This week’s focus is on you.
It is imperative that we remain armored up. Intercessors are on the frontline of battle and as a result, under spiritual attack. I don’t know anyone right now who isn’t experiencing this.
I want to encourage you not to grow weary. Remember last week’s encouragement how ONE person (Jonathan) was able infuse courage into his armor bearer and together they took on an entire outpost.
As you enter this week, remain clothed in His courage and then pass it on. Stay clothed in supernatural armor so you are able to stay in the battle. The separation of sheep and goats continues. God is looking for those who will not grow weary in well-doing for we will reap IN DUE SEASON, if we faint not. Do not faint.
This week we will be praying a special translation of Eph 6:10-20 written by my friend Brian Sinks. Pray it out over yourselves, your family, your city, your state, etc. Armor back up and in turn, as we passed on courage, pass on this prayer to clothe others so we are prepared for what is being unleashed. As the battle intensifies we must be ready. The word is to REMAIN FIXED IN POSITION.
Declare this over yourself, your family, your city, state and nation:
1. We are Empowered by the Lord, Connecting to and Continuing in You, with the Stabilizing Power and Strength He Himself gives you!
2. We sink ourselves into the COMPLETE SET of God’s Armor so, as we move forward, we have the Power to REMAIN STANDING in a fixed position, unshakable, against the tricky methods of the liar who speaks falsehoods against and to us to try bring us down.
3. We refuse to lose sight of the fact that we are in a constant wrestling match with opponents that try to throw us off balance. These opponents are in no way those who have blood flowing in flesh. Instead, we move forward against ruling chiefs, we move forward against their delegated influencers and we move forward against the one who tries to seize control of this world by intercepting and impeding the Light. During this age we move forward against this spiritual corruption that, [trying to block the Light], hold a fixed position in the sky above.
4. For this very reason, [I declare again] that we will get ahold of the COMPLETE SET of God’s Armor for the very purpose of having His Stabilizing Power and Strength! We live in a day where corruption can connect to and continue in anyone – but we – fully accomplishing all, will REMAIN STANDING in God’s Fixed Position!
5. We REMAIN STANDING in God’s Fixed Position in this effective way: We are putting on an apron-like skirt of armor with a fastened belt [that protects the creative organs]. We wrap it around and keep ourselves secured to God’s fixed unmovable truth [to maintain, unhindered, God’s power and ability to create],
We are putting on a chest-piece of armor [that protects our life-giving organs] – and we connect with and continue to sink ourselves into God’s sin-cancelling righteousness [to maintain, unhindered, God’s power and ability to live],
We are putting on foot-fitted armor [that protect the weight-bearing organs] we connect with and continue to ready ourselves with God’s fixed unshakable Good News of His Peace Treaty with man [to maintain, unhindered, God’s power and ability to REMAIN STANDING against the weight of sin].
6. When we ADVANCE, we are moving out against all [the opponents we wrestle with] and use these WEAPONS:
A. Our door-sized shield of armor [that enables ground-gaining movement] that brings up [from within ourselves] God’s fixed unmovable faith [and complete confidence] which will give us God’s power and ability to starve and smother the fire from all the burning scattered spears and arrows set ablaze by the fury of spiritual corruption.
B. We place on our heads the helmet of armor [that enables head bashing to topple or throw off an opponent] and we collide and knock away [the influence of spiritual corruption] by welcoming [their victims] with God’s saving-healing-deliverance.
C. We grasp hold of the small thrusting sword of armor [that enables swift and deadly punishment to slay an opponent] and we continue to speak the utterances God gives us by connecting with His spirit-breathe, for it is He Who exists within us [and gives us God’s power and ability to destroy the works of spiritual corruption].
7. So we declare that we use this COMPLETE SET of God’s Armor for this purpose:
A. We will ADVANCE in all our prayer time as we are making known [to God] our prayer requests, connecting them with continuous worship to Him [for what He has done and what He will do].
B. We REMAIN STANDING in God’s Fixed Position…staying in season, no matter the time or occasion.
C. We REMAIN STANDING in God’s Fixed Position…and keep wide awake and fully aware (for the Spirit connects us to God Himself).
D. We REMAIN STANDING in God’s Fixed Position…and give our full attention, staying connected with and continuing to know, all the prayer requests of all those set apart and made blameless by God.
8. We stay connected and continue [offering prayer requests] on behalf of our family, city, state and nation and for this very purpose our prayer requests are:
A. That we are able to bring forth God’s Word to a dark world as we REMAIN STANDING in God’s Fixed Position.
B. That we are able to open up our mouths to boldly speak as we REMAIN STANDING in God’s Fixed Position.
C. That we would bluntly and publicly declare make known this secret [to the lost] of God’s Fixed Unshakable Good News, as His representatives we REMAIN STANDING in God’s Fixed Position.
D. That even if we are bound [in chains] for this very purpose, we REMAIN STANDING in God’s Fixed Position that we will speak directly and confidently in the manner as there is need for us to speak—without fear or hesitation for Your Word will break off every chain and barrier to set the captives free.
Eph 6:10-20