INTRO TO SECTIONS // WARFARE PRAYERS
Prayer is not the only communion with God; it is also a confrontation with the enemy. When Jesus was on the earth, He came face-to-face with the devil when He was tempted in the wilderness (see Matthew 4 and Luke 4), and every time the enemy tried to tempt Him, Jesus responded with a reference from the Bible. He used the Sword of Truth to defend Himself from the enemy’s attacks. In these exchanges, Jesus didn’t confront the devil as God. He confronted the devil as a man with the Word of God. We should do the same thing. These spiritual warfare prayers and verses are examples we can use and adapt to our specific situations when we or someone we know is under attack from the devil.
Prayer
“Lord, prepare my heart for warfare. Make me aware of what I am battling against. Place me firmly in Your spirit of Truth and grant me boldness to wage war. Bind any spirit of fear within me.”
Day 18 | GENERATIONAL BONDAGE PRAYER
Based on Exodus 20:4-6, 34:7; Numbers 14:18; 2 Corinthians 5:17; Romans 8:1, 12:1
Generational bondage is sin that can be passed down from generation to generation. Whether it’s pride, addiction, racism, abuse, divorce, abandonment, sexual sin, or something else, through spiritual warfare, you can be empowered by the resurrection power of Jesus to stop the sin with your generation.
“You shall not make for yourself an image in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me, but showing love to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commandments.” EXODUS 20:4-6
Recognize the generational bondage that might be in your life and bring it before God. Ask for His power to defeat the sin that has affected generations of your family. Ask for it to stop right now, with you, and rebuke any sin or anything that tries to pull you away from your relationship with Christ. Pray for protection, healing, and a new path for you and your family.
Prayer
“Father God, I understand that I have inherited certain consequences from my family, and in the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ, I proclaim your power to break any hold of mental or physical illness, pride, addiction, racism, other ungodly perspectives, and anything else on me and my family that are a result of sin being passed down through parents, grandparents, or other family members (if specifics come to mind, talk to God about it). I proclaim that all generational sin ends here and now and that I will not pass these on to anyone in my family. Thank you, Lord, for setting me free and making a new way for me and my family.”
Prayer Focus
Today pray for our Journey Kids ministry. Pray for our leaders. Pray for our children who attend and will attend our kid’s environment. Pray that the Gospel be revealed and that their value is seen in Jesus.
