“You prepare a table for me in the presence of my enemies. You honor me by anointing my head with oil. My cup overflows with blessings.” – Psalm 23:5
This is not a table prepared only once, nor is it a table prepared far from the battle. In fact, this battle IS the feast of this present age; in the age to come, there is no battle but instead, the Wedding Supper of the Lamb. Today’s table is the table of abiding communion, of unbroken communion in the midst of chaos and darkness. This is the table of perpetual feasting with our Father — the table of intimate, covenant feasting…the table of anointing, the table of the New Wine. This is the joyous table of the Holy King of Glory and His children eating together while every enemy looks on, terrified and helpless as their appointed end approaches.
We are born into the midst of this cosmic battle. The Battle of good versus evil, God verses the Devil rages all day, every day. For those who have received the LORDSHIP of Jesus Christ over every area of their life it is the “GOOD FIGHT of FAITH” Do you know what “the good fight” is? IT IS THE FIGHT YOU WIN ALL THE TIME, EVERYTIME, NO MATTER WHAT!!
This is the FOUNDATION of what Jesus purchased for us with his own blood. VICTORY! He was PERFECTLY VICTORIOUS over the devil and the world and when we are born again, we realize we have been brought into UNION with the ONE who is PERFECT VICTORY. We are simply joining HIS victory parade and continue to defeat every form of darkness in every situation of our lives THROUGH HIM.
Heaven is perfectly victorious. Heaven does not retreat! Heaven is an invincible force. If you are not invincible, you are NOT in alignment with heaven! Chances are you have made covenants with hell that are keeping you in bondage to sin and darkness.
Listen, beloveds..this is one of the BIGGEST, EARTH SHATTERING REVELATIONS OF MY WHOLE WALK WITH GOD.
When a combatant is guaranteed victory, when they ALREADY POSSESS VICTORY, the battle is not like other battles is it? It’s a chance to SHOW OFF the PERFECT MILITARY SUPREMACY OF THE SUPERIOR FORCE. It is an OPPORTUNITY to ADVANCE THE RULE AND REIGN OF THE COMMANDER IN CHIEF!
The Devil’s True Position
Satan is not the ruler of this world. He is no ruler at all but a usurper, a rebel who must sneak and lie and cheat for every bit territory he claims. Adam gave it to him and Jesus took it back.
The “roaring lion who roams about seeking those he may devour,” is actually just a Chihuahua with a megaphone, trying desperately to convince people through fear and intimidation, through insults, through blustering and bragging and exaggerating, that he is something to be feared, something to be submitted to.
Only when the Blood bought believer gives the liar their agreement, lays down their sword, steps away from Daddy’s banqueting table, takes their gaze from His beautiful face, and lays down in the illusion of defeat — only then can that yipping little poser, that scrawny, trembling, little wanna-be-lion, attempt to take a bite.
Satan’s Strategy of Misdirection
Whatever is going on around us that appears to be oppositional to God’s authority and absolute supremacy is nothing more than smoke and mirrors designed to transform the battle which is our feast in this age into something it is not — something hard, gross, wearying, stressful, frustrating etc.
THE DEVIL MUST CONVINCE HUMANS THAT THE BATTLE IS SOMETHING IT IS NOT BY ASSIGNING ATTRIBUTES TO IT THAT DO NOT BELONG TO IT.
Everything the enemy uses against the Bride is a WEAK and SHAKY COUNTERFEIT of TRUE POWER; illusions wrought by the use of smoke and mirrors.
**IF** Attacks Come
THE ONLY TIME THE DEVIL WILL COME THIS CLOSE TO US AS WE FEAST WITH OUR FATHER, IS WHEN HE IS DESPERATE WITH TERROR ABOUT WHAT WE ARE SO CLOSE TO EXPERIENCING.
The GREATER the clamor, the GREATER the BLESSING which is immediately before us. The devil is actually STICKING HIS NECK OUT, exposing himself in the BRIGHT LIGHT of the GLORY OF OUR INTIMACY WITH GOD. He is taking a HUGE risk at these times, gambling on our reaction to his NOISE!
If you are in right relationship with God, you are not vulnerable to attack. Any attack leveled at you is an indicator of what the enemy is most terrified about concerning your life and clearly shows the area you are to advance in ASAP. Picture a GIANT RED X MARKS THE SPOT and aim accordingly.
[**You NEVER want to agree that you are a target for demons or think that because you are experiencing demonic resistance you are really doing something good. That is sometimes a fact, but I NEVER agree that demons can fight me because that is NOT the TRUTH. The Truth is Jesus defeated all demons everywhere I go. This is not for any righteousness that I may have attained, but because Jesus was PERFECTLY victorious over them and I have joined his triumphant parade through faith.**]
Unbroken Communion
Remember what Jesus said in response to the devil’s enticement to break His fast apart from His Father’s leading? He referenced the feast of intimacy! “Man does not live by bread alone but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.” How does one live off of EVERY word that proceeds from the mouth of God? They must HEAR every word! And the only way to hear EVERY WORD that proceeds from HIS mouth is to abide with Him in unbroken intimacy!
If we turn away from our single-hearted gaze of devotion to King Jesus — WE COULD MISS THE VERY THING WE WERE INTENDED TO HAVE IN THAT PARTICULAR TIME AND SEASON OF OUR WALK WITH GOD!!!
BUT GUESS WHAT??? What happens if we DON’T LOOK AWAY FROM HIS FACE???
That’s right. We ADVANCE. We are PROMOTED. We get to KNOW HIM IN A GREATER WAY. We get to experience Him in a DEEPER way. Our spiritual senses are MAGNIFIED to see and hear Him better than before. His thoughts are clearer to us, they become OUR thoughts — His dreams and imaginations overtake us and become OUR dreams and imaginations. His voice becomes THE VOICE which resounds gloriously through our whole reality, our lips joyfully release the words we hear Him say and our lives release the ACTS and NATURE and CHARACTER of the KING of GLORY.
Simply abiding in Him through unbroken agreement with the lordship of Christ, is the most POWERFUL and effective form of warfare any human will ever conduct. This lifestyle of unbroken awareness makes it so that just by showing up in the places He leads us, we advance the Kingdom of Heaven with power.
The Power of Perfect Sacrifice
All of our power is in the BLOOD of Jesus. Everything we have we get from the fact that Jesus lived a PERFECTLY SINLESS LIFE and then shed his blood for us.
The “LIFE is in the Blood” The devil will NEVER even get close to the power God has already given us by his ONE PERFECT SACRIFICE in JESUS. He gave you all the keys by shedding HIS PERFECT BLOOD FOR YOU.
We have the best sacrifice. We have the most powerful sacrifice. We CANNOT lose a battle with the devil when we trust in the Blood of Jesus.
His blood forgave us of everything and made us righteous. No matter what you have done, you have PERFECT STANDING with God through His perfect blood Sacrifice.
You have been made PERFECT, you have been COMPLETELY TRANSFORMED, there are no demons in you, there is no darkness in you. PRAISE GOD FOR THIS AMAZING TRUTH!! Say it out loud: “I AM PERFECTLY VICTORIOUS” “I AM PERFECT PERFECTION BY THE BLOOD OF JESUS”
If you are under attack here is what to do and it ALWAYS works.
You must STAND on his Victory. This how you stand on it: you agree ONLY with his victory and SPEAK ONLY HIS VICTORY!
Start thanking Jesus for his blood. Do it OUTLOUD!
“Thank you JESUS, the BLOOD MAKES EVERYTHING NEW.” “Hallelujah”
“I declare the blood of Jesus over my life and over this situation.” (Say it OUT LOUD)
“Thank you Jesus for shedding your blood for me! I BREAK and REVERSE every curse over my life and over this situation by the BLOOD OF JESUS!!” (SAY IT OUTLOUD)
I cast down every word spoken against me and dismiss every demonic intent leveled against me. I CANCEL every plan of the enemy right now by the shed blood of the Lamb Jesus Christ.
Now I PRAISE! Demons can rarely stay around if you are praising God out loud. If you don’t feel like praising, then ESPECIALLY start praising God.
Just start saying “Thank you Jesus, Thank you Jesus, Thank you Jesus!”
I sometimes say it robotically until it starts to feel good. This could take 10 minutes or longer.
Give a few Victory shouts. I do it LOUDLY “WHOOOOOOoooo!” “HALLELUJAH”
Then I really start with the “Hallelujah’s”
Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah.
I do this for as long as it takes, if you are really under heavy assault, maybe even 30 minutes! If you are in a good place it may take only 1x. I sometimes sing those hallelujahs. This is also when you start dancing around and LAUGHING at the devil because he is a LIAR and has been defeated by Jesus! I agree with the Word of God and the Blood of Jesus!
This is how you enter into the courts of heaven by the way. “Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with PRAISE.”
I like to read “The Long Prayer” at www.re-educationcamp.com
Engaging the Court System
Once I have praised for a while, if things are not immediately better, then Impose the heavenly court system onto the situation.
There are over 3000 terms in the Bible that can be related to courts. Engaging and operating in the courts is so easy you might have trouble believing it! I had a hard time believing it at first, but I have seen the most AMAZING fruit from it.
You can engage the courts system as easily as IMAGINING it.
You can imagine a courtroom just like there is on earth. Hold that picture of the courtroom in your mind. I start by looking at the floor of the court, because as soon as you start to imagine yourself in the courts YOU ARE THERE and whatever demonic thing is attacking you HAS TO SHOW UP TOO!
Because you are covered by the blood of Jesus, you have already won the court case.
As soon as you show up you have WON.
Now all that is left is for these accusers to receive judgment for daring to harass a child of God. So I imagine them being taken to Jesus and I leave them with him. In that past I used to imagine the demons being smashed. THIS IS REALLY HAPPENING TO THEM!
Sometimes when I would go to smash something, I see it will not smash, I could see that it withstood everything in the court. That means it has some legal right to be there and you have to find out what that legal right is.
It does not matter what accusation they have against you, YOU HAVE THE BLOOD OF JESUS AS YOUR DEFENCE. If you hear some specific accusation, like LUST or PRIDE, don’t try to defend yourself! Instantly repent and turn from that.
I like to ask Jesus to show me how the demon is staying around. Usually it is an agreement that you have accidentally made that is in alignment with hell.
Sometimes you need to obey something that God has told you to do. Whatever it is, if you ask Jesus to show you, he will. Maybe he will show you a picture of something or whisper into your ear, or have someone else tell you. Sometimes I ask him questions until I narrow down exactly what it is. If it is a wrong agreement you simply need to renounce it and agree with the Truth. If it is something you have done, you may need to undo it.
IMAGINE the accusation is brought forth on a paper, now IMAGINE the BLOOD OF JESUS being poured over it, stamped with it, it says “NOT GUILTY”!!
You can take anything to court. You can take other people to court. Just start praising Jesus, then imagine taking a specific person into the courts with you, then look at the stuff around them. You will usually see some demons, smash those demons for them and you will see results in the natural.
You can take places to court and get court papers for places. This works especially well for hauntings and regional spirits. Get eviction notices and show the papers to them. (This all happens in your imagination! God made it so easy! This is how you operate in the spirit. The more you practice the more fruit you will see and the more confirmation you will have!
The Presence Changes Everything
When I first got into the presence of God I was caught by surprise with the atmospheric nature of the warfare.
I noticed that more often than not, when I intended to go somewhere I would immediately come under assault and would feel a sudden onset of irritation, anxiety, worry, sadness etc whatever was at the place I intended to go.
It took me months to realize that when I am in the presence of God and I intend to go somewhere such as a restaurant or grocery store, I am already there in the spirit and the presence of God is wrecking the place and the evil spirits are trying to get the presence of God away from them.
How can they get the presence of God away from them? By getting you out of His presence! So they would try to assault me directly or through people close to me like my wife or kids.
Costco Example
How many times I remember going to Costco or intending to go to Costco and all of the sudden the children start acting crazy and start getting on my nerves. They start arguing with each other or doing very annoying things and then my wife gets annoyed and she’s getting on my nerves too.
So I would just try to ignore them and stare at Jesus through the static and stay focused on the presence of God. It wasn’t until I really realized these were actually DEMONS trying to bump me out of the presence of God that I started to have a much easier time! I could rebuke them and make them leave.
IF I felt something try to disturb my peace, get on my nerves, or make me angry I would immediately realize I’m dealing with the demonic entity and I would bind it to the blood covenant of Jesus and command it to leave. It happened so consistently that I got in the habit of taking authority over that place in command all the Demons to leave before I even got there.
Seeing Others as God Sees Them
Did you know that as you judge you will be judged?
One of the biggest keys that I have found is the righteous judgment. It is judging people AS RIGHTEOUS. It is SEEING others as you want to be seen. How do you want to be seen? AS RIGHTEOUS. So when you actively choose to see others as righteous, the way God died to make them you are making room for that judgment to come back on you, and you are instrumental in helping the other person too.
The Bible says that YOU will be judged with the same judgment that you give out. The same way you judge others is how YOU will be judged. So how important is it to judge others as righteous. This is how this works: You choose to SEE everyone through the Cross and declare good things about them according to that vision ESPECIALLY when they have done something wrong to you, or treated you poorly. THIS IS THE MAIN BATTLE you will engage in to see other people as PERFECT PERFECTION, seated in heaven, covered by the blood of Jesus. Absolutely shining with the Shekinah glory. There is no darkness in them, there are no demons in them.
The Restaurant Test
When I was working in restaurants I made this my MAIN duty: to bless people no matter what and I was tested many times.
Sometimes I had to excuse myself and be very intentional about not cursing people. People come in and treat you like garbage and not tip anything; “God mega Bless them. Jesus help their finances so they won’t be so stingy. Give them more money Lord AND true riches.” I did this no matter what and I NEVER actually SPOKE a negative word about anyone. I got close, but I always SPEAK BLESSINGS over people.
The Mob Boss Test
I remember this one time I had let a homeless immigrant stay with me and my family. We were already very short on money, but we made it work. This fellow who also became my friend wanted to pay rent for staying with us, so we finally found a restaurant where he could work.
But after he had worked several weeks, the restaurant owner decided that he was not going to pay my friend.. He was a big mean guy who I found out had ties to organized crime. Well my friend owed me rent money and this guy owed my friend money so this mob guy owed ME money. We had gone the extra mile for him plenty, I had even helped him a little and let him borrow some items I had to help open his restaurant. I was furious.
We were in a tough place and now this guy doesn’t want to pay!? That’s it, I’m going to curse him. I am going to curse him, his business, his finances, his family, his health, everything about this guy. Then I am going to get a lawn chair and sit out in front of his business and watch it all hit like a wave of destruction.” This is all stuff I was thinking, but I know it is a test so I don’t speak ANY of it.
I STRUGGLE for HOURS to NOT speak any of it. At one point I have to start praising Jesus and forcing myself into a good place. I finally decided to bless this guy. I blessed everything about him, his finances, his health, his family, his restaurant, I released angels on him, the Holy Ghost, the Seven Spirits of God. Everything I can think of. I judge him as RIGHTEOUS. I choose to see him as Jesus died to make him. I see him IN HEAVEN filled with light, sitting on a throne, carrying a royal scepter. It felt good. God was pleased. I still needed the money but I know it will work out somehow.
Shortly after I went over to his restaurant to pick up the equipment I lent to him and I waited outside. My friend went in to get the stuff. When he came back out he had a puzzled look on his face.
He said “It is the strangest thing: the guy was visibly shaken, gave me money for my work, the equipment you lent him, but the really weird thing was he kept asking me if everything was ok between you and him” I said “between ME and him?!” Yeah! That’s all he wanted to know! Is if y’all were cool.” Hahaha sounds like the Fear of God came on him!
Critical Understandings
Since you are not a sinner anymore but a saint, every single disruption of your peace is demonic in nature. It is NEVER you, it is demons. So how do you deal with them?
The BLOOD of JESUS, PRAISE and the COURTS. If there is something withstanding you after all this, then you are pretty much guaranteed to have an open agreement with hell and you need to FIX IT ASAP. [Lately I am less violent with the demons and instead of smashing them I send them to Jesus for him to deal with.]
If things have gotten really bad you may need to completely RE-BRAINWASH YOURSELF!! Have you agreed with other “Christians” recently!? Renounce them, break all covenants with people who claim to be Christians but who are bound by sin or who are defeated by demons.
This is absolutely one of the most critical aspects of walking in Victory.
Many Christians think victory over sin (and thus the devil) is something you will never fully experience until you “die and go to heaven” If you hear anyone say this you should get as far away from them as possible! You are not talking to a Christian but someone in the very highest realm of Satanism.
The Final Truth
None of this is theory, it is practical, “daily reality” Heavenly TRUTH for the hungry heart! There is no battle, no struggle, no attack that God Himself will not make sweet in your mouth.
Remember, just because you feel something, doesn’t make it real. As you keep your heart anchored in His, you will discover that each attack is simply an opportunity for advancing the influence of the Kingdom in and through your life! [and know that every word passing from your lips will heavily impact the outcome of the situation]
He’s already won and we’re enforcing His victory. Period.
When the enemy is desperate enough to stick out his neck and show you what’s he’s most terrified of by bringing your attention to it, REJOICE and SWING THAT SWORD. Agree only with your heavenly Father and you will quickly understand why ole snotface is so riled.
At the very pinnacle of conflict, we find His great hand extended with a smile…the place of temptation, the moments of decision, are the very lovingly orchestrated platforms of invitation; an altar of love where we believe Him and allow his grace to come up under us and overwhelm us into His presence.
“In the Messiah, in Christ, God leads us from place to place in one perpetual victory parade.” (2 Corinthians 2:14)
When you turn from sin unto God and COME to Him by radical obedience to his Word, You are going to stay in the presence, and his presence IS the Feast of his goodness.
His presence is also the most devastating warfare to the kingdom of darkness because you are taking God wherever you go. His presence is unbearable to evil spirits so they may to try to bump you out of it any chance they get. [Don’t agree with that, it is a fact 😉
Some people think that it is normal to always be under some sort of attack by demons, but that is NOT NORMAL. Imagine if you showed up to the battlefield with an invincible force. What would the battle be like? It wouldn’t be a battle at all. IT WOULD BE A FEAST. This is what Jesus purchased for us.
“You prepare a feast for me in the presence of my enemies. You honor me by anointing my head with oil. My cup overflows with blessings.” Psalm 23
We FEAST on the GOODNESS OF GOD while the devil and his whole army look on hopeless and TERRIFIED as their end approaches.
IF one of them happens to even catch your attention that is when you STRIKE!
When you are under the power of the BLOOD and living free from sin, ONE BLOW is all it takes to completely obliterate them and then get back to the party of Heaven on earth. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD and THEIR RIGHTEOUSNESS IS OF ME SAYS GOD.
Very few take advantage of this fact. Many people live in hell now and then go onto hell for eternity because they never ACT on this truth and break into the reality of heaven now!
There is a HUGE difference between declaring yourself to be the “righteousness of God in Christ Jesus” and actually staying in the atmosphere of heaven where you have PERFECT military supremacy over the army of darkness.
God’s people are destroyed for a lack of knowledge. THAT’S IT!
You should not expect to be under attack, but you should know how to easy devastate anything which tries to take your focus off of God. Sometimes one loud victory shout is all it takes to shatter all resistance, sometimes, the glory is so bright that demons cannot even get close enough to do anything. The point is you win every time no matter what.
If you find yourself under attack in any way, you MUST ASK your Father what is going on! He will show you. You may not like or understand what you see in that moment but YOU MUST OBEY and you will see the attack of the enemy evaporate like a puff of smoke in a high Wind. The battle need not last any longer than it takes you to LAUGH at the defeated foe who is desperate and terrified enough to expose himself by coming at one of God’s favored children.