Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. James 4:7.
Today your LORD (יהוה) God (אלהים) says:
The majority of people do not realize the power they have in their words. If they did, they would not use them so carelessly. When you decree something about your life with faith, it will come to pass, good or bad. And first words in any given situation will determine the outcome. Your words, whether you realize it or not, put things in motion.
If you are willing and obey, the good news is that you can use your words to frame your world into a place of shalom peace (a place of days of Heaven upon the earth) and to take down the devil’s attempts to steal what is yours and destroy your destiny, not just once in awhile but every time, all the time, and any time he advances into your territory.
If anyone does not stumble in the words he says, he is a perfect man, able to bridle the whole body as well. James 3:2.
But you can also use your words to tear down all I try to build in your life and ruin your life and that of those who are in your sphere of influence.
The wise woman builds her house, but the foolish tears it down with her own hands. Proverbs 14:1.
And it all begins with the hand of your tongue. It is by your words you are acquitted and by your words you are condemned. Matthew 12:37. Death and life are in the hand (power) of your tongue. Proverbs 18:21.
If anyone thinks himself to be religious, and yet does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this man’s religion is worthless. James 1:26.
You can control the thoughts you allow your mind to dwell upon and the words that you say. It is a choice you make at every moment of the day and night.
I call heaven and earth to witness against you today, that I have set before you life and death, the blessing and the curse. So choose life in order that you may live, you and your seed, by loving the LORD your God, by obeying His voice, and by holding fast to Him; for this is your life and the length of your days. Deuteronomy 30:19-20.
If your words agree with My Words by faith in Me, you will come out the victor in every encounter with evil, but if your words agree with those of the devil, they will turn back on you to devour and destroy you no matter how seemingly empowering they begin when they entice you. This is what happened with Judas when Satan entered his heart.
In the mouth of the foolish is a rod for his back, but the lips of the wise will protect them. Proverbs 14:3.
“If you consent and obey, you will eat the best of the land; but if you refuse and rebel, you will be devoured by the sword.” Truly, the mouth of the LORD has spoken. Isaiah 1:19-20.
I equip you for every good work in My Son and I give you by Covenant all you need to overcome. I give you My Word in your mouth and My Spirit within and upon you. And there you have the Sword of the Spirit.
“As for Me, this is My covenant with them,” says the LORD: “My Spirit which is upon you, and My words which I have put in your mouth shall not depart from your mouth, nor from the mouth of your seed, nor from the mouth of your seed’s seed,” says the LORD, “from now and forever.” Isaiah 59:21.
In a Covenant relationship the greater raises up the lesser to his level so they share power and provision. And I do that for you by giving you My Spirit and My Word.
So how do you use the Sword of the Spirit to resist and overcome the strategies of the evil one?
Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. James 4:7.
Adam went the opposite way and the sword of his words turned against him and drove him out of the Garden to a life of painful toil and sweat in the slavery of sin and death, which is walking in the flesh and not in the spirit. He submitted to the devil, resisted Me and cast Me out of his life. He locked himself out of My Kingdom and handed the keys over the the evil one and only one could take back the keys and open it again.
Therefore, since the children share in flesh and blood, He Himself likewise also partook of the same, that through death He might render powerless him who had the power of death, that is, the devil, and might free those who through fear of death were subject to slavery all their lives. Hebrews 2:14-15.
In His right hand He held seven stars, and out of His mouth came a sharp two-edged sword; and His face was like the sun shines in its strength. When I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man. And He placed His right hand on me, saying, “Do not be afraid; I am the first and the last, and the living One; and I was dead, and behold, I am alive forevermore, and I have the keys of death and of Hades. Revelation 1:16-18.
He who is holy, who is true, who has the key of David, who opens and no one will shut, and who shuts and no one opens, says this: ‘I know your deeds. Behold, I have put before you an open door which no one can shut, because you have a little power, and have kept My word, and have not denied My name.” Revelation 3:7-8.
And you are in Him who is true. It is time you put the Word of truth in your mouth and resisted and routed the devil out of your life and your territory, which includes your city, your state, and your nation. In fact, I have promised to give the overcomers the nations.
So to use the Sword of the Spirit, which is held up with prayer and petition in the Spirit, you first submit to Me. And that simply means you put your faith and trust in Me. It means that you have decided that My way of thinking and speaking is desirable for good in your life and that is the way you want to think and speak as well. Submission is a choice of trust in the one you submit to that coming under their authority will benefit you. It is not surrender. Surrender means you are overpowered, usually by an enemy, and are forced to do things the way of the conqueror, not from choice but by force. Submission, on the other hand, is a choice to unite to one you believe will benefit you and whom you have learned has wisdom to offer above what you could know apart from them.
To submit to Me means to submit to My Words by making them your own. This equates to “Have faith in God.” For faith comes by hearing and hearing My Word. You need to know My Word and have faith in it for the Sword of the Spirit to work for you.
To make it short, you believe in your heart and speak with your mouth the answer to whatever lie the devil is raising in your thought life.
Jesus put it this way:
So Jesus answered and said to them, “Have faith in God. For assuredly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be removed and be cast into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that those things he says will be done, he will have whatever he says. Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray, believe that you receive them, and you will have them.” Mark 11:22-24.
Now, I am going to teach you how to do this. That is, how to rightly wield the Sword of the Spirit so you make your way prosperous, healed, and successful.
Whenever Satan attacks with illness, pain, depression, guilt, financial lack, shame, bitterness, storms, trials, fear, anxiety, or torment you must A.C.T. Mark 11:22-26.
A: Answer with the Word of God that applies. You tread upon Satan and the demon spirits by answering their lies with the truth of My Word in confident faith.
C: Cast the evil thing out in the Name of Jesus and then Cast all your cares upon the Me in prayer so I can take care of the problem for a good, pleasing, and perfect result.
T: Thank the LORD immediately for protecting you, delivering you, healing you, and making you whole, before the result comes to pass, with joyful shouts and songs of praise so that you keep your attention off the problem and on Him as you stay in perfect peace watching His promise come to pass!
And in all this receive My forgiveness for you and forgive all against whom you have any bitterness, including yourself, by applying Jesus’ cleansing blood.
So that is how you use the Sword of the Spirit. You immediately A.C.T. = Answer, Cast, Thank. Overcoming starts by answering the lies of the devil with the truth and that is the secret of resistance. You answer, but you answer with the power of truth, you answer with My power that is in My Words, for I am My Word. And it is My Word that crushed the devil’s head and broke his power and that is the same way you do it.
But always remember, when Satan attacks you MUST answer or, like any case at court, if you do not answer the allegations you lose by default and must suffer the penalty. And whose yet if you agree with his lies and accept them. Then you have just condemned yourself rather than declaring your righteousness in Christ.
The way to respond and resist is as follows:
- Find the Scripture that best addresses your issue;
- Speak that answer directly to what has attacked you;
- Cast the unclean spirit out or speak to the mountain or storm and take it down; cast your care on the LORD;
- Then thank and praise the LORD for the good result before you see it, but know you have it for sure.
2 Peter 1:19; Proverbs 4:22; Psalm 107:20; 2 Corinthians 1:20.
And how do you do it? Let Me give you some instructions:
In attacks of illness or pain, this is how you must answer:
“Oh no you don’t! I have a Healer! Jesus bore my sickness and and took my pains, by the bloody scourging of Jesus I am healed! pain/sickness/growth/rash],you are not mine and you cannot stay in me. I cast you out in Jesus’ Name!” Exodus 15:26; Isaiah 53:4-5; 1 Peter 2:24, Mark 16:17.
In attacks of depression and hopelessness, you must answer:
“Oh no you don’t! Jesus tasted the dust of death for me so I refuse to partake. I put on the garment of praise. I am anointed with the oil of joy. Unclean spirit of depression you are the spirit of hell and I am saved, you have no business with me. OUT and stay out in Jesus’ Name!” Psalm 22:15; Hebrews 2:9; Hebrews 1:9; Psalm 45:7; Isaiah 61:3; Romans 10:9; Galatians 3:13-14; Mark 16:17.
In attacks of fear and anxiety, you must answer or lose by default:
“Oh no you don’t! God did not give me a spirit of fear but of power, love and a sound mind! I cast all My care on God and He makes all work out for my good. Unclean spirit of fear I command you away from me in Jesus’ Name!” 2 Timothy 1:7; 1 Peter 5:7; Romans 8:28; Mark 16:17.
That is how you Answer and Cast out the unclean spirit, but then to obtain the restoration and promise you must cast your cares on Me in prayer and let Me take care of all you need according to My riches in glory in Christ Jesus. And once you have cast your care and asked for the fullness of My promise in your life you immediately thank Me with the Voice of Thanksgiving for the result for which you desire. And it will come to pass.
“You will pray to Him, and He will hear you; and you will pay your vows. You will also decree a thing, and it will be established for you; and light will shine on your ways. When you are cast down, you will speak with confidence, and the humble person He will save. Job 22:27-29.
If you would like to see the voice of thanksgiving in action read about Jehoshaphat (2 Chronicles 20) and the three enemy armies that attacked Jerusalem and you will find out about the atomic bomb of praise that is released by the Voice of Thanksgiving, for it works wonders.
So what is the voice of thanksgiving and when can you use it?
The voice of thanksgiving is a loud (mega) shout declaring God’s glory and praise as you throw yourself face down at the feet of Jesus declaring the abundance of My grace that moves mountains and creates miracles. It begins with the shout, but if you read 2 Chronicle 20, you do not stop with the shout, you then sing songs of thanksgiving praise, as Paul and Silas did in prison at Philippi and it caused all the chains to fall off and the locked gates to swing open, and David did in dark caves when he was still being chased by Saul so that he was never hurt and came out the king of Israel and Judah.
And that is how you submit to Me, resist the devil, and he MUST flee from you. You A.C.T. Check him every time he comes to take your benefits until you have checkmate. It is in answering with My Word of truth that you silence the enemy and with the Voice of Thanksgiving you gain the promise in that truth.
With the help of My grace you can do anything. And the grace comes in the rejoicing.
Therefore, take up the full armor of God, so that you will be able to resist in the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm. Stand firm therefore, having girded your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; in all taking up the shield of faith with which you will have the power to extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God through all prayer and petition, praying at all times in the Spirit. Ephesians 6:13-17.
I love you. Are you now ready to resist? It is not hard and it will result in joy and abundant life.