Overcoming Principalities and Powers 5-5-10

Good morning, Lord Jesus. Good morning, Heavenly Father. Good morning, Holy Spirit. Lord God Almighty, You are One and You are holy and You are worthy of all praise and honor and glory. … “To me, who am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ, and to make all see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the ages has been hidden in God who created all things through Jesus Christ; to the intent that now the manifold wisdom of God might be made known by the Church to the principalities and powers in the heavenly places, according to the eternal purpose which He accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord, in whom we have boldness and access with confidence through faith in Him” (Ephesians 3:8-12, NKJV). When we unite as one among all the scattered streams and fractured identities of Your Church, we are a witnesses together of Your manifold wisdom and Your mighty power to the world, to ourselves, and even “to the principalities and power in the heavenly places” (John 17:21). Those “principalities and powers” are often the evil territorial spiritual entities ruling and reigning from their thrones over their dominions, assigned and strategically positioned over our cities, regions, nations, and all spheres of community influence (see Daniel 10:10-14). They only have dominion where we, as a people throughout generations, have forfeited our dominion, giving them permission to influence our minds and our cultures in the unholy ways they desire by our choices in rebellion and disobedience to the ways of God. Our choices enthrone them and empower them to influence us and reign over us to the degree we continue to submit to their thoughts in our minds and their desires in our hearts. We reap what we sow, both in our generation and in the generations to come, defiling our lives and defiling the land (Galatians 6:7). This battle is spiritual battle, raging in the heavenly places by our choices and actions every day on earth, giving permission to either the Holy Spirit or these unholy spirits to have tremendous influence and dominion in our lives. “For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places” (Ephesians 6:12, NKJV). This battle is real, being waged every day, and being manifested here on earth as it is in the heavenly places. But in the victory of the cross and the glory of resurrection, You have “disarmed principalities and powers, (having) made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them in it” (Colossians 2:15, NKJV). In the power of the blood of the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world, You have defeated the claim of those evil entities to continue to rule and reign over us in our lives and our land, “having forgiven (us) all trespasses” and “having nailed it to the cross” (Colossians 2:11-14). Our part is to agree with what You have done, declaring and enforcing the victory of the cross—the triumph of good over evil, light over darkness, the ways of the Spirit over the ways of the flesh—every day in every area of our lives and our land. The victory is already won! “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ, with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places, just as He chose us in Christ before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless before Him in love” (Ephesians 1:3-4). When we live out Your victory by the power of Your grace in our choices and actions every day, we enforce the victory of the cross You’ve already won in our lives. Principalities and powers are pushed back and displaced by the light of the glory of God over our lives and over our land. Your Kingdom comes, Your will is done, here on earth as it is in heaven through Your Church. Together in You, we “make all see what is the fellowship of the mystery” so that the “manifold wisdom of God might be made known by the Church” and the “unsearchable riches of Christ” are declared and established on earth as it is in heaven. As we do, “neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Romans 8:38-39, NKJV). Together in You, as Your Church around this world, from every tribe and tongue and nation, we will take our place in You, “far above all principality and power and might and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this age, but also in that which is to come” (Ephesians 1:21 and 2:6). True unity in the bond of Your Spirit, submitted to Your ways and Your dominion is the key to enforcing the victory as overcomers in Christ to possess the land of our inheritance and embrace the blessings of our God in our lives. “Behold how good and pleasant it is when brethren dwell together in unity…. For there the Lord commands the blessing—Life for evermore” (Psalm 133:1-3). In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen. Be encouraged today! In the Love of Jesus, Tommy Hays Friends, if you would be interested in my teaching on this topic that stirred up in my prayer today, please consider ordering my book, Free to Be Like Jesus--Transforming Power of Healing & Deliverance, where I cover much of this in the section on generational blessings and curses. www.shop.messiah-ministries.org or www.amazon.com I would welcome your prayers for me tomorrow as I speak for the National Day of Prayer gathering in the business marketplace at the Corporate Headquarters of Lexmark International. In the Lexington, KY area, please join the group downtown at Phoenix at noon across from the Courthouse at noon for the National Day of Prayer public gathering outdoors to pray for our nation. Please share these morning prayers with anyone who may be interested. Subscribe by email to Tommy Hays at Messiah Ministries: MessiahMin@aol.com -- "Preparing the Way of the Lord ... 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