This past Saturday I followed Team Dunamis to their ministry
site. We started off with walking around the community and handing out
pamphlets and inviting people to church. As we walked by one of the houses,
there was strong idol worship inside. The atmosphere was just so heavy. We
stood in front of the house and prayed intensely for them, declaring the place
as Jesus Christ’s and just speaking God’s truth from the Bible over the place.
Was I scared? At first. But then I asked God to shield and
protect us from any spiritual attacks and cover us with His blood. Knowing that
Christ has already won the victory and remembering Ephesians 6:10-18, I went
forward with God’s power.
Ephesians 6:10-18
Be strong in the Lord
and in His mighty power. Put on all of God’s armor so that you will be able to
stand firm against all strategies of the devil. For we are not fighting against
flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen
world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in
the heavenly places.
Therefore, put on
every piece of God’s armor so you will be able to resist the enemy in the time
of evil. Then after the battle you will still be standing firm. Stand your
ground, putting on the belt of truth and the body armor of God’s righteousness.
For shoes, put on the peace that comes from the Good News so that you will be
fully prepared. In addition to all of these, hold up the shield of faith to
stop the fiery arrows of the devil. Put on salvation as your helmet, and take
the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
Pray in the Spirit at
all times and on every occasion. Stay alert and be persistent in your prayers
for all believers everywhere.
And it’s crazy that just the day before we had gone out to
the field to learn to ‘shout’, or speak out with confidence the voice that God
had put inside of us. Ok, for me this is really hard. I don’t know whether it
is timidity or fear of what others will think of me or what, but I always feel
like my voice is stuck inside. So that day on the field I did manage to release
some of that but I knew that I was not over the hurdle yet. But on Saturday, as
we were praying over the house, I just felt the voice coming out, the confidence
of declaring God’s truth and my spirit poured out to pray out loud to fight
this spiritual battle.
As I was praying, I cried out to God to save the innocent
children, the women, the men, that they would no longer be blinded by the lies
of the devil, but that God’s truth will penetrate their hearts.
We also prayed over a
man who came out of the house. As we laid hands on him, I really felt the
thickness of God’s presence and the Spirit moving. Really pray that he will
pursue God and His truth, and that amidst all these idol worship or whatever
persecution he may face in his community, he will be able to stand strong in
the Lord.
They were still idol worshipping when we finally left the
place. God did not do a miracle there and then, but He told me that His work is
not finished here, but that He will continue to fight for the people. “And I am certain that God, who began the
good work within you, will continue His work until it is finally finished on
the day when Christ Jesus returns.” Philippians 1:6. So there is hope
amidst all these darkness.
So how do I feel? There really are a lot of spiritual
strongholds everywhere. God please give
me the sensitivity, the boldness, the courage to speak Your truth. Thank you
for helping / letting me find my voice and to speak truth over the house. I
have a feeling this is gonna be normal Christian living soon. J
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