Thoughts and Temptations: Prayer Note #80

Dutch Sheets tells us, “Considering the third aspect of stronghold, {found in 1 Cor. 10:3-5}, the Lord tells us we can “Take every thought captive to the obedience of Christ.”

The word “thought” is noema, which also means plans, schemes, devices or plots.

It refers to the spontaneous thoughts and temptations Satan uses to assault the unbelievers, as well as the schemes and plans he uses to keep them in darkness.

In intercession we must declare boldly that no weapon of Satan’s will prosper.

We must bind his plans and stand against them through prayer. We can and should pray that the unbeliever be shielded from Satan’s thoughts and temptations.

[A woman used the following steps of Dutch Sheets’ teaching, and began praying for her brother. In two weeks, he had a dramatic experience and cried out to God:]

• That God would lift the veil over him (revelation and enlightenment);

• For the Holy Spirit to hover over him and protect him;

• For godly people to be in his pathway each day;
• To cast down anything that would exalt itself against the knowledge of God, specifically pride and rebellion (This would include the hupsoma aspect of the stronghold.);

• To take down all known strongholds—thought patterns, opinions on religion, materialism, fear (This is the logismos dimension of the stronghold.) 
• To bind Satan from taking Kevin captive; to bind all wicked thoughts and lies Satan would try to place in Kevin’s mind (These would be the noema aspect of the stronghold.);
• That the armor of God would be placed on him.
• The unbeliever cannot war for himself. He cannot and will not overcome the strongholds of darkness, and he will not understand the gospel until the veil lifts.

We must take our divinely dynamic weapons and fight.

The powers of darkness will resist, but “Do not be afraid of them; remember the Lord who is great and awesome, and fight for your brothers, your sons, your daughter, your wives, and your houses” Nehemiah. 4:14.”

Prayer Note #80 - Thoughts and Temptations, taken from Dutch Sheets’ book, Intercessory Prayer (pgs. 175-177)

The next Prayer Note #81: 10/16- Strike the Mark

Tomorrow’s post: Spiritual Saint Oswald Chambers

Today’s treasure truth #2: If you are “born again”, you are redeemed from the hand of the enemy. Ps. 107:2

Our thought for today: Because of your radical obedience, there will come a radical turn around.

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