When the Bible speaks about the power of darkness, we have to understand that darkness is the greatest asset of the devil and his demons while light is the greatest weapon to deal with it.
In Christ, we are delivered from the power and transferred to the Kingdom of Light as Paul confirms in Colossians 1:13
"Who has delivered us from the power of darkness, and has translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son"
God the Father is Light . . .
James 1:17 "Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom is no ficklenss, neither shadow of turning."
1 John 1:5 "God is light, and in him is no darkness at all."Jesus Christ the Son of God is Light . . .
John 8:12 "Then spoke Jesus again to them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that follows me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life."
John 9:5 "As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the world."The Word of God is Light . . .
2 Peter 1:19 "We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto you do well that you take heed, as to a light that shines in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts"The believer is Light . . .
Matthew 5:14 "You are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid."
WHY DOES THE DEVIL REIGN IN DARKNESS?
From Scriptures, darkness is the only place where the devil's power is effective.
Why does the devil reign in darkness?
1) The devil reigns where there is darkness because darkness is the absence of light.
The place where the devil reign is only in darkness. As soon as light appears, darkness automatically disappears and when darkness disappears, the devil loses his grip.
John 1:5 "And the light shines in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not."
2) The devil reigns where there is ignorance because darkness is the symbol of ignorance.
In the parables of the sower, in Matthew 13:19, Jesus confirms once more that the ignorance of the believers is the enthronement of the devil. Whenever the hearer of the Word does not understand the Word, the enemy takes advantage to snatch it leaving him fruitless.
"When any one hears the word of the kingdom, and understands it not, then comes the wicked one, and catches away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side."
In John 12:35, Jesus equals darkness with ignorance when he says,
"... He that walks in darkness knows not where he goes."
Again, in Luke 11:52 Jesus makes it clear that the devil will always use the weapon of ignorance to establish and continue his reign over people. For that reason, he bluntly rebukes the lawyers saying to them,
"Woe to you, lawyers! for you have taken away the key of knowledge: you entered not in yourselves, and them that were entering in you hindered."
3) The devil reigns where there is hatred because darkness means evil and hatred
In John 3:20, the Lord Jesus says,
"Every one that does evil hates the light, neither comes to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.
In 1 John 2:11, the apostle John confirms the saying of Jesus saying,
"But he that hates his brother is in darkness, and walks in darkness, and knows not where he goes, because that darkness has blinded his eyes."
1) The area where the power of darkness challenges your gate you need the power of light to overcome it.LORD, DISPEL MY DARKNESS
Isaiah 45:3 "I will give you the treasures of darkness, and hidden riches of secret places, that you may know that I, the LORD, which call you by your name, am the God of Israel."2) Where the enemy sets gatekeepers at your gate to challenge the fulfilment of your prophetic word, you need to engage prayer to release angelic reinforcement to terrify them and role away the stone.
Matthew 28:2 "And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat on it."
3) When the enemy besieges you and places you in a place of confinement, you need to engage a foundation shaking praise that will cause all the closed doors to be opened.
Acts 16:25-26 "And at midnight Paul and Silas prayed, and sang praises to God: and the prisoners heard them. 26 And suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken: and immediately all the doors were opened, and every one’s bands were loosed."
PROPHETIC PRAYERS
PRAYER 1 | DEALING WITH A DESPITEFUL HEART
Father, we come before you today to pray for our heart. Heal us from any revengeful and despiteful heart. Teach us to forgive to others as you forgive unto us.
Ezekiel 25:15 KJVS "Thus saith the Lord God ; Because the Philistines have dealt by revenge, and have taken vengeance with a despiteful heart, to destroy it for the old hatred"
Ezekiel 35:5 KJVS "Because thou hast had a perpetual hatred, and hast shed the blood of the children of Israel by the force of the sword in the time of their calamity, in the time that their iniquity had an end"
PRAYER 2 | PRAYER TO RISE ABOVE FEAR AND DEMONIC THREAT
Father, we pray that you grant unto us strength, courage, boldness to rise above the powers of darkness so that your assignment will be fulfilled trough us.
Ezekiel 2:6 And thou, son of man, BE NOT AFRAID of them, NEITHER BE AFRAID of their words, though briers and thorns [be] with thee, and thou dost dwell among scorpions: BE NOT AFRAID of their words, NOR BE DISMAYED at their looks, though they [be] a rebellious house.
Acts 4:29 And now, Lord, behold their threatenings: and grant unto thy servants, that with all boldness they may speak thy word,
2 Kings 19:16 LORD, bow down thine ear, and hear: open, LORD, thine eyes, and see: and hear the words of Sennacherib, which hath sent him to reproach the living God.
PRAYER 3 | PRAYER AGAINST THE HIGH PLACES OF DEMONIC WORSHIP
Father, by the virtue of the authority of our Lord Jesus Christ, we speak to all the mountains of Kenya and of the world. We speak to the hills, to the rivers and to the valleys ....Let them hear the Word of the Lord and submit to the King in the Name of Jesus Christ!
Ezekiel 6:3 And say, Ye mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord GOD; Thus saith the Lord GOD to the mountains, and to the hills, to the rivers, and to the valleys; Behold, I, [even] I, will bring a sword upon you, and I will destroy your high places.
Ezekiel 6:4 And your altars shall be desolate, and your images shall be broken: and I will cast down your slain [men] before your idols.
PRAYER 4 | PRAY FOR A LIFE OF LIGHT
Father, help us to live in the light everywhere. Expose the works done in darkness. Bring them to the light of the day. We curse every evil work done in secret.
Ezekiel 8:12 Then said he unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen WHAT THE ANCIENTS OF THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL DO IN THE DARK, every man in the chambers of his imagery? for they say, The LORD seeth us not; the LORD hath forsaken the earth.
Ezekiel 8:16 And he brought me into the inner court of the LORD’S house, and, behold, at the door of the temple of the LORD, between the porch and the altar, [were] about five and twenty men, with their backs toward the temple of the LORD, and their faces toward the east; and they worshipped the sun toward the east.
PRAYER 5 | BEYOND THE SHEEP’S CLOTHING
Father, let the power of your light expose the real identity of the people who are hiding behind the sheep’s clothing among your sheepfold.
1 Corinthians 2:14 But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know [them], because they are spiritually discerned.
SO SHALL IT BE!
JESUS IS LORD!
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