Introduction to Spiritual Warfare and Protection
A lot of people ignore doing this in their prayer life, but it stops spiritual attacks before they begin. So, we’re going to pray protection over ourselves, our families, and our loved ones. This is going to cancel the assignments of the enemy that are coming against you. My name is Pastor Adam, and I’m inviting you to come and join me for prayer every single week. Let’s pray right now.
Releasing God’s Shield and Angels of Protection
Father, we just thank you that you are creating a shield and a wall around us. Father, we release your angels to protect us, to guard us, to be our safeguard in the night, and to be our safeguard for our future. Lord, we thank you that you have angels on assignment over our lives to cancel the attacks of the enemy before they even begin. Lord, we thank you that you are blocking devils. You are blocking spiritual assault so it cannot get into our world. So, we thank you for this in the name of Jesus Christ.
We release this in the name of Jesus Christ, and we thank you, Lord, that through prayers like these, the enemy cannot touch us. Lord, we agree together and even plead your blood to protect our family, our home, our mind, our will, our emotions, and our future. In the name of Jesus Christ, we speak against the devil. In Jesus’ name, you will not touch us. You cannot touch us. The Lord has us, and even when it seems like we are in the valley of the shadow of death, Lord, I thank you, we fear no evil because you are with us. So, Father, we acknowledge your presence. We acknowledge your purpose. We acknowledge your plans.
Overcoming Fear and Embracing God’s Plans
There are a lot of you, and I feel this right now in my spirit, whose lives have often been encapsulated by fear:
- Fear of the unknown
- Fear of the future
- Fear of what’s going to happen
- Fear of what’s going ahead
The Lord says to you—and I just feel this in my heart—to remind yourself that there are plans of God for you. There are plans of the Lord for you, that He is for you and not against you. You can walk in and receive the plans of God, knowing that God is lining up your steps.
So, don’t be afraid of your step faltering. Hear His voice. Know that where He’s calling you, He will keep you. Where He’s assigned you, He will maintain you. You don’t have to be afraid of the future, and you certainly don’t have to be afraid of the devil. He’s a withering branch; he is cut off, he is nothing, and he is under our feet. The Lord says He’s our protector, our healer, and our deliverer. He says it through His word. And so today, Father, in agreement, we receive that truth. You are our protector, and Lord, you yourself are assigned to keep us. And we believe this, so we speak and release that protecting presence over our lives. Over every step we take, we thank you, Father, that the devil cannot touch us and he cannot have us.
Dwell in the Shelter of the Most High: Psalm 91
I felt led to read and speak Psalm 91 over you. This is very powerful, and you should be ruminating on scriptures like this every single day. Here is what Psalm 91 says over you. This is something that I have been doing, and it is good for you: “For he shall be in the protection of the Most High, and under the shadow of the Almighty.”
Lord, we release an abiding presence. We choose to dwell in the shelter of the Most High. The Lord is calling you to His shelter. The Lord is calling you to His place. It is through time in His presence, time seeking Him through His word, and time in prayer that draws you to the shelter of the Most High, where you begin to abide in His shadow. He overshadows you. As you go about your day, stay in the shelter and do not come out.
“I will say of the Lord, ‘My refuge and my fortress, my God in whom I trust.'”
Father, we reassign our speech in Jesus’ name. We reassign our speech to begin speaking from a position of trust and faith, declaring in your word, “You are our refuge, our fortress. We trust you. We trust you.” We put our faith in you as a refuge and a strong tower, and the enemy cannot get to us because we are sheltered by God.
So, devil, what do you have over our lives? What do you have in us? You have nothing, you are nothing, and we see you as nothing. You may have tried to creep into our world, but by the authority of Jesus Christ, there is a rejection coming to you. Right now, today, there is a rejection of your will, devil, and of your plans, devil. They are cut off. The assignment and plans of Jesus are over us. The assignment and plans of God are over our lives, so you are rejected and a dejected foe. You have no place in our world, so get out in Jesus’ name. We claim and take it back because we are under the shelter of the Most High, our refuge and our fortress.
Trusting in God’s Faithfulness and Rejecting Fear
“For he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the pestilence. He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler. Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night.”
Father, thank you for being faithful. Man, I feel His presence right now. Thank you for your faithfulness showing up. He has been faithful, and He will continue to be faithful. As you lean into His faithfulness, it is your shield, your rampart, and your wall that blocks the enemy. So, trust in the faithfulness of God because He will not abandon you. He won’t give up on you. Know that the Lord has you from this day forward forevermore because you are His, He is yours, and He is faithful.
You will not fear the terror of night. Fear is a liar. Can you pray that today? Speak that right now in Jesus’ name. We walk in agreement, Father: fear is a liar. We cut off fear. Every fear of the future, every ominous spirit that wants to come over us, we cut it off in Jesus’ name. Fear, you are a liar. We disown you in the name of Jesus.
“I shall not be afraid of the terror of the night. I shall not be afraid of the valley of the shadow of death. I shall not be afraid, for the schemes of the enemy shall not come to pass. I am not afraid of the terror of the night, nor the arrow that flieth by day, nor the pestilence that walketh in darkness, nor the destruction that wasteth at noonday.”
We are not afraid of the enemy, Lord; we fear Jesus Christ. We fear the Lord. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. So, Lord, we will know what to do because we do not fear the enemy. We fear God. We fear God in life, and we embrace trust in your faithfulness.
No Evil Shall Befall You: Walking in Divine Deliverance
This reminds you today—and this is a big one, because so many of us see things happening around us in people’s lives and fear wants to take hold—that He says a thousand may fall at your side and 10,000 at your right hand, but it will not come near you. I want you to hear this today: it will not come near you. What is normal in the world will not be normal for you. You will only look with your eyes and see the recompense of the wicked.
“Since you have made the Lord your habitation, the Most High, who is my stronghold, no harm shall be allowed to come upon you; no plague shall come near your dwelling.”
Father, I thank you that our home is guarded. We speak and release that guarding. We pray protection over ourselves so that the enemy cannot come in. Hide us, Lord. Hide us in your plans. Hide us from the enemy in these days when so much is going on in the world. Conceal us, Father, in your presence. Let us enjoy your presence, so that rather than fear, we would enjoy faithfulness from the Lord—that we would pray, trust, and believe that our hope would be high, and that we would understand no devil, no weapon formed against us is going to prosper. The plague is not coming near our tent. We are delivered in Jesus’ name, for He will command His angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways.
There are angels assigned for our lives, Lord. We thank you for our angels. We thank you for those spiritual beings assigned to protect us, guard us, be around us, and keep us. Lord, we believe that they are here, present, and following us because you’ve given them to keep the enemy out. So, in faith, Lord, we thank you that your angels are working—not demons, your angels—and the demons cannot find us in the name of Jesus Christ.
“On their hands they will bear you up, lest your foot strike against a stone. You will tread on the lion and the adder, and the young lion and serpent you will trample under foot.”
Thank you, Father, the devil is under our feet. Be reminded that that’s where he lives: he is under your feet. Would you see that the assignment against your life is already under your feet? Even if it doesn’t feel like it, it is. It is under your feet. Walk in Jesus’ name forward in His presence, forward in His goodness, and forward in His grace. Don’t let the enemy deceive you into believing that he’s bigger than he is. No, he is a foe that is defeated and under your feet.
Knowing His Name and Receiving Long Life
“Because he holds fast to me in love, I will deliver him.”
There is a deliverance over you. “I will protect him.” There is a protection over you. Why? Because he knows my name. Know the name of the Lord and be intimate and close with God. Know Him, seek Him, spend time with Him, and you will discover deliverance and protection because there is a knowing of His name.
“When he calls to me, I will answer him.”
Call on the Lord. Lord, we call on you in faithfulness. We call on your answers. We call on your presence. We call on your voice. We speak and connect to you.
“I will be with him in trouble and rescue him and honor him. With long life, I will satisfy him and show him His salvation.”
The Lord wants to show you His salvation. He wants to show you His goodness. So, Father, we release and receive that protection. Father, you have rescued us; you are with us in trouble. Long life awaits us in Jesus’ name. We receive that long life, we receive that freedom, and we receive that hope in the name of Jesus Christ. We will not go left, and we will not go right, but we will stay faithful and true in the name of Jesus. It is done. Thank you, Lord.
