regulations set out in Gods Spiritual Warfare Manual, His Holy Word, the Bible.
In the Old Testament, we can see in the book of Daniel how his answer was delayed in coming to him because the Angel had to fight the prince of Persia.
Daniel 10:11-13 {Living Bible}
11 And I heard his voice-"O Daniel, greatly beloved of God," he said, "stand up and listen carefully to what I have to say to you, for God has sent me to you." So I stood up, still trembling with fear. 12 Then he said, "Don't be frightened, Daniel, for your request has been heard in heaven and was answered the very first day you began to fast before the Lord and pray for understanding; that very day I was sent here to meet you. 13 But for twenty-one days the mighty Evil Spirit [b] who overrules the kingdom of Persia blocked my way. Then Michael, one of the top officers of the heavenly army, came to help me, so that I was able to break through these spirit rulers of Persia.
Notice that he said the answer was answered the first day, but it took twenty one days for it to come from Heaven to him. This angel had to fight principalities and powers and spiritual wickedness in high places to deliver the answer to Daniel. Does this sound a little familiar? It should sound real familiar!
Ephesians 6:10-18
6:10 Finally, my brethren, be strong
in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
6:11 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand
against the wiles of the devil.
6:12 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.
6:13 Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye
may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
6:14 Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth,
and having on the breastplate of righteousness;
6:15 And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of
peace;
6:16 Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall
be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.
6:17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit,
which is the word of God:
6:18 Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit,
and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;
We should be able to plainly see that we are in Spiritual Warfare. It don't take a rocket scientist to figure out that satan always perverts and comes against the things of God and people of God, he has done this since the dawn of time and he will continue to do it until the time appointed, a time that is fast approaching.
I'm going to try and bring out some areas of this Air Land Strategy that the Lord has given me, I don't know how long it will take or how long this paper will wind up being but, I do know that it is from the Lord for this hour. It is through much prayer that I was shown these things and it will be through much prayer that will enable me to write these things down, boy, you talk about on the job training.
I've been looking for some details on how the military use's this Air Land Strategy, details that will line up to Gods Holy Word. The Lord say's to seek and you shall find.
First off, lets look at the words of this strategy, Air & Land. It aint by chance that the word air came first. This is the first part of this strategy, things have to be done in the air first. This clears the way for the ground troops to accomplish their goal, a goal of victory.
Even though this is the first step in this strategy, there are a few steps within this step that make it work. There are three things that must be done in an air strike to make it work. Lets look at what the military does and then lets line this up to what it say's in Gods Word about fighting a good Spiritual Warfare.
Night strikes against known resistance.
Bombing known areas that is known to have the capability of shooting down your aircraft. This makes it safe, clears the skies and prepares the way for the bombing of the second step.
Main attack on SPECIFIC TARGETS.
The area's that are known to have what it is that we are out to destroy, missile production plants, ware house's and the like.
Clean-up.
Revisit targets that were first hit to make sure they are still out of commission, and TARGET SITES NOT HIT BEFORE.
As in the case of World War 2, we took Germany's strategy and used it against them, and of course, we won the war. People, we need to start turning satan's strategies against him. The devil is a fallen angel, at this point in time we cannot see him laterally, but we can sure see the affect he has on the people of this world and a lot of times, sad to say, on those of us who are Blood Bought Born Again Christians. People, if we would just wake up we could turn this around, there is no reason to be defeated in any area of your life.
The AIR part of this Air & Land Strategy, is first, as we have already seen. We can see why this is first in the military of this world but, lets look at how this applies to us spiritually. Whether it be good or bad everything starts in the Spirit FIRST! Just as in the case of Daniel, the Scripture say's that from the first time he prayed, he was heard and answered the very same day. This answer was in the Spirit, it took twenty one days to get it out of the Spirit and into the flesh where Daniel had the answer right there in his hands. It took twenty one days to manifest because there was a war going on, a war in the Spirit. Daniel did not see this war but, none the less, according to the Word, it still took place and Daniel was informed of this.
Now lets look at the 3 steps we looked at before in this Air part of the strategy, in light of the Scriptures.
Night Strikes against known resistance.Bombing known areas that are know to have the capability of shooting down your aircraft. This makes it safe, clears the skies and prepares the way for the bombing of the second step.
The first thing we all need to do is to look at our self! We, our self, is the first area of known resistance.So many times we let doubt and unbelief come in and shoot down our faith rocket, not realizing that just as Daniel's prayer was heard and answered the first day, so was ours! We all need to take a careful look at this, because we have all been given the ministry of reconciliation and been commanded to proclaim the Gospel of Peace. Tell me, how are we supposed to do this effectively if we are continually attacked from the air, never able to really mobilize our ground troops?
The fight MUST be fought in the air {SPIRIT} first! We must bomb the area's of KNOWN RESISTANCE FIRST. This involves taking a real close look at our selves in Gods Spiritual mirror, lining up our thoughts, intents and desires with Gods Holy Word. We are supposed to be the exact image of our Heavenly Father, Jesus said that He was our example and He was the exact image of the Father.
Hebrews 1:1-3
1. God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, 2.Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds; 3.Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;
Lets look at this same verse in another translation.
Hebrews 1:1-3 NAS
1 God, after He spoke long ago to the fathers in the prophets in many portions and in many ways, 2 in these last days has spoken to us in His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the world. 3And He is the radiance of His glory and the exact representation of His nature, and upholds all things by the word of His power. When He had made purification of sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high;
We can plainly see according to the Word, that Jesus is the exact representation of Gods Nature. This is how we should be also, come out from among them, and be ye separate. We must follow Gods Word, the directions written within His Word if we truly desire and expect to reach this goal. We need to combat all the things in our lives that would hinder us from obtaining all that the Lord has set out for us, we need to combat all the things that hinder us not only for our own benefit but, more importantly, for the benefit of others. Gods Heart ALWAYS goes out to someone else FIRST, so this is the way that we should be. If we truly want to be apart of Gods Mighty Army, then we must bomb the areas of known resistance in our lives. Get rid of the little foxes!
Solomon 2:15 "The little foxes are ruining the vineyards. Catch them, for the grapes are all in blossom.
People, the Lord still has people that He has placed in the night watches, interceding on behalf of their town or city, their church and our leaders, for all these things are also be areas of known resistance. Leaders who have their own agenda, pastors who have their own agenda, people in general who have their own agenda, pastors who like to think of the church they lead as their's and won't have no part with the other parts of the body of Christ, since when did the church become theirs, it still belongs to Christ. We must get rid of all the things in and around our lives that hinder, the things of known resistance so that we can go on and prepare for stronger battle and start the second phase, the main air attack.
As with any message that is for this last hour, this Air & Land strategy applies mainly to the WHOLE BODY. Yes they apply to us in a personal sense, so we can have victory in our own life and of the lives of those around us but, this is the last hour, and our sights should not only be on our little part of town or even our home state but, our sights should be set on winning the people of this world.
To do this, we must start attacking the areas of known resistance within the Body of Christ, within the Church. The most prominent area of known resistance is DIVISION, or to use mans color coated word for it, Denominations. People, I don't care what you or your denomination may say, denominations are an area of known resistance, because of the fact that they are division, and division this sense, is sin. Something that is right under the church's nose and they won't see it.
People, this is a tragedy, even though it is obvious that the church don't see it, it is also just as obvious that this world does! I strongly urge that you all read the 17thchapter of the Gospel of John, this is a prayer that Jesus himself prayed. I will put in just four of the scriptures found in His prayer, but, I strongly urge you to read the whole prayer.
John 17:20 Neither pray I for these
alone, but for them also which shall believe on me through their word; 17:21
That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they
also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me. 17:22
And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one,
even as we are one: 17:23 I in them, and thou in me,that they may be made perfect
in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent
me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me.
People, we can't ignore the fact that Jesus wants us, even prayed to the Father about it, to be ONE.When Jesus was accused of casting out the devil by the devil He gave a tremendous truth concerning this.
Mark 3:23 And he called them unto him, and said unto them in parables, How can Satan cast out Satan? 3:24 And if a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. 3:25 And if a house be divided against itself, that house cannot stand. 3:26 And if Satan rise up against himself, and be divided, he cannot stand, but hath an end.
People, are we not the BODY OF CHRIST? Are we not the CHURCH OF CHRIST? Are we not the TEMPLE OF THE HOLY GHOST? Indeed we are supposed to be. Jesus said it as plain as one can put it, a house divided against itself cannot stand. Is it any wonder that we can't get more people to come to church, the people of this world are already confused and aggravated enough, they don't have to go to a place they see more confused than themselves, the divided church.
Again, this message is for the whole body, it's directions for this last hour but, it needs to get to the leaders first. It's nothing less than a tragedy when ministers within the same community, can't even get together for a cup of coffee to discuss the needs of the community and how they further the spreading of the Gospel. This is the number one thing that we are supposed to be doing, spreading the Gospel, and if ministers can't come together for this purpose, well, it shows just what kind of fruit they really are bearing, fruits of UNRIGHTEOUSNESS.They are out for their own agenda and not that of the Lords. If their agenda was that of the Lords, they would be getting together with every minister they could find to discuss the ways and means of furthering the Gospel, but yet, they sit there with their own agenda, trying to find ways to build their own little church, and that is exactly what I myself have heard them say. I have got a news flash for you, IT AINT YOUR CHURCH!
Yes, you are the one responsible for the feeding of those sheep, but you are to lead not dictate. When the church see's the leaders coming together, the rest of the church will follow suit, that's the whole reason for leaders, to lead people in the ways they are to go. It should be as obvious as the nose on your face that division is the very first area of known resistance that has infiltrated the body of Christ.
When the ministers of Gods sheep start coming together as one, coming against this area of known resistance, the church will follow suit, then, the body as a whole can come together as a whole, launching the main spiritual attack.
Before we leave this area we must mention the fact that Jesus Himself followed this strategy, look at when his was tempted in the wilderness for 40 days. What was He doing? I can't for one minute believe that He just walked around doing nothing but starving! He done the very things that He has told us to do, WATCH AND PRAY. He was launching an AIR attack on the enemy! This is what enabled Him to have such mighty results on this earth, the LAND. When He talked, things happened. His experience in the wilderness was not for just being tempted, if we are studying we will see that just after this wilderness experience is when His Ministry started. Again, I can't believe He went to the wilderness just to be tempted, He knew what He was doing. How can we know this? Because He done the very thing that He tells us to do, He studied first. This is how He knew that He was in Spiritual Warfare, this is where He learned how to fight Spiritual warfare.
He simply abided by the very things that He has given us to abide by, then, put them to WORK, He didn't just know these things, He believed these things and ACTED ON THEM! If we want the same results, then we must do the same things, we can't just say we know them, this won't do you no good and even worse, it won't do this world any good. Do we really know God or do we just know of and about Him? If you really know something and really believe something, you're going to act on it. If this aint true, then a lot of you are getting real thirsty about now, because if you really didn't believe that if you put a glass under the faucet and turn it on that you would get water then, you would never put it there in the first place, but you do believe that, so you simply put the glass under the faucet, turn it on and you got water, you don't even think about it, it's just automatic. Did you exercise some great, great faith to receive that water? No! You have been taught this and you believe what you have been taught, so you act on it. What happens when you turn on the faucet and no water come out? You automatically know something must be wrong, either you have a broken pipe, a water main may be broke somewhere or you simply forgot to pay the water bill. Do you start tearing yourself down because you didn't get water when you should have? I highly doubt it!
If you are like most people, you started looking for the problem, and within a matter of a few minutes you find the problem, it may take a little longer to correct the problem, but a least you know what you are up against and can go to work on the remedy. So, when it comes to things of God, are we really believing Him? If we are, when something don't work as it should, do we start tearing our self down, letting the devil come in with condemnation? Do we start blaming God, thinking that He don't care and don't really love us as much as we thought and have been told by others that He does?
Again, if you really believe what He has said, you will act on it, it will come automatic, you won't even think about, it will just be the natural thing to do. As to the other questions. Most of the time {unfortunately} this is exactly what most people do.
We need to remember the example of the faucet. When something doesn't work as it should, start looking for the problem. Don't let the enemy come in with all his lies, simply go about it as you did when you didn't have no water come out your faucet. Is their a broken pipe in your house, not allowing the water to flow freely? Spiritually speaking, is there something in your life that would hinder Gods LIVING WATER from flowing freely in your life? If so, this is YOUR area of known resistance! After searching your own life {pipes} first and everything checks out ok, then, obviously you need to check elsewhere. Is it a broken water main? If it is, of course there is not much you can do with that, your not the water company, you have to simply wait till they get around to fixing it.
So many times we take this same attitude in the Spirit. People saying, I'm not the pastor, I'm not the one in charge, that's not my job. Where this may be true as in the case of the broken water main, it does not apply to things in the Spirit! Whether you know it or not satan has appointed demons over cities and towns all over this world to do nothing but try and stop the flow of Gods LIVING WATER from reaching His people. Just as in the case of the broken water main, it's not your fault, but none the less, YOUstill GOT NO WATER! You had nothing to do with the water main but you still suffer as a result of it, you still have no water. The same thing is true in the Spirit, no, the demons over the city or town are not your fault, but the result is the same, you still suffer in some way shape or form. This is an area of known resistance over the city or town, and it is your responsibility to shoot it down so that the WATER can flow freely again. We must do this, if your not so concerned about your self, well, how about considering OTHERS! This is the heart of the Father, His Heart ALWAYS GOES OUT TO SOMEONE ELSE FIRST. Why do you think He sent His Son, it wasn't for His sake or for the sake of His Son, He wasn't thinking of Himself or His Son, HE WAS THINKING ABOUT US!
Now, to the case of not paying the water bill. Did you simply forget? Even if you did just simply forget, you know as well as I, that to get it turned back on, you not only have to pay the bill, but in most cases a late charge and in most cases a reconnection charge. So, as we can see, it's not just a simple thing, but it can be done, and usually is. Did you have the money to pay the bill as you promised the water company that you would, and spend it on something else, hoping that it would take care of itself? For one, that's not very smart, you made a promise to pay for your water and didn't, it's not the water companies fault that you have no water, it's yours.
Now lets bring this up into the Spirit. Have you counted the cost? If so, have you put your hand to the plow and turned back? There is a price that must be paid! Jesus said to pick up YOUR CROSS daily, and follow Me. Are you taking the time needed to pay the price, or is everything else taking your time away from the Lord? Are there things in your life that you have put in front of God in your life? God is a jealous God! THOU SHALT HAVE NO OTHER GODS BEFORE ME! Have you made Jesus the LORD of your life? If so, this means that you have agreed to let Him have total CONTROL of your life, you have VOWED to Him your life. If you have done this and turned away from it in any area of your life, you have broken your vow to the Lord. The Word says that a man who makes a vow to the Lord and breaks it, is a FOOL!
Ecclesiastes 5:4 When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou hast vowed. 5:5 Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay.
Have we done all that He has told us to do? Are we praying for one another daily as He has said to do? This is a part of our weapons and armor for Spiritual Warfare.
Ephesians 6:18 Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints; 6:19 And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known the mystery of the gospel, 6:20 For which I am an ambassador in bonds: that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.
This is why we must study, so that we know what to do and how to do it. We need to pray for one another, not judge one another. Even Paul asked for prayer. Why? So that utterance would be given him and so that he would open his mouth boldly to speak what the Lord had given him for all those who Paul may have run across, in other words, to other people first, for their benefit, for their encouragement, for their teaching and instruction or correction.
This is why it is important that we hold up our end of the stick sort of speak. Someone in this world will be affected by what we do or say in some way shape or form. What you do or say aint going to stop at just you. If you don't think so, take a good look at Adam, what he done affected us ALL, not one of us left out, we were all affected by this one mans act of disobedience and high treason! FOR ALL HAVE SINNED, AND COME SHORT OF THE GLORY OF GOD!
We all need to take a real close Spiritual look at ourselves, getting on our knees before the Lord of Host, humbling ourselves before Him, repenting of not fulfilling our vow to Him, repenting of not lifting our brothers and sisters up before Him, repenting for putting our hands to the plow and then looking back, letting the enemy come in and do exactly what the Word says that he will do, steal, kill and destroy. We must do this! Whether we realize it or not, we are dependant upon each other, we are all ONE BODY, with Christ as its head. Every part of this body depends upon and supplies what the other may need or may be lacking. If we don't do our part, some one else will have to take up the slack, if you don't believe that, cut off your right leg and see how much you depend on the left leg and not only the left leg but your arms as well, for that matter, the whole body is having to work double time just to make up for the lose of that one leg. The same applies in the body of Christ, we are all important to the body and needed of the body, every joint supplying that in which the other needs.
1 Corinthians 12:12 For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ. 12:13 For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit. 12:14 For the body is not one member, but many. 12:15 If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body? 12:16 And if the ear shall say, Because I am not the eye, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body? 12:17If the whole body were an eye, where were the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where were the smelling? 12:18 But now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased him. 12:19And if they were all one member, where were the body? 12:20But now are they many members, yet but one body.12:21 And the eye cannot say unto the hand, I have no need of thee: nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of you. 12:22 Nay, much more those members of the body, which seem to be more feeble, are necessary: 12:23 And those members of the body, which we think to be less honourable, upon these we bestow more abundant honour; and our uncomely parts have more abundant comeliness. 12:24 For our comely parts have no need: but God hath tempered the body together, having given more abundant honour to that part which lacked:12:25 That there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another. 12:26And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it. 12:27 Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular.
Ephesians 4:1 I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, 4:2 With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love; 4:3 Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. 4:4There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; 4:5 One Lord, one faith, one baptism, 4:6 One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all. 4:7 But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ. 4:8 Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men. (Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth? 4:10 He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things) 4:11 And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; 4:12 For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: 4:13 Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ: 4:14 That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive; 4:15 But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ: 4:16From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love.
Again, have we paid the water bill, {counted the cost}? Have we spent the time needed, down on our knees praying on the behalf of our brothers and sisters? There is a Spiritual Law, whatever a man sows that shall he also reap. Do you need prayer? {We all do}. Then, how about praying for someone else! You sow it, you shall reap it! You might not even know who it is that is praying for you, but you can be sure of Gods Holy Word, you will reap what it is that you have sown!
This one main area of known resistance, division, has caused more casualties and fatalities in the body of Christ than anything else I can think of, so, this puts it not only in an area of known resistance but also in the next phase of the Air attack, MAIN ATTACK ON SPECIFIC TARGETS.
Main Attack on specific targets.
The areas that are known to have what it is that we are out to destroy, missile plants, ware house's and the like.
Take the case of the recent conflict with Iraq, they have weapons of mass destruction, we know pretty close anyway, where these weapons might be. This is the main reason that they called for a possible military strike. Seeing that they knew about where these weapons were, they would have followed through with the first part of the Air attack, then, moved on to the next. Iraq's weapons are the specific thing they are after to destroy. They had SPECIFIC TARGETS in mind!
As we mentioned before, satan has demons appointed over every city and town, this is not only an area of known resistance but, it should also be one of our SPECIFIC TARGETS.
Satan has these little demons out there to hinder the flow of Gods Living Water from His Throne to us, His children. One of the best ways to break something up is not to let it get started in the first place, the best way to do that is to cause division to settle in.
Do we remember what the Word says about division? A house divided against itself WILL FALL! It should be obvious to any one who has honestly studied the Scriptures that division will cause only one thing, failure! If something is divided it certainly can't be together, can it?
If we take a look again at Gods Heart, we can surely see that this is exact opposite of what His desire is. His Desire, His Will, is that we be ONE, not divided up into 3,00 different denominations, divisions. If you don't think that this is an area that needs to be singled out and specified as a target for an attack, then, I would strongly suggest that you get BORN AGAIN and FILLED with the Spirit!
People, whether you see it or not, these divisions {denominations} are a SIN, and they are hindering the people of this world from coming to the truth. You may not see it, but there is one thing for sure THE WORLD SEE'S IT!! Do you want to continue to a be part of what's keeping this world from coming to our Lord and Saviour, Jesus the Anointed? Do want to continue to have a hand in why people are going straight to hell? Do you want to continue to have a hand in why your own brothers and sisters in the Lord are falling away and dieing in their sin? I can't believe for one minute that anyone who is TRULY born again and Spirit filled desires for this to continue!
Why do you think that this is a subject that seems so hard to fight? Remember those little demons we were talking about? What do you think their job is? Where do you think they are?
I got news, they are not in the bars and whore house's, they are not in the casino's and drug house's. These people are already doing what the enemy wants them to do, they are already deceived and in darkness. These little demons are busy keeping us at each others throats, trying to divide us even further, having us bring railing accusations against each other, instead of praying for each other, having us defraud each other by not holding up our part of the body, instead of working together in love for the furtherance of the Gospel.
Again I will say, if you don't think that these little demons should be an are of specified attack, then, I strongly suggest that you be BORN AGAIN AND SPIRIT FILLED!
People, in the town that I now reside, the pastors can't even come together to have a cup of coffee, let alone come together for the furtherance of the Gospel. I would say to them, yet not I but the Spirit of the Lord, WOW TO THE SHEPHERDS THAT FEED NOT MY FLOCK, WHO HAVE FED THEMSELVES, AND HAVE SCATTERED MY FLOCK! REPENT! Countless people of this world are not ministered to because of this very thing. These so-called pastors will not only be held accountable for the people in their so-called church, but, for every one they should have been able to minister to but couldn't or wouldn't because of their selfish pride. Pride because they were busy trying to build THEIR CHURCH. Since when did Jesus give up the title to His Church? Since when did these so-called pastors die on a cross for the people that are in their church? Since when did these so-called pastors go to hell, suffering the torment of a sinners death, on the behalf of any of the people in that church? Jesus is the One who BOUGHT and PAID for this Church, GET YOUR COTTON PICKEN HANDS OFF IT!!! Jesus gave us everything that the Father gave to Him, but, this does not include HIS CHURCH, Jesus is the One who Bought and Paid for it, NOT YOU!
Romans 10:1 Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved. 10:2 For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge. 10:3 For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.
People, it's high time that we line up to Gods agenda, and throw ours out the window, the Word says that there is a way that seemeth right unto man, but the end thereof is the ways of death.
Can't you see, that by holding on to what you think is right, those things taught as a result of division, are doing nothing but killing people? We can't hold on to things that we don't know for a fact, that it is what the Lord thinks or desires, it's a matter of life or death, your thoughts or opinions are just too flimsy a thing to be giving out to someone as truth, just because it "seems" right to you don't make it right. We must know Gods Will, not only for our own life but for the Body in general and this takes counting the cost and paying a price, this takes picking up your cross daily and following after Jesus.
This is another area that should be an area of specified attack, our own thoughts and opinions.
Paul said that he died daily, he put his flesh down every day so that the Spirit would have first place. This is where we all need to be, walking in the Spirit. The Word says, that if we walk in the Spirit we will not fulfil the lust of the flesh. People, holding on to your thoughts and opinions is the lust of the flesh. In some way shape or form you are holding on to one of the three, either the lust of the eyes, lust of the flesh or the pride of life. These are all things that Jesus Himself came against when He was tempted in the wilderness, and in each case He had a response to the enemy totally based on Gods Word, IT IS WRITTEN.
What was Jesus doing when He said these things in response to the attack of the enemy? He was welding the Sword of the Spirit! And take unto you the Sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God. People, we must do the same thing, don't just acknowledge the fact that you must take unto you the Sword of the Spirit, but, TAKE IT AND USE IT!! It aint going to do you no good at all sitting on your coffee table, it aint going to do you no good waving it at the devil. Notice where the Sword is in Johns description of Jesus in the book of Revelation.
Revelation 1:12 And I turned to see the voice that spake with me. And being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks; 1:13 And in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle. 1:14 His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire; 1:15 And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters. 1:16 And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp twoedged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength.
Revelation 19:11 And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war. 19:12 His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself. 19:13 And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God. 19:14 And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean. 19:15 And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. 19:16 And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.
People, we must get back to the truth's of Gods Holy Word. This world is dieing and going to hell, how in this world can you even think that this world is going to believe what we have to say concerning the Gospel of Jesus Christ if we can't even believe our brothers and sisters to the point where we won't have anything to do with them? They aint going to!!!
You might say, well "God has His revivals going on here and there" this may be true, BUT, IT AINT EVEN CLOSE TO WHAT HE HAS IN MIND FOR THIS LAST HOUR!!! The church is so out of order it aint even funny. They say they their churches are set up in an orderly fashion, too bad it aint in Gods order! Again, there is a way that semmeth right unto man, but the end thereof, is the ways of death.
People, we must attack this spirit of division and attack it in with all we have. We cannot go on being a "house divided", we must come in line to the Word of the Most High God. Jesus Himself prayed in the 17th chapter of John, that He prayed above all that we would be one, even as He and the Father are One.
John 17:1-26
These words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee: As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him. And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent. I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do. And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was. I have manifested thy name unto the men which thou gavest me out of the world: thine they were, and thou gavest them me; and they have kept thy word. Now they have known that all things whatsoever thou hast given me are of thee. For I have given unto them the words which thou gavest me; and they have received them, and have known surely that I came out from thee, and they have believed that thou didst send me. I pray for them: I pray not for the world, but for them which thou hast given me; for they are thine. And all mine are thine, and thine are mine; and I am glorified in them. And now I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep through thine own name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we are.
While I was with them in the
world, I kept them in thy name: those that thou gavest me I have kept, and none
of them is lost, but the son of perdition; that the scripture might be fulfilled.
And now come I to thee; and these things I speak in the world, that they might
have my joy fulfilled in themselves. I have given them thy word; and the world
hath hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the
world. I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou
shouldest keep them from the evil. They are not of the world, even as I am not
of the world. Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth. As thou hast
sent me into the world, even so have I also sent them into the world. And for
their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the
truth. Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe
on me through their word; That they all may be one;
as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us:
that the world may believe that thou hast sent me. And the glory which thou
gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one: I in
them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world
may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me.
Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am;
that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me
before the
foundation of the world. O righteous Father, the world hath not known thee:
but I have known thee, and these have known that thou hast sent me. And I have
declared unto them
thy name, and will declare it: that the love wherewith thou hast loved me may
be in them, and I in them.
People, it is Jesus' desire and the Will of the Father, that we be ONE, not all divided up into different sect's, divisions, denominations. We must attack this sin!
Now lets go on to the third phase of this strategy.
3. Clean-up
Revisit targets that were first hit to make sure they are still out of commission, and TARGET SITES NOT HIT BEFORE.
If we have truly chosen Life then, we will not put our hand to the plow and then, look back. We cannot let down our guard, the enemy does not sleep, he is working full time to try and accomplish our destruction, after all, the thief cometh not but for to STEAL, KILL AND DESTROY!
This may appear like a hard battle, one that no one could ever win, but, we must keep in mind that the battle has already been fought, fought and WON! Jesus has already conquered death, hell and the grave, Jesus made an open show of the devil in his own domain, triumphing over him, taking back the keys to death, hell and the grave.
We must also realize that, we cannot fight this enemy on our own strength, notice what the Word says just be He tells us to put on this armor.
Ephesians 6:10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
People, this is a long way
from walking in our own strength and might. When the Father tells us to do something,
He always provides the ways and means by which to do it,
we don't have to worry about how to obtain it, how to operate it or anything,
God always provides, all we have to do is receive it.
Ephesians 1:3-4
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ: According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:
We must stay on top of things, even thou we may have won in an area, the devil will try again and again and again and again,GIVE NO PLACE TO THE DEVIL!!!
When we stay on top of things and the devil see's that he cannot win in an area like he has before, he will try a different maneuver, if we are being obedient to Gods Word, we will be walking in the Spirit, and if walking in the Spirit then, we will see it coming.
Just because we see it coming does not mean that we wont have a battle on our hands, this is where the "attacking targets not hit before" comes into play. We must stay on top of these things, when a soldier goes to war in our military, he don't fire his gun one or two times then go on a break from the war, he stays there, and is a soldier 24 hours a day until the war is over.
Matthew 24:13 But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
Mark 13:13 And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake: but he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
1 Corinthians 1:5 That
in every thing ye are enriched by him, in all utterance, and in all knowledge;
1:6 Even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed
in you: 1:7 So that ye come behind in no gift; waiting
for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ: 1:8 Who shall
also confirm you unto the end, that ye may be blameless in the day of our Lord
Jesus Christ. 1:9 God is faithful, by whom ye were called
unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
Hebrews 3:6 But Christ as a son over his own house; whose house are we, if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end.
Hebrews 3:14 For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence stedfast unto the end;
Hebrews 6:10 For God is
not unrighteous to forget your work and labour of love, which ye have shewed
toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister.
6:11 And we desire that every one of you do shew the
same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end: 6:12 That ye be not
slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
6:13For when God made promise to Abraham, because he
could swear by no greater, he sware by himself, 6:14 Saying,
Surely blessing I will bless thee,
and multiplying I will multiply thee. 6:15 And so, after
he had patiently endured, he obtained the promise.
Revelation 2:26 And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations:
We must endure unto the end!
Now, lets get on to the LAND part of this strategy!
As we have said earlier, before
Jesus started His earthly Ministry, He was led up into the wilderness to be
tempted, and as I have said earlier, I don't believe He spent 40 days in there
just walking around. He had to be in PRAYER and fighting a Spiritual Warfare.
Why else would the enemy come to attack Him? The fact of the matter is that,
Jesus launched the
first assault!
Some may say, "well, the devil knew who He was" well, the Word declares that he didn't, the Word says, that if they had known that He was the Lord of Glory, they would have never crucified Him.
1 Corinthians 2:8 Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.
Jesus was in WARFARE! He had His Loins girt about with the TRUTH, He had His Breastplate of Righteousness ON, He had His Feet shod with the Gospel of Peace, He had His Shield of Faith UP and READY, He had His Helmet ON, He had His Sword set, ready and wasn't afraid to use it, and did, "IT IS WRITTEN!!!"
It was very soon after this
wilderness experience, that the miracles started coming forth, blind eyes started
opening, deaf ears were opened, the lame walked, disease was healed and the
dead were raised. Jesus knew His opposition, He knew where the real war was,
and fought it! He knew that He didn't wrestle against flesh and blood. This
is one reason why He
opened not His Mouth, this is one thing that allowed Him to be led like a lamb
to the slaughter, He knew who was really behind all the torment and persecution
that He had to endure, "SPIRITUAL WICKEDNESS IN HIGH PLACES", man
was simply stupid enough to follow along with the plans of the enemy, plans
by the way that FAILED,for we serve a RISEN
SAVIOUR, DEATH COULD NOT KEEP HIM DOWN!!!
We must follow our Lords example, we are His representatives, we are ambassadors, we must walk as He walked, if we have truly chosen LIFE, this will be our greatest desire!
So, in closing, as Jesus fought
a Spiritual battle in the AIR first, which led to total victory on this LAND,
let us do no less. Lets fight a GOOD FIGHT. Lets come together as ONE BODY,
as instructed in Gods Holy Word, and take this world for the Glory of God. When
we are come together as one body, then, and only then will we be able to sweep
across this land, in a mighty Glorious way, just as Jesus desires us to. It
is the WILL of the Father! When the body gets in order and becomes ONE, then
we will be able to fulfil our commission. GO THROUGHOUT THIS
WORLD AND PROCLAIM THE GOSPEL! When we are ONE BODY,
we will have SIGNS AND WONDERS
FOLLOWING!
May Gods Hand always be upon you, as you fight a VICTORIOUS Spiritual Warfare and fight the good fight of FAITH.
Apostle & Prophet
John A Caudill
Believers In One Accord Ministries
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