Up Rooting Strongholds..

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Today's message is a Prophetic Word from the Lord that has been given, after a season of fasting and extended prayer, through the utterance of the Holy Spirit for such a time as this. It's an expression of God's Love, Grace and Deliverance for all mankind.

John 15:16

"Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you."

Foothold: Any habitual behavior, practice, or belief that is contrary to the Word and Will of God can provide a foothold into an persons life and become a stronghold in opposition to the kingdom of God.

Ephesians 4:25-27

"Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another. Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: Neither give place to the devil."

Stronghold: A fortress is a perfect example of a stronghold. A defensive structure surrounded by stone walls. We often times build walls to keep people out in order to feel safe from harm. A stronghold is a way of thinking and feeling that has developed a life of its own in a person. It might be a root of depression, unbelief, a bad temper, resentment or feelings of worthlessness but with God's help we can be set free from bondage.

II Corinthians 10:3-5

"For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh: For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds. Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ."

Often times, the enemy will shoot a fiery dart and his aim ultimately is to have us think about that bad thought to destroy us causing pain, hurt, bitterness and resentment. When we change the course and direction of our mind and think wholesome thoughts the enemy loses the battle.

Iniquity: A immoral act or behavior. The lack of moral and spiritual principles. According to the scriptures, iniquity refers to immoral or unjust actions, thoughts or behaviors. It is rooted in a willful rejection of God's laws and a deliberate choice to engage in sinful conduct. Iniquity is not merely an act of sin but an ongoing pattern of rebellion against God's righteousness. Iniquity is a "Premeditated choice, continuing without repentance." It's when we knowingly do wrong, defile and bluntly disregard authority.

Transgression: It is something that is against a command or law. Whether you are cheating on a test, or cheating on a spouse, you are committing transgression. So, to bring clarity, sin is what happens when we violate God's law and transgression is the actual act of violating the law, and iniquity is the dirtiness that lives in you when you've engaged in sin by transgressing against God's law.

Chastisement: To bring correction, punishment, rebuke, reprimand, admonish, reprove, lecture or berate. In Revelations 3:19, the Bible tells us those who the Lord loves he rebukes and chastens. The reason the Lord chastens us is when we commit iniquity.

God has to judge sin but he became that ultimate sacrifice of sin for us by making away of escape through his unfailing love because when he was on the cross, we were on His mind. Romans 5:8-10, says: "But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. Much more than, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him. For if, when we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, we shall be saved by his life."

We are not the masters of our own fate, "Jesus, is the author and finisher of our faith." (Hebrews 12:2). He often comes to interrupt our well ordered lives with a call to something higher than what we can ever imagine or hope for. He will use situations, conditions, relations and words that resonates and speaks to our soul for the purpose of accomplishing His will. "So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: It shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it." (Isaiah 55:11).

There is going to be a deliverance and inner healing anointing come upon you. It shall come upon you one by one. There is going to be a life impartation (the act of granting wisdom and knowledge), message given unto you. God is going to give you this life impartation of overcoming rejection, in Jesus' name. You shall speak the word, and spirits of suicide, death wish and self-hatred shall depart. You shall speak the Word in my name and demons will flee from the people by the thousands, in a moment instantly, in Jesus' name. He shall shod your feet with new shoes of peace as you walk in the fullness of the Armor of God as it is your spiritual defense against Satan. I pray that you will enter into a clear flow of the "Holy Spirit," and apprehend the destiny that belongs to you and your family. I bind and loose the spirit of destiny delays and interference. I command in the the name of Jesus that as you begin to break off the last vestiges of the law in the old Testament that the Grace of God will lift your spirit until you know you are "Blessed, with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ."

The Gospel of our Salvation:

"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ: According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love: having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will, to the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved. In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace; wherein he hath abounded toward us in all wisdom and prudence; having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself: that in the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ, both which are in heaven, and which are on earth; even in him: in whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will: that we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ. In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise, which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of his glory. Wherefore I also, after I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love unto all the saints, cease not to give thanks for you, making mention of you in my prayers: that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of him: the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints, and what is the exceeding greatness of his power to us-ward who believe, according to the working of his mighty power, which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places, far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come: and hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church, which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all." (Ephesians 1:3-23).

The Bible has a solution for the problem and that is to cut off our strongholds from the root. Satan will start with gaining access inside our lives through a foothold, an open door in the chambers of our heart. Therefore creating a stronghold of whatever addictions you submit to in your flesh. He then has legal rights to us until we repent, ask for forgiveness and to turn from our sinful nature. The sources of our iniquities are often found even deeper than that at the levels of our own experiences. They are often rooted in our family bloodlines.

Exodus 34:7

"Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear the guilty; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children's children, unto the third and to the fourth generation."

Sin cannot go unpunished and sins of the fathers can fall upon their own children and household and down into future family bloodline unto the third and fourth generation is the interpretation of this verse.

Lord, I acknowledge the sin of spiritual idolatry and the worship of other gods and belief systems. I stand in proxy on behalf of myself, my family and the future generations that are to come down the line hereafter I am gone. I humbly, come before you now for the generations that have been before me, on both my Father & Mother's side, and I ask for forgiveness for the remissions of sins that have been committed. I renounce idolatry, and for making idols of Religious Spirits, Spirits of Divination of all kinds, a Lying tongue, Spirits attached to Occult Spirits, The Spirit of Fear, Jealousy, Envy, Hatred, Evil Forebodings of strong feelings and notions of a future misfortune. This strongholds are not from you and they have robbed me of my joy, peace and happiness preventing me to prosper in life. I ask that these chains be broken, I be set free and my family bloodline be washed, sanctified under the blood of Christ and restored by your saving grace all the way back to the third and four generation. I openly, receive your love and forgiveness of my sins without feeling condemned from my past lifestyle, mindsets and choices. I take off the old man and put on the new man as I am renewed in Christ Jesus. I follow the leadership of the "Holy Spirit," from this day forward and I walk in faith believing that everything I touch will prosper and that I have the favor of God inside my life.

I renounce the curse over my life, my children's lives and my children's, children's lives.

Break off any involvement in cults or false religions. Repent and break off the vows and curses associated with any religious rights. Command any demonic spirits to leave your life and your homes in the name of Jesus!

Lord, make me pure in worship toward You. Smash every false idol in my life. I break off the bondage to "Fate" and move into liberty of your divine destiny in for my life. I ask that you would perfect my love of the truth. I decree and declare, "As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord." (Joshua 24:15). I will no longer place idols before God, and I fully surrender as I align my body, soul & spirit under the authority of Jesus Christ, my Lord and Savior.

Sickness and death are a result of the fall of man and the consequent curse that was imposed upon creation. Yet, Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us. (Galatians 3:13). He took our infirmities, and bare our sickness. (Matthew 8:17).

The Law of Sin & Death:

"For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of Sin and death." (Romans 8:2)

The Law of Sowing & Reaping:

"Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting." (Galatians 6:7-8)

The Law of Moses:

"Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life." (II Corinthians 3:6)

Knowing Your Adversary:

Satan and his demons prowl around, ready to pounce on our every weakness, filling us with fear, and ready to destroy our intimate relationship with God. But we are not defenseless. We have weapons of warfare that enables us to be spiritually aggressive and face the devil head on. Rather than lose ground in our faith, we can live armed and dangerous. Today, so many lives are destroyed by addiction, isolation, torment, and darkness. Yet, we were created for a greater purpose than only to merely exist as it was God's plan from the beginning to create us with purpose and give us an abundant life. He desires to restore unto us everything that Satan has stolen from us and that Jesus died to give us.

Understanding Demons:

Demons are evil entities. They are talked about as spiritual beings at enmity with God. They are sources of evil. They cause harm, distress, and ruin among creation. They are under the government of Satan, the lord of all evil. They were formerly called angels but got deceived by Satan whom he himself was suffering from self-deceit. They made up about a third of the angels in heaven. They left their heavenly habitation, an estate built for them by God with an evil plan to overtake God, their creator and were defeated.

Satan, through an organized network of Principalities, Powers and Rulers of darkness continually seeks to hinder God's purpose and plan in the nations of the World. See these scriptural references: (Daniel 10:12-13, John 12:31, John 14:30, II Corinthians 4:4, Ephesians 2:2, Ephesians 6:12 and Revelations 12:7-12).

Satan the leader of demons, he is variously described and called The Accuser (Revelations 12:10), the The Adversary (I Peter 5:8), Abaddon & Apollon (Revelations 9:11), Beelzebub (Matthew 12:24), The god of this world (II Corinthians 4:4), The old serpent (Revelations 12:9), A liar (John 8:44), The prince of this world (John 14:30), The prince of the devils & the prince of the powers of all the air (Matthew 12:24 & Ephesians 2:2), The ruler of darkness (Ephesians 6:12), Sinner (I John 3:8), Murderer (John 8:44).

Demons seek to break the covenant relationship people have with God here on earth. They seek to separate people from God. People are forced to enter evil covenants. They cause people to sin by breaking God's commandment. Once that is achieved such people are colonized and become subject to curses without limits. They become burdened with evil yokes and are used against God's purpose while here on earth. Each Principality had an alter where witchcraft, divination and enchantment are practiced to manipulate people against God's Plan. You have Satanist that pray and fast to Satan to destroy marriages, family unity and every godly principle of God. Christ's mission was to seek and save sinners, preach to publicans and call the lost to repentance. He gave up everything, position, rights, glory, went to individuals, cities, preached the gospel, and sent his disciples to preach all over the world. See scripture references: (Luke 19:10, Mark 1:35-38, Matthew 9:10-13, John 3:17 & I Timothy 1:15).

On his arrival, He taught and preached the gospel of the Kingdom, healed all manner of sicknesses, diseases, delivered the oppressed, and cast out demons (Matthew 4:23-25). He cleansed leprosy, cast the spirit behind leprosy out, delivered all the oppressed, people at the point of death, opened blind eyes, fed the hungry, healed the lame, 38 yrs impotent man, the dumb, the maimed, cast out unclean spirits, destroyed plagues, stopped great storms, established Peter, the fishermen who toiled all night, changed water into wine and raised the dead. He gave his followers, You and I power to do more than he did. See scriptural references: (Luke 10:1, Luke 10:17-19, Mark 16:15-20, Matthew 28:18-20).

In every generation, God always finds people to use to accomplish his vision, mission and purpose for mankind. He accomplishes it with the patriarch and later with the ancient nations of Israel (Genesis 12:1-3 & Exodus 19:4-6). God tells us, that His Word will not return unto him void, that it will accomplish were he sends it. That if he spoke it, you best believe it will come to pass. So, if God has spoken a word to you or made a promise to save your children, you can rest assuredly that it shall come to pass. Praise is part of God's Governmental Authority. In Psalm 149:8, He says, "To bind their kings with chains and their nobles with fetters of iron." The word bind means to keep in prison or restrain by governmental authority or command. When you bind these spiritual potentates, these kings and nobles, you are imprisoning them and immobilizing them by governmental authority. What government is he talking about? The Kingdom of God. We represent the kingdom so we have the power through our commands backed by governmental authority to bind the demonic nobles and the kings with chains and fetters of Iron. Hallelujah!

Closing Prayer:

Oh, Father, add our prayers to those of our big brother, David, and, like that man after your own heart, we too want to seek after you and to know our place in you through your precious son, our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Show us your ways that we count not one precious drop of His blood as vanity. Amen!

Psalm 61:1-2

"Hear my cry, O God, attend unto my prayer. From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: Lead me to the Rock that is higher than I."

In His Grip,

Pastor Wendy Schenkel