Our battle is not physical. It is spiritual.
For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood,
but against rulers, against authorities, against
the powers of this dark world, and against the
spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
Yet I do not stand in fear, because Jesus Christ
has already won the victory. He has given me
authority to trample on serpents and scorpions
and over all the power of the enemy And he promised
that nothing shall by any means harm me The enemy
may accuse me oppose me or even seek to sift
me as wheat Just as Satan sought permission concerning
Peter But my Lord has already gone before me
Jesus said I have prayed for you that your faith
may not fail The same Savior who strengthened
Peter is alive today, interceding for me. Jesus
Christ has been exalted above every name. He
is seated at the right hand of the Father, where
he continually intercedes for his people. He
is praying for my perseverance when I grow weary,
for my deliverance when I am under attack, for
my strength in times of weakness. for my wisdom
when I face difficult decisions, and for my victory
until the work he began in me is complete. Because
I know his name and trust in him, he says, I
will deliver him. I will protect him. No weapon
formed against me shall prosper. Every tongue
that rises against me in judgment shall be condemned,
for this is the heritage of the servants of the
Lord. The enemies I see today I shall see no
more, because the Lord Himself fights for me.
The Lord is my shepherd. I shall not want. Even
though I walk through the valley of the shadow
of death, I will fear no evil, for He is with
me. His rod and His staff comfort me. I do not
fight to obtain victory. I fight from victory.
The cross is my victory. The empty tomb is my
assurance. Jesus Christ has disarmed the powers
of darkness, triumphed over them by the cross,
conquered sin, defeated death, and destroyed
the works of the devil. I am more than a conqueror
through him who loved me. If God is for me, who
can be against me? Greater is he who is in me
than he who is in the world. Therefore, I put
on the full armor of God. I take up the shield
of faith, the helmet of salvation, the breastplate
of righteousness, the belt of truth, the shoes
of the gospel of peace, and the sword of the
spirit, which is the word of God. I stand not
in my own strength, but in the power of the Holy
Spirit. I stand under the blood of Jesus. I stand
in the authority of his name. I stand on his
promises. Today, I declare that Christ is my
refuge, my fortress, my defender, my deliverer.
my High Priest, my Advocate, my Shepherd, my
King, and my coming Savior. The battle belongs
to the Lord. The victory belongs to Christ. And
because I belong to Christ, His victory is my
victory. In the mighty, matchless, and victorious
name of Jesus Christ. Amen.