Stepping Into Your God Promised Future | Part 4 – Overcoming Strongholds!

1 Corinthians 10:11 (TLB)
All these things happened to them (Old Testament Israel) as examples—as object lessons to us … they were written down so that we could read about them and learn from them in these last days.

Romans 8:37 (NLT)
Overwhelming victory is ours through Christ, who loved us.

Lesson #1 for Overcoming Strongholds:

Get on God’s !

Joshua 5:13 (MSG)

While Joshua was there near Jericho: He looked up and saw right in front of him a man standing, holding his drawn sword.

Joshua 5:13-15 (MSG)

Joshua stepped up to him and said, “Whose side are you on—ours or our enemies’?”

The man said, “Neither. I’m commander of GOD’s army. I’ve just arrived.” Joshua fell, face to the ground, and worshiped. He asked, “What orders does my Master have for his servant?”

¹⁵ GOD’s army commander ordered Joshua, “Take your sandals off … the place you are standing is holy.” Joshua did it.

Psalm 103:20-21 (NLT)

Praise the LORD, you angels, you mighty ones who carry out his plans, listening for each of his commands. ²¹ Yes, praise the LORD, you armies of angels who serve him and do his will!

Matthew 26:53 (MSG)

Don’t you realize that I am able right now to call to my Father and twelve companies of fighting angels would be here, battle-ready?

is a “getting on God’s-side” choice!

is a second “getting on God’s-side” choice!

John 13:17 (NIV)

Now that you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them.

Lesson #2 for Overcoming Strongholds:

Use and Trust God’s !

Joshua 6:1-2 (MSG)

Jericho was shut up tight as a drum because of the People of Israel: no one going in, no one coming out.

² GOD spoke to Joshua, “Look sharp now. I’ve already given Jericho to you, along with its king and its crack troops.

Colossians 2:13-15 (NLT)

God made you alive with Christ, for he forgave all our sins. ¹⁴ He canceled the record of the charges against us and took it away by nailing it to the cross. ¹⁵ In this way, he disarmed the spiritual rulers and authorities. He shamed them publicly by his victory over them on the cross.

1 John 5:4 (GW)
Everyone who has been born from God has won the victory over the world. Our faith is what wins the victory over the world.

Hebrews 11:30 (MSG)

By faith, the Israelites marched around the walls of Jericho for seven days, and the walls fell flat.

Ephesians 6:12 (TLB)

For we are not fighting against people made of flesh and blood, but against —the evil rulers of the unseen world, those mighty satanic beings and great evil princes of darkness who rule this world; and against huge numbers of wicked spirits in the spirit world.

2 Corinthians 10:4-5 (NIV)
The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. ⁵ We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.

 stronghold thoughts!

Proverbs 4:23 (NCV)
Be careful what you think, because your thoughts run your life.

on stronghold thoughts, say “no” to them!

James 4:7 (MSG)

Let God work his will in you. Yell a loud no to the Devil and watch him scamper.

Ephesians 4:26-27 (MSG)

Go ahead and be angry. You do well to be angry—but don’t use your anger as fuel for revenge. And don’t stay angry. Don’t go to bed angry.
²⁷ Don’t give the Devil that kind of foothold (topos) in your life.

stronghold thoughts with God’s true thoughts!

John 8:32 (NLT)
“You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”

Recommended Book — The Bondage Breaker — Neil Anderson

Philippians 4:8 (NCV)

Brothers and sisters, think about the things that are good and worthy of praise. Think about the things that are true and honorable and right and pure and beautiful and respected.