A lady asked to speak with me
this past Sunday. She shared something that did not surprise me at all. “I need
you to pray with me,” she said. “I have been under spiritual attack, and I
don’t know what to do.” I sympathize with her. In fact, I have recently been
under great spiritual attack. And others have shared similar concerns with me in
the past few months. I wonder if the enemy is intensifying his onslaught.
Revelation 12:12 tells us that at some point our enemy will be filled with fury
because he knows his time is short. Is this such a day?
It is interesting that we are
shocked by this experience. The scripture warns us that this is going to
happen. 1 Peter 4:12 reads,
“Dear friends, do not be surprised at the painful trial you are
suffering,
as though something strange were happening to you.”
I think it is obvious that we
need to pray when we come under spiritual attack. Ephesians 6:11-18, a classic
scripture passage on spiritual warfare, concludes with the admonition,
“And pray in the Spirit on all
occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests.
With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the
saints.”
Let me point out from this
passage several reasons prayer is so important. Prayer in the Spirit of God is
crucial in connecting with the promises of God. In prayer we remind ourselves
of His faithfulness, His mighty power and His nearness to us.
We benefit spiritually from
fellowship with God. I love Philippians 4:5 that tells us to let our gentleness
be evident to all because the Lord is near. It is important to know that a
major purpose of the world, the flesh and the devil in spiritual attack is to
make you anxious, to take away your peace and hope, to disrupt this major
witness of the difference that can be seen in us because of the Spirit of God
working in our lives. This whole passage rings with the music of prayer. Verses
6 and 7 read,
“Do not be anxious about anything, but in
everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to
God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your
hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”
It is by prayer that we put on our
spiritual armor. It is by prayer that we guard our hearts and minds in Christ
Jesus. In prayer we are reminded of God’s purposes that the enemy will
interrupt in any way he can. Finally prayer binds our hearts to other believers
who need our prayer as they face the same kinds of attack.
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