Nyashadzaishe Rushwaya
Dominion is the power vested in a person, an office, a board to determine what happens within certain jurisdictions.
We have two kingdoms one that has demons and the other one that uses the holy spirit and both always fight to have dominion over us.
Both kingdoms use spirits because a man is a spirit. we are in a complicated war and the battle is with the devil.
Ephesians 6:12 whereas the holy spirit wants us to invite us in our lives and the devil can come in ourselves without us giving it permission to be part of us.
There is a spirit realm right above our heads, and until you can get some discernment of the spiritual realm you will never gain dominion. The devil is the prince of the air, and he operates in the dark and we need to recognize who we are fighting. You will need to know the weakness and power of your enemy in order to gain dominion over him.
They are key principles worth knowing who you are and then letting the devil know who you are.
Decide that this year you are not going to be like a lot of Christians that come up against attacks and all they can do is plead with the Lord to make it all better.
You have weapons and YOU are going to use them. But first, you must know just what Jesus Christ’s power is and what He accomplished for you already and take dominion of the power He has given the church. Here are the principles outlined for you:
Firstly, Recognize Your Source of Dominion
Paul prayed in Ephesians where he asked for us to have wisdom and discernment because he knew we had to know this to have victory and dominion.
We have to understand the exceeding great power we have through Jesus Christ. Jesus took the dominion from Satan and turned and gave the keys to the church. Now keys are made to lock and unlock things, so you have the power to bind and to lose situations in your life.
Secondly, Learn the Effective Use of Your Weapons.
Just as the conflict is spiritual so our weapons are spiritual also. We have prayer and we have the sword of the spirit.
We need for our prayer to be fervent and you’ll never have effective, fervent prayer until you tap into the Holy Spirit for, He anoints you to pray. He gives you that quickening spirit and words come to you to pray, and sometimes all you can do is just groan from your spirit.
Thirdly, Recognize Your Relationship to the Body of Christ.
It is a divine relationship with Jesus Christ. Christ’s body is a living, moving entity.
You can change the world with prayer, you can change your church and family with prayer. All things are possible for those who believe. Ephesians 1:17-18
Moreover, Identify Your Enemy.
How can you win a battle if you don’t know who you are fighting? The devil is subtle. With our thought processes we go.
There is nothing greater than getting your prayers answered.
In the past few months I just woke up and received a disturbing call from the police, I never thought that I could lose the things that I worked for and guarded so jealously within a blink of the eye.
It took me time to realise that I was in more of a spiritual battle than a physical battle and even today the battle is still on.
Have enough faith that you start saying, I will not be denied. Be like Elijah, don’t give up. If you don’t have enough faith in your prayer life yet, go find some Elijah prayer warriors that know how to pray it through.
Don’t give up. God will connect your situation with a prayer warrior. He will put them in front of you and the ones who are tuned in to the spirit will know they need to pray for you and your situation.
Your prayer is what determines whether or not you will prevail. We need to learn to pray as a nation. We need to learn to pray for family and one another in the body of Christ.
You’ll never have victory if you don’t learn to identify your enemy. Not all battles that we face in life are natural battles some are spiritual, kindly allow the holy spirit to help you discern and guide on which ones to fight and others to pray for.
Moving on, Stay Battle Ready
Stay in the blood, the devil tries to get us away from our covenant. He knows your weaknesses and he’ll come at you through them.
Fortify your weakness with the word of God. God will turn that weakness around and make it your strength in Him. Don’t ever let your guard down. You’re devil proof so hold on to your weapons and never lay them down.
Lastly Rejoice in The Victory.
Learn how to use the weapon of praise. Punish the devil with your praise. God inhabits the praises of His people. Make the devil listen to your praise.
You can’t think a praise and punish the devil but if you’ll use your voice and speak praise, the devil will have to listen. Try praising the Lord in the midst of hard times and see how quickly you come out of it.
