THE FERVENT PRAYER OF THE RIGHTEOUS

Our battle is not physical. It is spiritual.

For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood,

but against rulers, against authorities, against

the powers of this dark world, and against the

spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.

Yet I do not stand in fear, because Jesus Christ

has already won the victory. He has given me

authority to trample on serpents and scorpions

and over all the power of the enemy And he promised

that nothing shall by any means harm me The enemy

may accuse me oppose me or even seek to sift

me as wheat Just as Satan sought permission concerning

Peter But my Lord has already gone before me

Jesus said I have prayed for you that your faith

may not fail The same Savior who strengthened

Peter is alive today, interceding for me. Jesus

Christ has been exalted above every name. He

is seated at the right hand of the Father, where

he continually intercedes for his people. He

is praying for my perseverance when I grow weary,

for my deliverance when I am under attack, for

my strength in times of weakness. for my wisdom

when I face difficult decisions, and for my victory

until the work he began in me is complete. Because

I know his name and trust in him, he says, I

will deliver him. I will protect him. No weapon

formed against me shall prosper. Every tongue

that rises against me in judgment shall be condemned,

for this is the heritage of the servants of the

Lord. The enemies I see today I shall see no

more, because the Lord Himself fights for me.

The Lord is my shepherd. I shall not want. Even

though I walk through the valley of the shadow

of death, I will fear no evil, for He is with

me. His rod and His staff comfort me. I do not

fight to obtain victory. I fight from victory.

The cross is my victory. The empty tomb is my

assurance. Jesus Christ has disarmed the powers

of darkness, triumphed over them by the cross,

conquered sin, defeated death, and destroyed

the works of the devil. I am more than a conqueror

through him who loved me. If God is for me, who

can be against me? Greater is he who is in me

than he who is in the world. Therefore, I put

on the full armor of God. I take up the shield

of faith, the helmet of salvation, the breastplate

of righteousness, the belt of truth, the shoes

of the gospel of peace, and the sword of the

spirit, which is the word of God. I stand not

in my own strength, but in the power of the Holy

Spirit. I stand under the blood of Jesus. I stand

in the authority of his name. I stand on his

promises. Today, I declare that Christ is my

refuge, my fortress, my defender, my deliverer.

my High Priest, my Advocate, my Shepherd, my

King, and my coming Savior. The battle belongs

to the Lord. The victory belongs to Christ. And

because I belong to Christ, His victory is my

victory. In the mighty, matchless, and victorious

name of Jesus Christ. Amen.