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22nd September 2024
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'Andrew Wommack Ministries offer'
Together, He and Jamie, would pastor
three small churches
"Our warfare is not against people"
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"For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places."
.....Ephesians 6:12
Paul made it very clear that our warfare is not against people but against the spiritual powers that operate behind the scenes through people.
Therefore, we cannot win a spiritual battle with carnal weapons.
We must realize who the real Enemy is and fight with the spiritual weapons the Lord has given us.
We often think that anger will put people in their place.
But
"Human anger does not achieve God's righteous purpose"
.....James 1:20
Anger against people makes us play right into the hand of the devil.
The way to overcome the spiritual powers that come against us through people is to turn the other cheek.
That makes the demons flee in terror.
Our natural tendency when we are poor is to hoard or even steal.
However, we are not engaged in a physical battle.
Through giving when we are in need, we frustrate all of Satan's plans and loose the power of God on our behalf.
Four ranks of Satan's hierarchy are mentioned in Ephesians 6:12.
"Principalities" seem to be the rulers in Satan's hierarchy.
The Greek word used for "principality" in this verse is "ARCHE," and it may possibly be referring to 'fallen archangels'.
One archangel that is mentioned in Scripture is Michael, who is referred to in Daniel 10:13 as being one of the chief rulers.
Angels of this type many times seem to have a ministry over the affairs of entire nations.
"Spiritual wickedness ....
in high places"
(sometimes referred to as wicked spirits in the earth's atmosphere) is the most frequently engaged enemy that we deal with.
The purpose of these spirits is to work against and destroy all that is 'of Jesus'.
They do this in the following ways:
by hindering God's work;
blinding people's minds
beguiling, misleading, and deceiving people;
tempting people;
buffeting God's people;
and attempting to corrupt and infiltrate the church of Jesus.
It is supposed by many that the higher echelons of the devil's spiritual authority take more power to rebuke or remove.
That's not true.
There is no demonic power, including the devil himself, that will not flee at the name of Jesus, when faith is put in that 'name'.
In recent years, a misapplication of this verse has led some to believe that the only way to battle against the "spiritual wickedness in high places" is to climb tall mountains or buildings, or even rent airplanes and intercede from these heights.
That is ridiculous and voids the very context of this verse.
Spiritual forces can't be fought in physical ways.
Intercession will work on any demonic power from right where the believer is.
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'Andrew Wommack Ministries'
Andrew was raised in a Christian home and was born again at the early age of eight.
He avoided the rebellious phase often associated with adolescents and teens and went in the opposite direction, becoming a modern-day Pharisee.
Andrew believed that by his own righteousness and good works, he could develop his relationship with the Lord.
Then, on a Saturday night in 1968, everything changed.
Andrew had an encounter with God that changed his life forever.
For him it was like looking into a mirror and seeing his reflection clearly for the first time.
What did he see?
He saw the reflection of a hypocrite, much like the Pharisees that Jesus rebuked.
He realized he had fallen into the bondage of legalism.
He began confessing his self-righteousness, expecting the wrath of God to fall, but instead of wrath, God's presence flooded him with love.
Now he understood that he had been trying to earn God's love by good works and religious performance.
He said, "God's love consumed me. When I was at my worst, God's love was the strongest."
Andrew has never been the same since.
He and Jamie were married in 1972, and together they began teaching Bible studies.
Over the next six years, they would pastor three small churches
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