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SIS. SAN DAVIS 

DO NOT LET YOUR HEART BE TROUBLED IN THESE CHAOTIC END TIMES, KEEP YOUR EYES ON JESUS!

Monday Sermon 17/09/2012


“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.” (Jonn14:27)

Precious brothers and sisters, a question that often comes up is, how will God's covenant people be protected during these trying times? Too many Christians are getting robbed, raped, abducted, murdered, sexually and or physically abused, slandered, cheated, scammed, etc. All you have to do is watch the daily news and it is one horror story after another.

I believe the number one reason why so many Christians are coming under such heavy attacks from both demons and evil people in this world is because they do not have God’s full protection on them. And the reason they do not have God’s full protection on them is because they have never been taught how to spiritually defend themselves using actual spiritual warfare techniques!

There are numerous verses in the Bible telling all of us that we are to be good soldiers of Jesus Christ and that we have to fight the good fight of faith. Like it or not, we are all living in a war zone as a result of the Adamic curse that is still in full operation on this earth. We are living in a fallen, imperfect, and cursed world that is subject to death, corruption, demonic spirits, and evil humans who have chosen with their own free wills to live this life on the dark side.

What this means is that anyone of us at anytime can come under direct human or demonic attack. Places where we thought we were safe are no longer safe. Criminals are getting more brazen and more evil. Children are literally getting abducted right out of their beds in the middle of the night with their parents and the other children in the house sleeping in the other rooms.

These are the times as predicted in the bible, that the evil one will try to steal your peace. Brethren, the safest place to be in these end times, is in the will of God . Praying and Seeking Him, Staying in His word and trusting His promises.

Jesus tells us in (Jeremiah 33:3) “Call to Me and I will answer you, and I will tell you great and mighty things, which you do not know.”

Some of these great and mighty things Jesus wants to reveal to us is, how to pray against the forces of evil. Terrible things are always happening on the earth. Evil is being magnified and sin abounds more and more but Jesus said in (Romans 5:20) “Where sin abounds, grace abounds much more. “ In His name, He gives us authority and power over the evil one. Satan must be bound if the prayers of the saints are to be effective in these last days. In (Matthew 16:19) He tells us “I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven”

SO HOW DO YOU KEEP YOUR SANITY IN A WORLD OF INCREASING CHAOS AND CONFUSION?

The Lord has provided us with several spiritual ammunition as weapons in our warfare. In our struggle against evil, we are dealing with spiritual powers. Therefore, we must put on the whole armor of God and stand against the attacks of the wicked one. “For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds”
(II Corinthians 10:4).

We have two different types of weapons. The one type of weapons is used to protect us from the attacks of the enemy and the other type of weapons is used to fight against the enemy with.

1.THE BLOOD OF JESUS FOR PROTECTION UNDER HIS BLOOD.

I believe that we are truly living in the end time as prophesied in the Bible. Learning how to properly Plead the Blood of Jesus for deliverance and protection is going to be needed by all Christians in order to help keep us out of harms way as things really start to heat up.God tells His people that the angel of death will bypass their house in (Exodus 12:23), if he sees this shed blood put on their door posts and lintels. This angel of death will thus not kill any of the Israelite’s firstborn, but only if he sees the blood properly applied to the door posts and lintels of their houses.

In other words, the blood of this blemish-free lamb was being used for divine protection before this attack would ever come their way. Had each person not properly applied this blood on their door posts, their firstborn children would have also been killed, along with the rest of the firstborn children of the Egyptians.

Simply Plead the Blood of Jesus on whatever you want God’s full protection on before any attacks could possibly come your way.

2. A WALL OF FIRE OF PROTECTION

And I myself will be a wall of fire around it,' declares the LORD, 'and I will be its glory within. The "wall of fire" is another important defensive weapon that we have. The enemy knows that if he gets too close to the fire that it will burn him.

(Zechariah 2:5) says, "For I, saith the Lord, will be a wall of fire round about…"

The Lord said that He will be a wall of fire that is around us and the enemy cannot get at us. He doesn't like the fire and he knows someday soon that hell is where he will be for all of eternity.

(2 Kings 6:17) says, "…And behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire round about Elisha."

In (2 Kings 6), we see that Elisha had a mountain of horses and chariots of fire around him that was protecting him from the armies of the Syrians.

3. HIS ANGELS GIVEN CHARGE OVER US

Angels are ministers of the Lord (Psalm 104:4). They hearken to the His voice and do His Word (Psalm 103:20).

(Psalm 34:7) says, "The angel of the Lord encampeth round about them that fear Him and delivereth them."

(Psalm 91:11-12) says, "(11) For He shall give His angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways. (12) They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone."

(Exodus 23:20) says, "Behold, I send an Angel before thee, to keep thee in the way, and to bring thee into the place which I have prepared."

The angels here in these verses are our guardians. They are with us to keep and to protect us from harm.

(Daniel 6:22) says, "My God hath sent His angel and hath shut the lions' mouths, that they have not hurt me…"

The guardian angel of the Lord came to protect Daniel from the lions. The devil was trying to use the lions as a plan of attack against Daniel. The devil is like a roaring lion (1 Peter 5:8).

4. SECRET PLACE - SHADOW OF HIS WINGS

There is no other place that we would rather be then in the refuge of our Lord. This is our safety zone from the attacks of the enemy.

(Psalm 91:1, 4, 9-10) says, "(1) He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. (4) He shall cover thee with His feathers and under His wings shalt thou trust… (9) Because thou hast made the Lord, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation; (10) There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling."

(Psalm 17:8) says, “Hide me under the shadow (as protection, defense) of Thy wings."

(Psalm 32:7) says, "Thou art my hiding place; thou shalt preserve (keep) me from trouble…"

The secret place, His feathers and the shadow of His wings are wonderful places of protection from all the attacks of the enemy. The enemy can never get to us in those places unless we remove ourselves from those places of the Lord's protection.

5. HIS HEDGE OF PROTECTION

A hedge in Biblical times was often a border of thorny bushes around a garden or vineyard to protect it from outside invaders.

One powerful weapon that every Christian has is the ability to pray a daily hedge of protection around each of his or her children, self and others.

Job experienced this protection, and Satan complained about its effectiveness against him: “Hast not thou made a hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side?” (Job 1:10).

Praying a hedge is an expression used by many Believers to pray a specific prayer for those who have gone astray in spiritual, family, and other types of relationships

“Heavenly Father, I ask You in the name and through the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ to bind and rebuke Satan and to put a hedge of protection around me and each one in my family. ‘Being confident of this very thing, that He which hath begun a good work in us will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ’
(Philippians 1:6). In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.

"THE ONLY THING NECESSARY FOR THE TRIUMPH OF EVIL IS FOR GOOD MEN TO DO NOTHING - Edmund Burke.

Jesus tells us time and time again, in His name evil has to flee. “Put on the whole armor of God that you may be able to stand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand." (Ephesians 6:13)

HE GIVES US POWER OVER PRINCIPALITIES AND OVER ALL THE POWER OF THE AIR

As evil spirits spew their vileness and slander upon the earth, and the people of God begin to pray in the name of Jesus and in faith. The Word of God comes against the evil spirits, and they will lose ground and lose their hold. Mountains of sin will be torn down, bondages and strong holds broken.

Children of God if we are to overcome, we must believe, and agree with each other and with the Lord. If all things are to be put under the Father's feet, then Heaven and Earth must agree if we are to destroy the plans of the enemy.

"Again, I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by my Father in heaven. For where two or three come together in my name, there am I with them." (Matthew 18:19-20) He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God; (Romans 4:20)

When we pray as in one voice, the angels of heaven enter in, fighting with evil princes and powers of the air, and God's angels will destroy the powers of evil. As people believe God, angels advance on our behalf. When people pray and believe the power of God, evil forces will be destroyed. But when there is unbelief, evil powers will begin to overcome.

And he answered, Fear not: for they that be with us are more than they that be with them. (2 Kings 6:16) What, then, shall we say in response to this? If God is for us, who can be against us? (Romans 8:31)

As the praises of God's people begin to rise from the earth to heaven, evil forces will retreat. When the saints of God pray with all their hearts against the wiles of the devil, as you do, evil spells and curses will be broken, and the saints will gain the victory.

Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices. (2 Cor. 2:11) How should one chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight, except their Rock had sold them, and the LORD had given them up? (Deuteronomy 32:30)

As I draw this sermon to a close, be reminded brethren that Father God will protect you, for nothing happens to you unless the Father wills it. No matter what, we must always keep our eyes on Jesus!

In Christ alone, I place my trust And find my glory in the power of the Cross In every victory, let it be said of me My source of strength, my source of hope is Christ alone Is in Christ alone!

My prayer for you “The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make His face to shine on you and be gracious to you; the Lord turn His face towards you and give you peace.”

Much love to each of you,

Shalom,

Your sister in Christ, San smile