PRAYER FOR THE GIRDLE OF TRUTH TO DESTROY THE LIES OF THE ENEMY

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NOTE: This prayer has been recorded TWICE, first for listening and agreeing, then again for repeating.

In her classic primer on spiritual warfare, WAR ON THE SAINTS, Jessie Penn-Lewis wrote much concerning truth and deception:

‘“Deception" has to do with the mind, and it means a wrong thought admitted to the mind, under the deception that it is truth. Since "deception" is based on ignorance, and not on the moral character; a Christian who is "true" and "faithful" up to the knowledge he has, must be open to deception in the sphere where he is ignorant of the "devices" of the devil (2 Cor. 2: 11), and what he is able to do. A "true" and "faithful" Christian is liable to be "deceived" by the devil because of his ignorance....

‘The knowledge that it is possible to be deceived, keeps the mind open to truth, and light from God; and is one of the primary conditions for the keeping power of God; whereas a closed mind to light and truth, is a certain guarantee of deception by Satan at his earliest opportunity....

‘For the knowledge of truth is the first essential for warfare with the lying spirits of Satan, and truth must be eagerly sought for, and faced with earnest and sincere desire to know it, and obey it in the light of God; truth concerning ourselves, discerned by unbiased discrimination; truth from the Scriptures, uncolored, unstrained, unmutilated, undiluted....

‘The shock is great when the believer first apprehends the truth of deception and possession as possible in himself, but as the ultimate issue is realized, the joy of the one who sets himself to understand, and fight through to full deliverance, is more than words can tell. Light pours in upon the unsolved problems of years; both in the personal experience, and in the perplexities of environment; as well as on conditions in the Church and in the world.

‘As he seeks for light from God, the subtle inroads of the deceiving spirits into his life, slowly become clear to the open minded believer; and their many devices to deceive him stand revealed, as the searchlight of truth goes far back into the past, revealing the cause of unaccountable difficulties in experience and life’.

This prayer covers:

Repentance for sins known and unknown
Asking for the cleansing Blood, and Living Water
Submitting to the will of the Father
Asking for the Holy Spirit to be given to anoint and guide
Asking for all received deceptions to be revealed
Asking for the Holy Spirit gift of Discernment
Embracing the Truth, the Word of God, Jesus Christ
Desiring the Word of God as the heart’s true treasure
Praying for warning conviction from the Holy Spirit, so
that I would not deceive other people
Honor, thanks, and praise to our God

Author: William Schnoebelen  www.withoneaccord.org

Text source: Prayer For the Girdle of Truth
http://www.withoneaccord.org/Spiritual-Warfare-Defense_ep_51.html