Overpowering The Captors

[rizen1]

Neil Anderson

OVERPOWERING THE CAPTORS

Matthew 12:29
How can anyone enter the strong man's house and carry off his property,
unless he first binds the strong man?


A prime target for our authoritative prayer is the
"strong man" mentioned in Matthew 12:29. Jesus was saying that you cannot
rescue people from the bonds of spiritual
blindness or demonic influence unless you first overpower
their captors. Satan's power is already broken, but he will
not let go of anything he thinks he can keep until we exercise the
authority delegated to us by the Lord Jesus Christ.

When we pray we are not trying to persuade God to
join us in our service for Him; prayer is the activity of joining
God in His ministry. By faith we lay hold of the property in Satan's clutches which
rightfully belongs to God, and we hold on until Satan
turns loose. He will hold on to these people until we demand
their release on the basis of our authority in Christ.
Once Satan is bound through prayer, he must let go.

Understanding the spiritual nature of our world should have
a profound effect on our evangelistic strategy.
All too often we proclaim the virtues of Christianity
to unbelievers like someone standing outside a prison compound
proclaiming to the inmates the virtues of the outside world.
But unless someone overpowers the prison guards and
opens the gates, how can the prisoners experience the
freedom we're telling them about? We must learn to bind the
strong man before we will be able to rescue his prisoners.

Prayer:

In the name and authority of the Lord Jesus Christ,
I command Satan to release those loved ones in my family
who are blinded to the truth and whose thoughts are
raised up against the knowledge of God and to return
them from enemy territory.

 

[DeaconBob3]

I dearly love the beautiful simplicity of your prayer.

I pray a similar prayer based upon Matthew 18:18 and based upon the fact that no where in the life of Christ or the apostles were demons or evil spirits bound, but were simply commanded in the name of the Lord to come out.

In the name and authority of Jesus Christ I command Satan to release his hold or torment of all members of my family. By the same power and authiority I bind their minds to the mind of Christ that their thoughts may be clear and accurately focused. I bind their wills to the will of God that their paths may be made straight and upright in the sight of God. I bind their attitudes to be open and cooperative with the leading of the Holy Spirit.

I loose from them all confusion, anger, blindness to the truth, false beliefs and any bad sowing that they may have done so that they may become freed from opposing themselves and the Word of God and come to full and complete knowledge of the Truth of God's Word and into fully surrendered salvation by the power and grace of God.

Amen

Matt 18:18
18 Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
KJV

 

[rlowe]

Putting It To Song

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(part of song, not sure title or author)

In the Name of Jesus, we have the victory.
In the Name of Jesus, Satan will have to flee.
In the Name of Jesus, Jesus who on earth can stand before?
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[rizen1]

Amen we have the victory....