When trials arise and we are experiencing spiritual warfare, what God has said in His Word can be a constant reassurance to us. Regardless of what is taking place, we can have security in our Father’s faithfulness. We know God our identity is in Christ.
Not only that, God’s Word is a powerful weapon of warfare!
In Luke 4, we read that when Jesus was tested by the devil in the wilderness, He countered the enemy’s words of temptation with Scripture, declaring ‘It is written!’ (Luke 4:4)
Here are some Scripture verses that have encouraged me during times of spiritual battle, along with corresponding declarations. I pray boldness and faith is released in you today:
1. God is Moving on My Behalf
‘The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms. He will drive out your enemies before you, saying, ‘Destroy them!’ (Deut 33:27 NIV)
Confession:
‘The eternal God is my refuge, and His everlasting arms are underneath me. He is driving out my enemies before me, saying, ‘Destroy them!’
2. Strongholds are Coming Down
‘For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.’ (2 Cor 10:3-5 NIV)
Confession:
‘The weapons I fight with are not the weapons of the world. My weapons (in Christ) have divine power to demolish strongholds. In Jesus Name, I demolish arguments! I demolish every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God. I take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ!’
3. Fear Must go!
‘For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline.’ (2 Tim 1:7 NIV)
‘And so we know and rely on the love God has for us.God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them…There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.’ (1 John 4:16, 18 NIV)
Confession:
‘The Spirit God gave me does not make me fearful. The Holy Spirit gives me power, love and self-discipline. He gives me a sound mind! [1] God is love. He lives in me, in all His fullness of love, and I live in him! God’s perfect love is driving out all fear. Fear must go now in Jesus’ Name!’
4. God is My Rescuer
‘He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from my foes, who were too strong for me. They confronted me in the day of my disaster, but the Lord was my support. He brought me out into a spacious place; he rescued me because he delighted in me.’ (Psalm 18:17-19 NIV)
Confession:
‘God is rescuing me from my enemy. What is too strong for me, is not too strong for my God. My God is greater! The Lord is my support. He is bringing me out into a spacious place; he rescues me because he delights in me.’
5. The Enemy is Fleeing
‘The Lord will grant that the enemies who rise up against you will be defeated before you. They will come at you from one direction but flee from you in seven.’ (Deut 28:7 NIV)
‘Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.’ (James 4:7 NIV)
Confession:
‘I am submitting to God and the enemy must flee. [2] That enemy has come at me in one direction, but in Jesus’ Name he is fleeing from me seven ways! Demonic forces are leaving me; they are weakened and divided, in Jesus’ Name.’
6. The Enemy is Defeated
‘I pursued my enemies and overtook them; I did not turn back till they were destroyed. I crushed them so that they could not rise; they fell beneath my feet.’ (Psalm 18:37-38 NIV)
Jesus said to His disciples: ‘I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you.’ (Luke 10:19 NIV, also Psalm 91:13)
Confession:
‘I am pursuing my enemy [name it] and it is on the run. I will not turn back until that enemy is destroyed, in Jesus’ Name. I see my enemy crushed! It cannot rise, it is under my feet. Jesus has given me authority in his Name to overcome all the power of the enemy. It cannot harm me. Nothing shall harm me!’
7. I am More than a Conqueror in Christ
‘No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.’ (Romans 8:37-39 NIV)
Confession:
‘In all these things [no matter what is going on] I am more than a conqueror through him who loves me. I am convinced, and I declare, that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, can separate me from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus my Lord. I am more than a conqueror through Christ!’
Notes
[1] Translated in the NKJV: ‘For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.’ (2 Tim 1:7, NKJV)
[2] For some Biblical ways to submit to God, see point two of the article, ‘The Way You See Spiritual Warfare Matters’
Spiritual Warfare Online Course:
This week, I have added these Bible verses and confessions as a downloadable PDF on my online course, ‘Spiritual Warfare 101: How to Identify and Overcome Spiritual Attack’
This course includes around 30 mini lectures on video, and is full of Biblical wisdom and faith-filled strategies to help you overcome in time of battle. I give you clear guidelines and step by step points on how to recognize and combat spiritual attack. There is also a downloadable full transcript in PDF version.
Once you’re in the course, there is no expiry date, so you can continue to journey with me through upgrades and increased course content in the future.
Find out more about the course, ‘Spiritual Warfare 101: How to Identify and Overcome Spiritual Attack’ here.
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Thank you very much for the e-mail. We are the precious children of Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ through His BLOOD SHED AT CALVARY . The BATTLE IS ALREADY WON by Jesus. Thank you Jesus. Hallelujah!
Amen, Jeba!
Deu. 28:7 has been a blessing to me.
Keep on the good work pls.
Thank-you, Helen. This is a wonderful tool to have.
Luke 10:19 is the scripture i have been fighting with. It has not been easy but i refuse to let go of Jesus. Thank you for your prayers & encouraging words.
Thank you, very good question and pick up!
I will adjust it to add demonic forces (plural) – the confession is based on the corresponding promise ‘They will come at you from one direction but flee from you in seven’ and fixed the grammar (hopefully!)
Thank you for these encouraging scriptures I would like to share a scripture that the Lord took me to in a time of great trial and it is a verse that I have declared, clung to and shared over many years
Ps 28 v7 (Amplified Bible)
The Lord is my Strength and my impenetrable Shield; my heart trusts in, relies on, and confidently
leans on Him, and I am helped; therefore my heart greatly rejoices, and with my song will I praise Him.
I love that Christine, thank you!