Rejection – Part Two

Satan will seize upon every sinful reaction to the hurts of rejection, and evil spirits will enter that person.  Unclean spirits will link themselves together to form a demonic chain of oppression.  As more and more rejections occur, more unclean spirits enter and become linked together in a person’s life.  The rejection becomes one with the person.

We must identify the reactions to rejection, as it opens doors to the demonic.  Wrong reactions to rejection cause us to lash out at others in confrontation of anger, bitterness, rebellion, self-pity, insecurity, fears, which can lead to depression (despair/hopelessness, Anxiety (fear) in the heart of man causes depression Proverbs 12:25).

Rebellion – Rejection can always be found to be the root of rebellion and can start at an early age.  Most have not been loved and many have been rejected by their own parents and others.  Misbehavior as children have gone uncorrected and their behavior becomes disrespectful: “If they don’t love us, why should we respect them?”  When those in leadership use their authority abusively, it is easy for us to lose respect and become disobedient.  Rebellion will produce self-will, independence, unteachableness, unpersuadableness, unreasonable, stubbornness, selfishness and pride- fullness. Rebellion is an antichrist spirt and it can be identified as witchcraft (For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity (wickedness) and idolatry 1 Samuel 15:23).

Bitterness/Anger – Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord: looking carefully lest anyone fall short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up cause trouble, and by this many become defiled, Hebrews 12:14-15.  Bitterness is an evil fruit produced by one’s unwillingness to forgive another’s trespasses.  Un-forgiveness is without excuse.  Jesus taught that anyone who asked His forgiveness for their insurmountable sin debt and then refused to forgive another in the smallest of matters, would be turned over to “the tormentors” (Then his lord, after that he had called him, said unto him, O thou wicked servant, I forgave thee all that debt, because thou desiredst me: Shouldest not thou also have had compassion on thy fellow servant, even as I had pity on thee? And his lord was wroth, and delivered him to the tormentors, till he should pay all that was due unto him. So likewise, shall my heavenly Father do also unto you, if ye from your hearts forgive not everyone his brother their trespasses, Matthew 18:32-35.  The tormentors are evil spirits and to be under the power of evil spirits is a curse.  The only way to escape the curse brought on by unforgiveness is through repentance toward God and forgiveness of all who need forgiving.  We must forgive the curser.

Bitterness and unforgiveness penalizes both the offended and the offender (If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained” John 20:23).  When unforgiveness prevails, two persons become entangled in bondage.  The unforgiving person is held in a broken relationship due to bitterness and anger and their unforgiveness is projected onto the other person.

As the root of bitterness grows stronger, through repeated rejections and feeding on the hurts, it produces huge anger, hatred, retaliation, violence and both murder of the tongue and in extreme cases, physical murder.  A companion spirit to bitterness is a memory of recall.  It is also known as record of wrongs that keeps the painful memoires of the past alive and the hurts will continue to be reviewed in one’s mind.  Bitterness is a weed that invades our soul and we must take to heart what it says in Ephesians 4:31-32 Get rid of all bitterness, rage, anger, harsh words, and slander, as well as all types of evil behavior. Instead, be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has forgiven you, and the warning in Hebrews 12:15 Looking carefully lest anyone fall short of the grace of God; lest any root of bitterness springing up cause trouble, and by this many become defiled.

Self-Pity – “Nobody doesn’t love me.” I have found in ministry that the self-pity spirit is the least known and understood of all spirits.  Most do not discern the self-pity spirit working in them and most in ministry do not recognize the self-pity working in them.  Self-pity is an inward reaction to rejection.  Self-pity is a form of self-affliction whereby one permits themselves to indulge in thoughts of unfairness until they become thoroughly miserable.    Self-pity is a consequence of people being hurt causing depression (hopelessness/despair) and oppression (spirit of stupor “God has given them a spirit of stupor, Eyes that they should not see and ears that they should not hear,” Romans 11:8

Escapism – The Psalmist, David expressed the desire to escape from his oppressors in these words, “So I said, “Oh, that I had wings like a dove! I would fly away and be at rest,” Psalm 55:6.  Many of us know the feeling of just wanting to get away from it all.  When the circumstances of life turn sour, it is a temptation to run away or to hide. They shut people out.  Hurt people often become escape artists who devise clever ways of escaping the unpleasantness of life.

A common form of escapism is day dreaming whereby a person creates his own pleasant world and live in that world through their imagination.  They shut out their mind the reality of stressful (fearful) circumstances and withdraw into unreality.

Another route of escape is through sleep.  As long as one stays in bed, hiding under the convers, they are not having to face responsibilities or unpleasant things.  Therefore, sleep can become an addiction and obsession.  A futile attempt to sidestep life’s problems, all of which leads to oppression.

I know a person who had a terrorist of a father and at an early age he would find ways to avoid his father for months on end even though they lived in the same house.  He was always extremely fearful of the mere physical encounter with his father.  In essence, he went into hiding in his own house to avoid the fear brought on by his father.

Addictions – Why do most, if not all have some level of addiction?  Addictions have their root in unloving.  Addictions happen because people are trying to fill the void of not feeling worthy or worthy to be loved.  Rejection, abandonment, guilt shame, self-condemnation, and hurts are central to addictions.

Any addiction, whether to alcohol, drugs, prescription medicines, pornography, shopping, work alcoholic, gambling, cigarettes, drugs, alcohol, shopping, or even food/diet, is a form of idolatry. The first commandment is, “You shall not have any other gods before Me.” The second commandment is, “you shall not bow down to them nor serve them. For I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,” 20:3,5. Point to know here with addictions, is we have to deal with generational wickedness (iniquities) and they can go back hundreds and even thousands of years.

When a person is addicted, they are really bowing down and serving the addiction as their god. It is the sin of idolatry. They become a slave to it and they are held in bondage. Jesus said, “Most assuredly, I say to you, whoever commits sin is a slave of sin, John 8:34.

Inferiority – Inferiority is closely related to rejection.  One who is rejected, who is put down by others, is prone to put themselves down.  When they compare themselves with others, they evaluate themselves as inferior.  Whey they take inventory of their capabilities, they judge themselves to be inadequate. In God’s sight no person is greater than another, for there is no partiality with God, Romans 2:11.  God has given each of us our abilities and responsibilities. 

Insecurity – There is security in love.  When our earthly father loves us, he conveys to us an understanding of the Heavenly Father’s Love and it is easy for us to believe that our Heavenly Father loves us too.  The person who knows beyond any doubt that God loves them will have stability in their life.  On the other hand, the person who is not loved by those who should love them is prone to doubt even God’s love.  The resultant insecurity produces fear. The fear of not feeling loved.   Unfortunately, we have generation after generation who were not taught God’s love and we are tormented as it says in 1 John 4:18 “because fear involves torment”.  We need His perfect love to cast out all fears of unloving, “but perfect love casts out fear.” Our security rests in God’s Love.  When we are confident that God loves us, fear is cast out.

Hopelessness – The individual who sees no prospect of being loved is a like person trapped in a vast desert with no water and no hope to survive.  The one wounded by rejection is without water and they begin to dry up inside.  Their hopelessness leads to discouragement, despair, dejection, defeat, and depression.  Without hope of being loved, there is no joy and no desire to live.  A spirit of death enters and when one comes into agreement with death it causes one to go into a lower level called oppression, also called a spirit of stupor. It is very difficult to bring those out of their stupor because they have “Eyes that they should not see and ears that they should not hear,” Romans 11:8. 

The antidote for unloving is God’s perfect love. When one finds love, he finds hope. Loving relationships are like wells of living water, especially our relationship with Jesus who said, “If anyone thirsts, let him come to Me and drink” John 7:37. When we give Godly love to another, we are giving them a cup of cold water in the name of Jesus.  The hopeless will be replaced by our Godly love.  One who needs refreshing love from others, must not sit idly waiting for others to take the initiative.  Those who feel hopeless, desire to be loved and we should pour out Godly love in abundance.

Defensiveness – A wounded person can be very sensitive and can bite just as a wounded dog can bite you, “But if you bite and devour one another, beware lest you be consumed by one another,” Galatians 5:15.  Defensiveness expresses itself in criticism and judgmentalism.  Judgmentalism takes the position: judge others who have hurt you, and judge others who have judged you.  Instead of providing security, judgmentalism invites retaliation from others, “Judge not, that you be not judged.  For with what judgment you judge, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured back to you Matthew,” 7:1-2.  Judgementalism blinds one’s eyes to their own faults.  They become self-deceived and can only see the faults of others. 

Judgmental people are prone to project their own faults onto others.  An example: one accusing others of not being a loving person when in fact they are not a loving person.  This is a transfer of blame and it is a deception.

When we have been trespassed against, it is not our responsibility to stand up for our rights and to justify ourselves, “‘An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.’ But I tell you not to resist an evil person. But whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also, Matthew 5:38-39.  Need we tear down others in an effort to build ourselves up or justify our arguments?    Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good, Romans 12:21.

Distrust and Disrespect – Trust is a bridge that unites one person with another.  How can one trust and respect those who have who have wounded them by rejection, betrayal, abandonment, or unfaithfulness?  When trust has been destroyed, the relationship is destroyed.  Trust can be reestablished, but it can only be accomplished with great effort and great caution.  The rebuilding of trust is a process and it takes a lot of time, patience, persistence, and forgiveness.

The torment of distrust and disrespect must be rooted out and overcome by trust in God.  As one becomes secure in God’s love, he will be able to endure other’s injustices without suffering inward repercussions.  Distrust and disrespect cannot be excused or justified. The one who maintains respect, even though abused, finds favor with God. if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with God, 1 Peter 2:20. 

Hardness – When someone who has been abused and forms a shell of protection, they develop a “turtle personality.” It is hard and impenetrable.  They say “I won’t be run over and hurt by other people any longer.  I am tough and I won’t let anyone get through to me.”  When other people are trying to do us harm, we forget that God is our Refuge and Strength, our Rock, and Fortress.  Instead, we build a hard shell around ourselves and withdraw into a self-constructed defense mechanism.  The problem with our hardness is that it robs us of compassion.  Thus, we are hindered from fulfilling our ministry to others, Finally, all of you be of one mind, having compassion for one another; love as brothers, be tenderhearted, be courteous, 1 Peter 3:8.

Record of Wrongs – Rejection has many companion spirits attached to it.  Unloving, hurts, unforgiveness, criticism, anger, rage, slander, self-pity to name a few.  All of them are fueled by a record of wrongs against those people who they feel did them wrong. Instead of forgiving those who offended them, they choose relive all those wrongs throughout their lives.  God is very clear about our record of wrongs in Ephesians 4:31-32 Get rid of all bitterness, rage, anger, harsh words, and slander, as well as all types of evil behavior. Instead, be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has forgiven you.

We have reviewed some of the most common reactions to rejection.  Each represents a departure from God’s Word and constitutes sin and sin becomes an open invitation for Satan to bring destruction. Cain’s sacrifice was refused by God which was rejection to Cain.  God warned Cain: So, the Lord said to Cain, “Why are you angry? And why has your countenance fallen?  If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin lies at the door. And its desire is for you, but you should rule over it, Genesis 4:6-7.”                                                Tony Sanchez, 01-11-2019

Rejection - Part One

It is important to heal both physical and inner (emotional) wounds.  When an inner wound is experienced, it must be immediately cleansed by applying forgiveness.  Forgiveness is a spiritual antiseptic.  When one is wounded by rejection, we must quickly forgive the offending party.  Otherwise, an unclean spirit can gain entrance through the wound and cause a spiritual infection called demonization.

Jesus is the Great Physician.  His atoning blood has made provision for all healing (spirit, soul, and body).  “But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; The chastisement for our peace was upon Him, And by His stripes we are healed” Isiah 53:5.  In this verse, it describes the roots of most if not all sins.  Iniquities past down through the generations and transgressions, which are things we do over and over knowing they are wrong.

Jesus healed all who were oppressed of the devil (how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him Acts 10:38).  Then His fame went throughout all Syria; and they brought to Him all sick people who were afflicted with various diseases and torments, and those who were demon-possessed, epileptics, and paralytics; and He healed them Matthew 4:24.  So, we have two separate applications of healing identified. Healing from the effects of unclean spirits and physical healing.  Important to understand is that healing of the inner person (soul) is greatly needed (I said, “Lord, be merciful to me; Heal my soul, for I have sinned against You” Psalm 41:4) and to heal our soul so we can praise His Name (Bring my soul out of prison, That I may praise Your name Psalm 142:7).

Rejection is one of the worst most neglected, and most common wounds.  Rejection results from the denial of love.  When one is loved, he is approved and accepted.  When one is rejected, one is disapproved, and refused.  The hurts of rejection are synonymous with denial, turn-downed, repelled, shunned, ignored, neglected, avoided and disapproved of.

We all required love.  Rejection is not love.  Anyone who believes that he does not require the love of others and self is deceived.  The fact that all require love is clearly demonstrated by multiple examples of what happens to the unloved.

Rejection causes a wound to self.  When self is wounded, many abnormalities can, and usually do develop within one’s personality.  The wounded personality is prone to become peculiar and unstable in behavior, attitudes, and opinions.  Physical infirmities often emerge out of the emotional stress of one’s rejection.

God is love and His kingdom is a kingdom of love (And we have known and believed the love that God has for us. God is love, and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in him 1 John 4:16). When God reaches out to man in redemption, He reaches out in Love.

Satan hates love.  He is opposed to God, who is Love.  Satan and his army want to destroy love, for they cannot work amid love.  They cannot function in an atmosphere of praise, for praise binds them and neither can they work in an atmosphere of love, for love is contrary to the devil’s nature (John 8:42-44 Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love Me, for I proceeded forth and came from God; nor have I come of Myself, but He sent Me. Why do you not understand My speech? Because you are not able to listen to My word.  You are of your father the devil, and the desires of your father you want to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth (or love), because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own resources, for he is a liar and the father of it).

Satan builds his kingdom upon rejection.  Love is nonexistent within the demonic kingdom.  Satan and his army do not love one another.  Their kingdom is built on fear, control, and a common propensity to do evil.  Rejection is based on unloving, which Satan uses to destroy God’s children.

Two Companion Roots: 1^st. Fear of Rejection.  Once the wound of rejection is introduced into a person’s life, two parallel problems emerge: fear of rejection and self-rejection.  These are wrong reactions to the hurts of rejection.  When a person has been wounded, he recoils from the prospect of further wounding.  The fear of additional hurt causes one to create false defense mechanisms.  Who can one trust?  Will one be hurt again by those who have already made one suffer?  Will others also inflict (project) their wounds upon them?  One who is hurt begins to suspect or imagine the intentions of others.  Psychologists call this “paranoia.”  As the pattern of suspicion grows, the paranoid will eventually develop fears that others are plotting against them and become convinced within themselves that others have chosen them as a target for persecution.   The root behind paranoia is fear of rejection.  The paranoid person is very tormented and unstable (he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways James 1:8), and thereby the devil has gained a major objective.

Two Companion Roots: 2^nd. Self-Rejection. When a person has suffered the wound of rejection, they usually begin to reject themselves.  They begin to question themselves, “What is it about me that repels others or causes them to come after me”?  One begins to think that if they were different, or even someone else, they would be loved and accepted.  After concluding that the key to enjoying acceptance by others is to become different from their actual self, the self-rejected persons seeks to change their personality.  Or, they will go into hiding or withdraw as to not be hurt.

God originally made us who we are.  When we reject the “self” that God has created, we open ourselves to form one or more alternate personalities, any of which will be false and demonic inspired.  Thus, self-rejection is the doorway through which the characteristic of multiple personalities of schizophrenia (disturbances in thought) are enabled to enter. These personalities are a system of evil spirits representing the organized development of the demonic kingdom within oneself. You become someone that God did not create.

Reasons for Rejection:  Evil spirits must have open doors to enter a person.  Rejection causes a wound, an opening, a doorway, through which evil spirts can enter.  Satan forms a strategy to capture a person’s life at conception.  Satan is limited by to his “legal rights,” but, he can take advantage of the negative conditions in one’s life.  Generations curses are a source of negative conditions.  Also, openings occur through such things as the parent’s negative attitudes, addictive habits, and abuse from anyone.  Satan is always alert to seize the opportunities which come to him when wounds of rejection occurs. Open doors not only happen at conception but, the early years, and throughout our lives.

Unwanted conception – Parental rejection of the child’s very conception. (Conceived in lust or adultery, Illegitimate).

Conceived too soon after marriage – Baby becomes an intrusion in the parent’s plans and is rejected.

Conceived too close to the birth of a previous child – Having to care for two babies in diapers.

Financial strain on the family – The baby comes as an accident and is blamed for putting stress on the family budget.

Fears – Pain of child birth, fear of complications, fear of deformity, wishing she had not become pregnant.

Conflict between parents – Marriage may be on the verge of divorce and not a good time to have a baby.

Already have all the children they had planned – An additional child is rejected because the child was not planned.

Too many Children – Parents with too many children cannot not meet the needs of all.

Contemplated or attempted abortion – Profound rejection when considering abortion.

Wrong Sex Preference – Wanting a boy rather than a girl or vice versa results in rejection.

Physical Problems – Deformities and disfigurements can result in rejection.

Victim of circumstances – Not being able to see the baby for hours after birth.

Adoption – Rejection as a result of abandonment and feeling unloved.

Divorce – Very disruptive in a child’s life. Often taking on the blame of the divorce (guilt/shame/self-condemnation).

Verbal abuse – Seldom hear an encouraging word (berated, ridiculed, cursed and teased).

Physical and emotional abuse – Physical and emotional abuse can never be defended.

Sexual Abuse – Sexual abuse crates extreme instability of personality in its victims.  In practically every case, the sexually abused experience a deep sense of guilt and defilement.  The burden of shame can be crushing and affect every aspect of their lives

Peer Rejection – Peer rejection can occur at any time of our lives.  Most often it starts with children being very cruel and includes peer rejection throughout their lives as they age.

Trauma – Every rejection can be a trauma small or large.  The trauma of rejection has an emotional and/or physical stressor attached to it that can manifest, therefore greatly affecting our health.

Marriage Rejection – Separation and divorce always causes wounds of rejection in the family.  Those whom God has joined together cannot be taken apart without a tearing (So then, they are no longer two but one flesh. Therefore, what God has joined together, let not man separate Matthew 19:6).  Some of the worst trauma rejections come through hurts associated with divorce.  There are spouses who live in perpetual rejection within the marriage. There is no communication, no friendship, and no love.  One common type of marital rejection is sexual rejection.  The husband or wife refuses marital rights to his or her spouse.

Church Rejection – Many Christians have been wounded by their own pastors and pastors have been hurt by the congregation.

Job Rejection – Not appreciated, taken for granted, passed over for promotions, and left out of the decision making.

Children – Not honored, not loved, not appreciated, or not made part of the lives of parents or grandparents.

When rejection occurs, some sort of reaction or response is required.  We either choose to live in un-forgiveness or we forgive.  The burden of un-forgiveness is always on the person who has been offended.  Forgiveness of the offending party is the only scriptural response acceptable to God.

Forgiveness and Prayer – “And whenever you stand praying, if you have anything against anyone, forgive him, that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses, Mark 11:25.

Forgiveness is a manifestation of love.  God’s forgiveness of our sins is based upon His love rather than upon our merit (But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us, Romans 5:8).  God has no law against forgiving others, and expressed (declared) forgiveness slams shut Satan’s door of opportunity.

Even though the trespass against us may be severe, repeated, and totally unjustified, forgiveness is still the only response that God will accept.  If forgiveness is withheld, or even postponed, it gives and opening for Satan to get in and bring destruction.  Un-forgiveness will keep you in bondage, so STOP RELIVNG PAST REJECTIONS!!!!!!!

And “don’t sin by letting anger control you.” Don’t let the sun go down while you are still angry, for anger gives a foothold to the devil, Ephesians 4:26-27.  Get rid of all bitterness, rage, anger, harsh words, and slander, as well as all types of evil behavior. Instead, be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has forgiven you, Ephesians 4:31-32.

Rejection is a constant reminder that we are not worthy to be loved. Many are devoid of love at conception are devoid of love throughout their lives because the generations do not know God’s love to teach them love. God does not reject us.  He loves us so much and by His love (Jesus), he reminds us how worthy we are, (For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life John 3:16).

Healing Truths

Truths About Healing

Healing is not received by feeling. Healing is received by believing.  If you are born again you simply believed that God’s loving Son, Jesus Christ died on the cross for you and since He loved you enough to die for you, you received Him as your Savior.  It was a work of faith to receive Him as you have walked with Him more and more.  As a result, more of Him is revealed to you and in you.  Same thig is true about healing; sometimes it takes some time to work its way into the body.  Healing can be at work in you for a time until it is reflected in your body.

You are a spirt.  You have a soul (mind, will and emotions) and you live in a body.  Our bodies are not yet fully redeemed, so don’t let your body tell you what truth is.  God tells us truth and communicates to us in our spirit.  We must stop telling God (and everybody else) about the attacks of Satan on us.  God already knows this.  Instead, tell the attackers about our awesome God.  Tell your body to line up with the truth of His Word. 

Prayer: “Body, In the name of Jesus, I command you to reflect the truth of God’s Word. In Jesus name, I break and abolish the covenant that was made with sin that caused this sickness and disease.”

As a man thinks in his heart, that is how he is. What we think in our heads (unredeemed body parts), has influence on what we believe in our hearts.  Knowing in my head is not enough.  Romans 10 says that if I believe in my heart and confess with my mouth, I will be saved, (that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved Romans 10:9). The word “saved” is the Greek word “sozo,” which means: to save, i.e. deliver or protect (literally or figuratively): heal, preserve, save (self), do well, be (make) whole, which sets us up for all that we need for our lives.  The Thayer's Greek Lexicon says: 1) to save, keep safe and sound, to rescue from danger or destruction, 2) one (from injury or peril), 3) to save a suffering one (from perishing), i.e. one suffering from disease, to make well, heal, restore to health, 4) to preserve one who is in danger of destruction, to save or rescue, 5) to save in the technical biblical sense, 6) to deliver from the penalties of the Messianic judgment, 7) to save from the evils which obstruct the reception of the Messianic deliverance.

So many think salvation has to do with “some day in heaven.”  True salvation is reflected in heaven, but it has to do with right now!  Healing is needed now.  Forgiveness is needed now, and deliverance is needed now.  Truth is, we won’t have need in Heaven. 

If you can really hear with the ears of our spirit, we can be healed.  Over and over the Bible says that many came to hear and be healed (Matthew 14:35–36 And when the men of that place recognized Him, they sent out into all that surrounding region, brought to Him all who were sick, and begged Him that they might only touch the hem of His garment. And as many as touched it were made perfectly well, Luke 5:15 However, the report went around concerning Him all the more; and great multitudes came together to hear, and to be healed by Him of their infirmities, Luke 6:17-18 And He came down with them and stood on a level place with a crowd of His disciples and a great multitude of people…...who came to hear Him and be healed of their diseases, as well as those who were tormented with unclean spirits. And they were healed.). What you think and believe about God’s Word matters.  What promises you expect from God’s Word matters.  Only the Word of God that we must know can help us.  That is why we must know God’s Word.

Satan brought sickness on us and he wants us sick.  He tells us we are sick because we have been so bad and we buy into his lies about sickness and disease.  We do this by advertising our sickness and disease to anyone that will listen including ourselves.  We are cursing ourselves and blocking the healing God promises us, (Out of the same mouth proceed blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not to be so James 3:10).  If you accept God’s promises about healing and take them for our self, Satan will continue to try to convince us that God is a liar, that God is not faithful, and that we did not get what we know in our spirit that God has given us.  These are some of the common ways Satan attacks us after we receive the healing God gave you (Key point to remember, you actually are guaranteed healing when we are born again).  Satan will keep attacking your body.  He will hit you with symptoms (symptoms are not a sickness or disease). Satan will try to get you to think about your experiences in the natural world (flesh) as evidence that God is not God. 

You must use God’s Word and the fact that God cannot lie.  Satan is the liar and father of lies, (He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own resources, for he is a liar and the father of it, John 8:44).  We use God’s Word as our ammunition to receive and to stay in healing.  God’s Word is very powerful in healing and deliverance (For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart Hebrew 4:12).  Declaring God’s Word sends a message of truth to Satan and his army.  God’s Word send a message to us.  A message of love, power, authority, truth and faith that defeats sickness and disease.  All we have to do is rest on His truth in the name of Jesus.

Healing is a process that works over a period of time.  Sometimes healing is instantaneous.  More often it takes some time to be reflected in our bodies.  Praise God for our healing of sickness and disease from now until we see evidence in our bodies. Remember, our bodies have been unredeemed and they are stubborn to reflect God’s Word. When your soul (mind, will, emotions) gets in agreement with your spirit (which already knows God’s truth), it is two against one.  Unfortunately, if your soul stays in in agreement with your body, you will stay sick.

What God has given you, your faith must possess.  It is not enough to know the truth.  The truth is activated with a knowing heart and a mouth that declares the truth with Scriptures.  We must believe God’s Word.  We must know in time, the Word of God, which is declared over and over, will push sickness out our bodies.  Declare out loud what our loving God says over us.  He says we are healed by the blood of Jesus (1 Peter 2:24 who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness—by whose stripes you were healed).

Some key questions to ask yourself:

1.       What doctrine are you believing that is contrary to God’s promises of healing?

2.       Are you walking in the Spirit declaring healing according to the Scriptures?

3.       Are you advertising the symptoms of sickness and disease not knowing that hurts, regrets, fears, feeling unloved, bitterness, anger, unforgiveness of others and self, etc. are roots of sickness and disease?

4.       Are you casting down those imaginations of sickness and disease from Satan and imagining the promises of healing from God Almighty?

5.       Do you truly believe that healing is for today and as a child of God, you can receive healing?

Does God want you to remain tortured by the evil one?  NO!  What does God say about the emotional and physical sickness and disease that is attacking you?  Who will you listen to?  The “father of lies” say you are bad (sinful) and that is why you are sick.  God the Father, whom Jesus called “Abba” says you are forgiven.  The Old Testament curse is gone and you are healed.  Receiving healing is a decision just as being born again is a decision.  Let Jesus be more than your savior, let Him be your Lord, let Him be your healer.

Healing Blessings,

Tony Sanchez

Fear Keeps Us In Bondage - Part 1

 I hope to have a series on the subject of fear including some of the sickness and disease associated with fear that I have come across in a healing room ministry, private ministry, my studies on sickness/disease, and experience over the past decade.  Below is meant to give us additional clarity of what fear does to us.  We cannot ignore fear because it is very destructive.

God give us emotions to enhance our lives.  The emotion of fear was intended to alert us to danger so that we respond by our fight or flight abilities.  Meaning, it is a set of physiological changes, such as increased heart rate, arterial blood pressure, and blood glucose, initiated by the sympathetic nervous system to mobilize body systems in response to stress.  Basically speaking, the sympathetic nervous system provides the body with a burst of energy so that it can respond to perceived dangers.

However, much of mankind lives with fear on a daily basis.  Everyone of us has been subjected to fear.  Fear of the unknown, fear of failure, and fear of not being loved, fear of not being appreciated, and fear of not being worthy.  And especially fearing about what may happen in the future when God’s Word clearly instructs us not to worry about tomorrow– Matthew 6:34, Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.  Worrying about tomorrow is projecting fear into the future for something that won’t happen. 

So many lives are ruled by fear.  This kind of fear was not given to us by God.  This kind of fear does not warn us or protect us.  This kind of fear brings destruction because it is an evil spirit.  Fear is an antichrist spirit.  It is an unclean Unloving spirit because it tells you that you are not accepted and not loved by God.  Any thought that comes to you from another voice or from your own thought process which contradicts the Word of God is an antichrist thought.  This is why 2 Corinthians 10:5 says to be, casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ.

God is not going to answer our prayer if you will not get these problems straightened out in our lives.  He won’t answer when fear comes and when distress and anguish are tormenting you because we hated knowledge and did not choose the fear of the Lord.  Instead, we have ignored His counsel and despised all His reproof – Proverbs 1:25 You ignored my advice and rejected the correction I offered.

God told us not to fear.  If we allow fear to rule our lives, then we may have sickness and disease that will come because of our inability to believe and trust God.  When our desolation comes, do you think God is going to answer your prayer to heal you, but let you keep the fear that is causing the problem?  He will not, because He would have to be unholy to do that.  In other words, He would have to bless us and let us keep our sin. Our disease would come anyway, because the wages of that sin are still death and sin is still the problem.  God is dealing with this situation in the following scripture:

Proverbs 1:20-25 (NLT) Wisdom shouts in the streets. She cries out in the public square. She calls to the crowds along the main street, to those gathered in front of the city gate: “How long, you simpletons, will you insist on being simpleminded? How long will you mockers relish your mocking? How long will you fools hate knowledge? Come and listen to my counsel. I’ll share my heart with you and make you wise. “I called you so often, but you wouldn’t come. I reached out to you, but you paid no attention.  You ignored my advice and rejected the correction I offered.

God has given us His Word to bring us to a place of safety. Whether it be fear or un-forgiveness, don’t be too upset when the disease coming from fear or bitterness’ hits your life.

When we get help in recognizing our roots of disease and blocks to our healing in whatever disease you are dealing with, we are paving the way for you to be set free.  Then we can call to God according to His knowledge, not according to ignorance.  God brings us knowledge and wisdom so we can escape from the snare of the devil    2 Timothy 2:26 and that they may come to their senses and escape the snare of the devil, having been taken captive by him to do his will.

We either believe His Word, or we do not believe His Word.  If you do not believe it, you have a spirit of unbelief.  If you cannot believe His Word, you may have an antichrist spirit.  You may have been programmed in your thinking by doctrines of devils through false teaching.

We are fertile ground.  We are a sponge in the spiritual dimension and in the thinking dimension.  We are receiving different voices at all levels and all dimensions.  The Bible says there are many voices, 1 Corinthians 14:10 There are, it may be, so many kinds of voices in the world, and none of them is without signification.  They all have something to say, but what they are saying does not always match what has been said.

Hebrews 11:6 says “Without faith, it is impossible to please god,” because faith represent your future.  Fear represents the destruction of your future and especially the destruction of your health.

Faith and fear are equal in this dimension: both demand fulfillment.  Faith will always defeat fear, because faith is a work of the Holy Spirit.  Fear is a work of Satan.  He now rules a kingdom determined to destroy mankind. This kingdom consists of many principalities and powers, ruler of the darkness of the world and spiritual wickedness in high places (Ephesians 6:12).  They dwell in the 2^nd heaven where Gabriel and Michael fought the kings of Persia, Daniel 10:13 But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me twenty-one days; and behold, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, for I had been left alone there with the kings of Persia. Fear is from that kingdom.  Fear is Satan’s attempt to overthrow God’s plan in the earth, using you to do it. 

Many people are chasing health and wealth and are tormented by driveness.  These are people trying to create their own blessings by things man has come up with.  Fear is motivating them, not faith.

Fear will try to create your future.  It projects into the future, base on you past of rejection, unloving, hurts/offences, and trauma in the emotional or physical sense.  It is important the we learn to put aside everything we have been exposed to that controls us and tries to create our future for us.  That could include recognizing what is in your family tree, your memories, philosophies, idiosyncrasies and any programming from victimization.

“Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence not yet seen,” (Hebrews 11:1).  This statement “the evidence not yet seen,” represents the future.  Faith is a substance.  When you touch your fingers, you know they are there.  You can feel them.  They are a substance and they are real. Faith is the substance of things hoped for that has not happened yet.  Fear is the same faith in that dimension.  It has substance.  Fear is the substance of things not hoped for, the evidence not yet seen.

Faith and Fear Are Equal – What you are meditating on or thinking about every day occupies your mind.  You may be meditating on the good things or you may be thinking about all the things that will go wrong in your life today and tomorrow.  The object of your fear is not only being projected into tomorrow, but also yesterday’s projected fear is here today.  Then your days become nights and your nights become days.  Fear will manifest in your emotional and physical causing torment because we are not accepting God’s and have not been made perfect in love, 1 John 4:18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment. But he who fears has not been made perfect in love.  We give fear a legal right in the spiritual dimension to bring many into a life of despair and hopelessness resulting in depression and a deeper level of depression know as oppression which causes fatigue (spirit of stupor Romans 11:8).  A spirit of stupor is the lack of critical mental function and a level of consciousness wherein a sufferer is almost entirely unresponsive and only responds to base stimuli such as pain.

Mankind thinks of fear as anxiety and stress, which is the modern term for what the Bible refers to as fear.  Fear will cause many health problems and mankind will say it is because of a lack of exercise or that their diet has caused these issues (lack of exercise and proper diet creates fear as well).  They seek out all sorts of remedies that they hope will relieve or cure disease. Everything that friends swear by or alternative solutions such as oils, acupuncture, yoga, massage therapy, chiropractic treatments, machines, science and especially doctors.  We put our trust in doctors (who bring great fear) and they treat the symptoms with tests and drugs and before we know it, people are on multiple medications and in bondage to drugs which also brings fear.

Folks, we have it all wrong. God tells us why we have sickness and disease in Deuteronomy 28:15-68).  His Word gives us all the answers to overcoming sickness and disease in our lives.  Yet, the body of Christ is not being taught how.  When is the last time you heard a message or was in a class on the subject of root cause of sickness and disease?

We come to church with a happy face and go home to our sickness/disease without anyone knowing how much suffering they are experiencing.  I love messages on faith and love, but we would be in a better position to receive increased faith and love if we could rid ourselves of sickness and disease that is hindering our relationship with God.  How can we have ears to hear God and eyes to see (discernment)? Romans 11:8 Just as it is written: “God has given them a spirit of stupor, Eyes that they should not see and ears that they should not hear, To this very day.” Much of our sickness and disease in no particular order, is caused by fear, un-forgiveness, and anger. Together they can destroy us.

Fear and Faith have to be to be fulfilled.  Unfortunately for most, fear is being fulfilled more than the faith in our lives.  Fear has brought many to a life of despair and hopelessness, Proverbs 12:25 Anxiety (fear) in the heart of man causes depression, but a good word makes it glad.  It doesn’t have to be this way.

Fasting That Is Pleasing to God

There are so many opinions about fasting and many have written books that have hundreds of pages.  It appears to me that man has made fasting complicated when in fact, it is very basic in God’s Word.  Fasting and prayer is the only way we can cast out difficult and powerful demons, Mark 9:28-29 And when He had come into the house, His disciples asked Him privately, “Why could we not cast it out?”  So, He said to them, “This kind can come out by nothing but prayer and fasting.” 

When the subject of prayer and fasting comes up, most start off with the subject of food that they have to give up.  This is hard for me to grasp because fasting is not so much about food.  Food dominates our lives and we plan everything around food.  Food is a distraction and a hinderance to our fasting if we put food first.   They are separate.  Fasting is obedience and a commitment to God first and food is a sacrifice as we fast.   Fasting is a means of bringing the flesh into submission to the Lord so He can strengthen us in our mastery over our own selves. Fasting in the flesh makes us stronger to stand against the temptations of the flesh. Those temptations very often deal with food.  Satan has perverted God’s fast by using food to torment us during our fasting.

Abstaining from food is often God's way of showing that His desire for us is that we regain mastery over all things associated with our flesh in order to subdue our flesh and elevate our emphasis on spiritual matters as we pray and fast. God's promise is to help us as we overcome the flesh and put all carnal temptations into subjection.  Everything we give up in the flesh during fasting is an act of humility before God.

Also, people are confused on the length of the fast.  Nowhere in the Bible does it tell us how long to fast.  We have examples in the Bible on how long they fast and by no means am I am saying not to use these examples. If you are unsure how long to fast, ask the Holy Spirit and He will tell you how long to fast.   

The 58th chapter of Isaiah begins almost immediately by describing some of God’s people. “…they seek Me daily, and delight to know My ways, As a nation that did righteousness, and did not forsake the ordinance of their God. They ask of Me the ordinances of justice: They take delight in approaching God” Isaiah 58:2. From reading this brief description of God’s people you would think that He was pleased with them, right? Wrong!

Isaiah continues to prophesy God’s Word concerning His people – about their worship and their fasting. “In the day of your fast you find pleasure and exploit all of your laborers. Indeed, you fast for strife (conflict) and debate. And to strike with the fist of wickedness. You will not fast as you do this day, to make your voice heard on high” Isaiah 58:3-4. Fasting is not about letting everyone know you are fasting.

God’s prophecy continues against His people: “If you take away the yoke from your midst, the pointing of the finger, and speaking wickedness, if you extend your soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul, Then, your light shall dawn in the darkness, ---“Isaiah 58:9-10.

Isaiah 58 shows us a picture of the religious Jews and their lives. During this period both the northern and southern kingdoms had experienced nearly 50 years of increasing prosperity and power. It appears that increasing power had gone to their heads. The rich got richer and the poor got poorer. And the religious community seemed to side with the powerful and the wealthy at the expense of the poor. Does this sound familiar in the times we are living in?

In Isaiah 58:3 the religious community is asking God why He doesn’t reward them when they do all of their fasting. Hasn’t God seen all of their good deeds, all of their worship observances, their liturgies (rites)? They have worked hard and stayed away from evil places.  They have worshiped God.  They have family values. But, God’s people point their fingers at all of the losers around them.  All those lazy folks that mess up their lives. They criticize other believers and non-believers.  They think they are so much better than their neighbors!  They fast every week and let everyone around them know how righteous they are when they fast. Was God impressed with them?

After God comes and tells His children why He isn’t pleased with their defective worship, and their “look at me” fasts, He lovingly describes the kind of fast that will please Him! “Is this not the fast that I have chosen: to loose the bonds of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, to let the oppressed go free. And that you break every yoke? Is it not to share your bread with the hungry, and that you bring to your house the poor who are cast out: when you see the naked, that you cover him. And not hide yourself from your own flesh?” Isaiah 58:6-7.  This aligns with the anointing by God in Isaiah 61:1 “The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me, Because the Lord has anointed Me To preach good tidings to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives, And the opening of the prison to those who are bound.  Furthermore, we need prayer and fasting to carry out the Great Commission for deliverance and healing, Mark 16:17-18 And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues; they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover.”  God will be with us as He was with Jesus Acts 10:38 how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him.

Individual prayer, corporate prayer and fasting will enable us to fight the spiritual battle in the heavenly where the most powerful forces are at work (Ephesians 6:12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places). The heavenly places where Gabriel and Michael fought the kings of Persia, (Daniel 10:13 But the prince of the kingdom of Persia withstood me twenty-one days; and behold, Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, for I had been left alone there with the kings of Persia).  And the Helper will answer us and give power to defeat the wicked in the heavenly, Call to Me and I will answer you and show you great and mighty things which you do not know Jeremiah 33:3, But truly I am full of power by the Spirit of the Lord, And of justice and might, Micah 3:8.                . 

 God wants our whole life – not just lip service and outward appearance. We find so many places in Scripture where He tells us to reach out to the poor. The fast and life that please Him is the one that tries to level the playing field for the less fortunate. In Isaiah 58:12 He calls the person who lives and fasts this way the “Repairer of the Breach,” and “the one who raises up the foundations of many generations.” The verse calls God’s people to follow His loving Ways and not their own. He urges them to join Him in having compassion for the needy. He asks them to be His hands in “building up the old waste places.” And then He tells them what will happen if they change from their old pattern of fasting, the one that makes them feel so superior: and practice His new unselfish fast.

Verses 8-11 promise, “Then your light shall break forth like the morning, your healing shall spring forth speedily, and your righteousness shall go before you. The glory of the Lord shall be your rear guard. Then you shall call, and the Lord will answer, you shall cry and He will say, ‘Here I am.’ ----The Lord will guide you continually, and satisfy your soul in drought, and strengthen your bones: you shall be like a watered garden and like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail.”

God’s words for His people so long ago can speak to us today too. We may have some of the same temptations that the religious community had back then. It is still easy for God’s people to stay busy going to church and doing religious things. Still easy to choose to disregard the poor, the elderly, the sick, and forsaking the Sabbath. Our pride and freedom are more important than trying to have compassion on the desperate.

Isaiah 58:13 “If you turn away your foot from the Sabbath, from doing your pleasure on My holy day, And call the Sabbath a delight, The holy day of the Lord honorable, And shall honor Him, not doing your own ways, Nor finding your own pleasure, Nor speaking your own words. Not to be left out in the context of what is pleasing to the Lord in Isaiah 58 is not turning away from the Sabbath (Forth Commandment), which we all do.  Why can’t we eliminate, work, activities, parties, pleasures, phones, games, computers to honor the Sabbath?  What better day to pray and fast? 

The purpose of fasting with prayer and supplication includes self-denial that opens one to God and to the immaterial aspects of life. Inasmuch as food and drink typify life in the flesh and all its demands and satisfactions, their absence or rejection speaks to the reality of a higher dimension, one in which the things of the spirit predominate. The theology of fasting, then, is a theology of priorities in which believers are given the opportunity to express themselves in an undivided and intensive devotion to the Lord and to the concerns of the spiritual life.

In these last days, prayer and fasting must be part of our lives individually and corporately.  Joel calls to “consecrate a fast” Joel 1:14 Consecrate a fast, Call a sacred assembly; Gather the elders And all the inhabitants of the land Into the house of the Lord your God, And cry out to the Lord.  Joel calls us to repentance Joel 2:12 “Now, therefore,” says the Lord, “Turn to Me with all your heart, With fasting, with weeping, and with mourning.”  Joel calls us to gather together as a church of corporate prayer warriors, Joel 2:15 Blow the trumpet in Zion, Consecrate a fast, Call a sacred assembly.  We must call on the Helper (Holy Spirit) in a time of trouble to help us as we pray and fast, (Psalm 50:15 Call upon Me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall glorify Me).

God is calling us to surrender ourselves in a fast that pleases Him.  A fast where God’s people are humble and generous and caring.  A fast where God’s people reach out to the poor, the sick, and those who are in captivity.  A fast that becomes our Godly lifestyle as we pray without ceasing (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you).   A fast where those who follow in it can be called the “Repairer of the Breach.”  

God wants the Body of Christ constantly praying and fasting to overcome Satan and his army who is trying to destroy God’s children as we wait for the second coming of Jesus Christ. 

But truly I am full of power by the Spirit of the Lord, And of justice and might, Micah 3:8                                                                                
Blessing,

Tony Sanchez 5-10-18

Corporate Prayer

I asked our group of prayer warriors their definition of corporate prayer.  The first answer was very basic and accurate.  Roz said that corporate prayer is group prayer.

This world is getting very dark and many are giving large amounts of information of what is happening in the world, but I have not experienced anyone really showing us how to overcome the evil that is sure to come prior to the coming of Jesus Christ. 

Satan and his minions will rise up and will work through people to bring evil like we have never seen in history of the world.  The time of darkness will be greater than what Hitler and his henchmen did to the world.  Greater than what the drug cartels are currently doing to innocent men, women, and even children.  Greater than what he is doing in the world today.

We are seeing evil in our family, friends, communities, cities, states, and our nation.  We are seeing inequality even though God has created us equal.  We are seeing our children not honoring their mother and father.  We are seeing older generations being kicked to the curb, as the younger generation comes into power in our society including the church.  We now have sex, violence, greed, and selfishness permeating our lives.  We have allowed Baal into our society in the form of child sacrifices (abortions) that Believers in Christ ignore. God is not happy with us.

I have been preparing myself for years and not really knowing if I was on the right tract.  I have invested large amounts of time in reading His Word, warfare, exercising my authority in Jesus Christ and carrying out the Great Commission (Mark 16:15-18).  I have been waiting to hear form the Lord as to the what I have to do as I prepare for His coming. 

Our private prayer group has had great results recently as we gather to fellowship and pray.  Recently, the Lord has shown me the importance of corporate prayer. I was led to pray a brief corporate prayer for healing/deliverance and one for curses in a recent home group bible study.  I had immediate results from the prayer on curses.  I had been experiencing unusual aches and pain since October and my wife and I had determined that a family member was declaring curses over me.  Two days after the prayer, I realized that the aches and pains were gone.  We broke the curses and forgave the curser.  Ok, we are on to something very important for the battle at hand as it pertains to corporate prayer.

Shortly thereafter, the Lord showed me additional information for praying corporately and I would like to share with you.  The information came in three parts with intercessory prayer being the last point.

1. Call on the Helper to release the power of the Holy Spirit – There is no greater power here on earth than the Helper that was sent specifically for us, (But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you John 14:26).  We must call upon the Holy Spirit so He can answer us and shows great and mighty things that we don’t know, (Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know Jeremiah 33:3).  It perplexes me to no end why the Body of Christ refuses call on the Holy Spirit prior to every Godly function consistently and throughout the day. It is the Helper that will give us what we need to know as we battle the enemy.  God want us to walk in the Spirit throughout the day (I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh, Galatians 5:16).  We can’t walk in the spirit if we are weighed down by the flesh (sin).
2. Asking for individual forgiveness from the sin of iniquities and trespasses – This includes forgiveness for the past and present generations, (Have mercy upon me, O God, According to Your lovingkindness; According to the multitude of Your tender mercies, Blot out my transgressions. Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin Psalm 51:1-2).  Sin keeps us from a closer relationship with God.  Sin will not give us the spiritual eyes to see and ears to hear what He wants for us as we battle for our lives and the lives of others.
3. Forgiveness of others – Be ready for offenses for they are sure to come, (Matthew 18:7 Woe to the world because of offenses! For offenses must come, but woe to that man by whom the offense comes).  Offenses cause hurts leading to un-forgiveness, bitterness, rage, anger, slander, (Get rid of all bitterness, rage, anger, harsh words, and slander, as well as all types of evil behavior. 32 Instead, be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has forgiven you 4:31-32).  Forgiveness is not a one-time occurrence.  Anytime a thought arises and it brings bad memories, we must start the process of forgiveness over again (Then Peter came to Him and said, “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? Up to seven times?” Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven Matthew 18:21-22).  Un-forgiveness does great damage to our physical and our soul (mind/emotions).  Dr. Henry Wright with 30 years of ministry experience, says that 80% of our sickness and disease is caused by un-forgiveness.  We cannot hang onto those record of wrongs that people have done to us. We are required to forgive others and ask God to forgive us for having un-forgiveness towards those who have offended us.
4. Forgiveness of Self – Two things come to mind here. Because of offenses, we start to feel rejection, abandonment, not feeling loved, and not worthy to name a few.  First, we start to beat up on ourselves because of what people have said or done to us.  Second, we look back on our lives with regret and start to beat up on ourselves and experience guilt, shame, and self- condemnation.  These are spirits working in our lives that have to be eliminated in deliverance (Mark 16:17).  These things are fear based and won’t allow us to have a sound mind (For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind 2 Timothy 2:7).  We are required to forgive ourselves and to ask God to forgive us for having un-forgiveness towards ourselves.  
5. Breaking Curses – Curses are the result of ungodly actions or declarations by others (Out of the same mouth proceed blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not to be so James 3:10).   Behind every curse is a curser and if we hate the curse, we hate the curser.  Step one is to break the curse in the name of Jesus. Step two is to forgive the curser in the name of Jesus, rendering the curse and curser null and void.  We must do what God commends us to do and not allow the curses to destroy us (But it shall come to pass, if you do not obey the voice of the Lord your God, to observe carefully all His commandments and His statutes which I command you today, that all these curses will come upon you and overtake you Deuteronomy 28:15).
6. Healing and Deliverance – In the Great Commission, Jesus gave instructions to the disciples who discipled others who in turn discipled others all the way to the present. So, the Great Commission applies to all of us.  In it, we have power and authority to bring deliverance (And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons Mark 16:17) and healing (they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover Mark 16:18).  Yet, the body of Christ as a whole does not carry out the Great Commission, so we are in disobedience to what Jesus called the original disciples and for us as disciples to do.

And He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature.  16 He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned.  17 And these signs will follow those who believe: In My name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new tongues; 18 they will take up serpents; and if they drink anything deadly, it will by no means hurt them; they will lay hands on the sick, and they will recover” Mark 16:15-18.  So, we must take our authority and declare (pray) healing and deliverance in the name of Jesus.

7. Intercessory corporate prayer – The first six bullet points denote a process of cleansing of our sin and the sin of others that are important prerequisites to allow us to be more effective in the battle against Satan and his army.   Corporate prayer is group of prayer warriors coming together to stand in the gap (So I sought for a man among them who would make a wall and stand in the gap before Me on behalf of the land, that I should not destroy it; but I found no one Ezekiel 22:30).  In the present reference, standing in the gap is a metaphor for committed intercession.  There is a gap between God and man that an intercessor tries to repair.  Corporate/intercessory prayer is about the power of agreement and knowing that it will be done by God (Again I say to you that if two of you agree on earth concerning anything that they ask, it will be done for them by My Father in heaven Matthew 18:19). Power in numbers makes us and our spiritual warfare prayer stronger. Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor. For if they fall, one will lift up his companion. But woe to him who is alone when he falls, for he has no one to help him up. Again, if two lie down together, they will keep warm; But how can one be warm alone? Though one may be overpowered by another, two can withstand him. And a threefold cord is not quickly broken Ecclesiastes 4:9-12).

The two most powerful weapons we have against Satan is the Holy Spirit (Helper) and prayer.  Whether it is two, three, or an entire congregation, and even the entire army of Believers, we must begin the process of using corporate prayer as a regular part of every Godly function, especially in the last days that we are in. 

These are seven points can be used in individual and corporate prayer.  There is huge power and authority in group/corporate prayer.  Throughout the Bible we see how prayer has changed even the most dire circumstances.  In the last days, prayer and especially corporate prayer is how we will be able to stand up and defeat the enemy leading up to the coming of Jesus Christ. Satan’s army will not be able to stand against God’s praying warriors.  So, we must take advantage of the gathering of God’s praying Saints.

Corporate prayer takes practice so that we can build up our faith.  The faith as small as a mustard seed can stand against Satan who is a defeated foe , (So Jesus said to them, “Because of your unbelief; for assuredly, I say to you, if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you Matthew 17:20).  We must have the Helper side by side with us or we will be defeated trying to battle the enemy alone.

In last days, the world will have a large population of secular people that will not pray and a large population of believers who will not know how to pray.  As is in the history of the bible, there will be a remnant.  A remnant of Believers that God will honor, protect (Revelation 12:6), and deliver from the evil sure to come.  What say you?

Blessings, Tony Sanchez, 4-13-18