The worst feeling in the world is to feel
like you have your back against the wall,
surrounded by your circumstances and
helpless—vulnerable at any moment to the
attack of the enemy.

The good news is that when you are
standing on the promises of God’s Word,
your back is never against the wall. In fact,
the promise of God’s Word to you is: “The
battle is not yours, but the Lord’s.” God will
fight for you.

In your stand for deliverance, don’t be
confused about who your real enemy is.
Your battle is not against flesh and blood.
Ephesians 6:12 says, “We wrestle not against
flesh and blood, but against principalities,
against powers, against the rulers of the
darkness of this world, against spiritual
wickedness in high places.”

The focus of our deliverance is not on those
whom Satan has deceived and through whom
he may be working. Our focus is on God’s love
for us and His promises to us. Jesus said, “No
deadly thing shall hurt you” (see Mark 16:18).
Psalm 91:13-15 declares: “Thou shalt tread upon
the lion and adder: the young lion and the
dragon shalt thou trample under feet. Because
he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I
deliver him: I will set him on high, because he
hath known my name…. I will deliver him, and
honour him.”

If Satan brings a worried thought to your
mind, saying, What if this terrible thing happens?
then you can tell him to talk to God about it.
It’s in His hands, not yours!

Do what the Israelites did in 2 Chronicles
20. There, the Bible tells us that a multitude of
forces were marching against Israel. The army
of Israel was so outnumbered, they literally
didn’t know what to do. So they fasted and
prayed until they received a word from God.
“Be not afraid nor dismayed by reason of this
great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but
God’s” (verse 15).

Do you know what they did in response
to that word? They put together a praise
choir! That’s right. They appointed singers and
praisers and sent them out in front of the
army! And when that choir began to sing, the
Word tells us that “the Lord set ambushments
against the children of Ammon, Moab, and
mount Seir, which were come against Judah;
and they were smitten” (verse 22).

When it was all over, not one Israelite had
fallen. What’s more, the spoil of cattle, goods,
garments and other precious things left by
their enemies took them three whole days to
haul home.

Now that’s success! And it all began with
trusting God’s Word and praising Him in
advance for the victory.

Kenneth Copeland Ministries

Tags: deliverance, fasting, God's Word, praise, Prayer