The world is full of evil, you need proper equipment to deal with it, you cannot pray it away but you can counter it with prayers. What this means is that you cannot pray that the devil should not come but you can stop him from having his way in your life. And the only language the devil understands is Power. You must be adequately empowered. Power is in levels, you are not just called to cast out demons but to torment the demons.
Isaiah 60:1-3.
1-Arise, shine; for thy light is come, and the glory of the LORD is risen upon thee.
2-For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, and gross darkness the people: but the Lord shall arise upon thee, and his glory shall be seen upon thee.
3-And the Gentiles shall come to thy light, and kings to the brightness of thy rising.
Once you carry the glory of the Lord, unbelievers shall come to you for rescue.
There is no alternative to adequate light in the battle against darkness, you must be equipped with light to deal with the darkness.
Matthew 5:16.
16-Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
Let your light shine brightly, if you see any devil hanging around any area in your life, it means you are not adequately empowered in that area. You need adequate power to succeed in life, there is no substitute for light in the battle.
Psalms 23:4-5.
4-Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
5-Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.
Let’s quickly analyze this scripture and draw strength from it.
- The shadow of death means something packed from the pit of hell to scare him but he said he will fear no evil. It is natural to fear evil if you don’t have the answer. The only way not to fear is to be equipped with what it takes to counter or destroy what is making you fear.
- The effect of the shadow of death was neutralized in his life because he was conscious of the fact that he has been loaded with the rod and the staff. And this also gave him the confidence to eat before his enemies.
So, you need both the rod which signifies power and the staff which signifies authority. The power has to be relevant and adequate. It is not enough to have something but to make use of it. The rod is the power and this is not automatic. It is not automatic to be equipped with power and authority, it does not happen by chance but must be a deliberate action. You have to make it happen.