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A Declaration of War

II Corinthians 10:3-6 – “For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh.  For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ, and being ready to punish all disobedience when your obedience is fulfilled.”

On December 7, 1941, the Japanese Government launched a surprise attack on the United States Naval facility at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii.  On December 8, 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt made a speech before a Joint Session of Congress and formally asked for a Declaration of War against the Empire of Japan. 

            The enemy has launched an all-out attack against the people of God. We must use every weapon in our spiritual arsenal to stand against him until we see God’s manifest power released into our circumstances.  We must make a faith declaration that the God we serve is greater than the enemy of our souls.  Jesus said in John 10:10, “The thief does not come except to steal, kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.” 

How do we enter into that abundant life promised in God’s Word?  We rise up in faith and we press into the promises of God.  Jesus teaches in Matthew 11:12, “And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force.”  Our declaration of war is a declaration of faith.

We overcome the attacks of the enemy by faith.  How do we make a declaration of faith?  We make a profession of the Word of God.  Hebrews 10:23, “Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful.”  We must watch over our words.  Matthew 12:34 reads, “Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.” 



We use the Word of God as weapon against the enemy.  We must learn to pray the Word over every circumstances that comes into our lives.  Why not spend some time writing out a declaration of faith for your home and family?  Revelation 12:11 reads, “And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death.”

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