Knock It Down!
2 Corinthians 10:4 “We use God’s mighty weapons, not worldly weapons, to knock down the strongholds of human reasoning and to destroy false arguments.”
You have mighty power in God and one of the weapons God has given to us is His Word. Hebrews 4:12 “For the word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit…” Read the rest of this entry
Fortified
Jeremiah 1:18-19 “Today I have made you a fortified city, an iron pillar and a bronze wall to stand against the whole land… They will fight against you but will not overcome you, for I am with you and will rescue you,” declares the Lord.” (NIV)
The enemy without is not as strong as the enemy within. Back in the day, one of the ways fortified cities were penetrated was with a Trojan horse (see inserted mage). Read the rest of this entry
Know How
Psalm 91:1-2 “He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in Him I will trust.” (NKJV)
The Name of the Lord is a stronghold, a stronghold of safety. David said to Goliath in 1 Samuel 17:45 “…You come to me with sword, spear, and javelin, but I come to you in the name of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies—the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied.” Read the rest of this entry
Produce & Protect
Daniel 11:32 “And such as violate the covenant he shall pervert and seduce with flatteries, but the people who know their God shall prove themselves strong and shall stand firm and do exploits [for God].” (AMPC)
Positive strongholds produce enlargement and protection. It could be a social stronghold. There are single people that when you engage with the ones who want to get married, you know that this one will get married. Read the rest of this entry
Negative & Positive
2 Corinthians 10:4-5 “We use God’s mighty weapons, not worldly weapons, to knock down the strongholds of human reasoning and to destroy false arguments. We destroy every proud obstacle… We capture their rebellious thoughts and teach them to obey Christ.”
Guess what? For physical, spiritual, and mental strongholds, our response is the same. Our response is to Break down, Demolish, Knockdown, Take captive, and Destroy. Read the rest of this entry
Mental
2 Corinthians 10:4 “We use God’s mighty weapons, not worldly weapons, to knock down the strongholds of human reasoning and to destroy false arguments.”
Yesterday, we looked at social, relational, developmental, career, and financial strongholds. Apart from having a financial capacity cap, another way that financial strongholds manifest is that people have challenges receiving. Read the rest of this entry
Break Through!
Daniel 10:12-13 “…Since the first day you began to pray … your request has been heard in heaven. I have come in answer to your prayer. But for twenty-one days the spirit prince of the kingdom of Persia blocked my way. Then Michael, one of the archangels, came to help me…”.
Again, I pray that every stronghold that is resisting your progress spiritually, you will break through this season in the Mighty Name of Jesus. Everything that is a ceiling over you will crack open in the Mighty Name of Jesus. Read the rest of this entry
Temporal & Negative
1 Corinthians 13:11 “When I was a child, I spoke and thought and reasoned as a child. But when I grew up, I put away childish things.”
Yesterday, we highlighted three types of strongholds—Negative, Positive, and Temporal Strongholds. We will kick off today by looking at the Temporal strongholds. Read the rest of this entry
3D
Romans 12:2 “Don’t copy the behaviour and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.”
We are still on the major thought from yesterday’s devotional which is that strongholds and battlefields are physical, mental, and spiritual. Read the rest of this entry
Strongholds 103
Nahum 1:7 “The Lord is good, a Strength and Stronghold in the day of trouble; He knows (recognizes, has knowledge of, and understands) those who take refuge and trust in Him.” (AMPC)
David was a war general, so he understood the citadel principle. His palace was a castle that had its own walls, then God provided natural walls which were the mountains around Jerusalem. Read the rest of this entry
