God had commissioned Moses to deliver Israel out of their slavery in Egypt, but Moses felt he was not equipped for the task.
"What is that in your hand?" God asked.
"A rod," Moses replied. He saw no special significance in it.
God proceeded to demonstrate to him the miraculous potential in that seemingly insignificant rod - and Moses actually fled in terror from his own rod! But when God showed him how to use the rod as an instrument of divine authority, it was all he needed to fulfill his task.
With that rod Moses defeated the magicians of Egypt-stripped Pharaoh of his power-humiliated Egypt's god's-and brought Israel out from slavery to freedom.
You too, have a rod in your hand: your Bible. If you can understand it's unlimited potential, you can use your Bible as Moses used his rod: to extend God's authority into any situation where Satan opposes the people and the purposes of God.
Over the past three years Ruth and I have been fighting a continuing war against Satan, who has opposed us and our ministry in many different ways. His primary goal has been to kill Ruth. In this war the Holy Spirit has taught us how to take the Bible as our rod and extend God's authority through it into every area where Satan has been opposing us.
The Holy Spirit has led us systematically t Scripture after Scripture, and has shown us how to direct them to each area where Satan has been opposing us. The strategy which the Holy Spirit has taught us is:
PROCLAIM!
THANK!
PRAISE!
First; PROCLAIM the appropriate Scripture with bold, unwavering confidence. To make this fully effective, we often personalize the passage we quote, making any grammatical changes needed to apply it personally to ourselves. For instance, where the Bible say's, "you," we change it to "I" or "we."
The second step is to accept the Scripture we have proclaimed as true, even before we see it's actual outworking in any situation. The natural result of this is to THANK God for it.
This leads logically to the third step: loud, jubilant PRAISE.
In Song of Solomon 6:4 Solomon depicts Christ's Bride, the Church, as "awesome as an army with banners." Under these three banners -PROCLAMATION, PRAISE, THANKSGIVING- we have been able to drive out the hosts of darkness and enter into the freedom which God has appointed for us as His believing people.
The scriptural proclamation in this article have been tested and tried in our own experience. The passage we have memorized have been taken from the particular version that the Holy Spirit has made "alive" to us. Unless otherwise indicated, this is The New King James. Where we have felt it appropriate to make significant changes in the wording, this has been indicated by an asterisk (*).
The Scriptures are grouped under nine main headings:
- Righteousness and Holiness
- Health and Strength
- Guidance, Protection, Preservation
- God's Intervention in Human Affairs
- Testing and Trail
- Spiritual Conflict
- Perfect Redemption
- Mental and Emotional Stability
- Serving God
To receive the maximum benefit from these Scriptures, here are three simple steps to follow:
Ask the Holy Spirit to make "alive" to you the special Scriptures which are appropriate to your particular situation.
Read these Scriptures through many times-out loud, if possible.
Gradually proceed from reading aloud to systematic memorization. This is a natural step. The Hebrew expression for "to learn by heart" is "to learn by mouth."
As you read the words aloud, they gradually become imprinted on your memory.
After a while, you will probably find other Scriptures. which the Holy Spirit makes "alive" for you in a special way. Write down your personal prayers and proclamations at the end the each section.
Ruth and I pray that these Scriptures will do as much for you as they have done for us. They have made the difference between defeat and victory!
Derek Prince
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Derek Prince (1915 - 2003)
Derek Prince was born in India of British parents. He was educated as a scholar of Greek and Latin at Eton College and Cambridge University, England, where he held a Fellowship in Ancient and Modern Philosophy at King’s College. He also studied Hebrew and Aramaic, both at Cambridge University and the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. In addition, he speaks a number of other modern languages.
While serving with the British army in World War II, he began to study the Bible and experienced a life-changing encounter with Jesus Christ. Out of this encounter he formed two conclusions: first, that Jesus Christ is alive; second, that the Bible is a true, relevant, up-to-date book. These conclusions altered the whole course of his life. Since then, he has devoted his life to studying and teaching the Bible.
His daily radio broadcast Derek Prince Legacy Radio (formerly Keys to Successful Living), reaches more than half the world and includes translations into Arabic, Chinese, Croatian, Malagasy, Mongolian, Russian, Samoan, Spanish and Tongan. He is the author of over 40 books, over 450 audio and 150 video teaching cassettes, many of which have been translated and published in more than 60 languages.
Derek’s main gift is explaining the Bible and its teaching, in a clear and simple way. His non-denominational, non-sectarian approach has made his teaching equally relevant and helpful to people from all racial and religious backgrounds.
September 24, 2003 Derek died in his sleep at his home in Jerusalem of heart failure following a prolonged period of declining health.
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