You can get a revelation of God's great plans for your life. Deuteronomy 20:1 in the New Living Translation says: When you go out to fight your enemies and you face horses and chariots and an army greater than your own, do not be afraid. If you let the high-profile religious personalities tell it, we are to take back our families, health, wealth, joy, ministries, etc. Wisdom Literature Instead of your shame there shall be a double portion; instead of dishonor they shall rejoice in their lot; therefore in their land they shall possess a double portion; they shall have everlasting joy. I also think this way of thinking tries to make God our puppet. Blessed shall be the fruit of your womb and the fruit of your ground and the fruit of your cattle, the increase of your herds and the young of your flock. And I said: Woe is me! He will guard the feet of his faithful ones, but the wicked shall be cut off in darkness, for not by might shall a man prevail. When we pray God it heaps coals of fire upon the head of the person. Get Your Bible Minute in Your Inbox Every Morning. Jesus came and restored everything that was stolen from us in the beginning. Ralph, it is true, the devil does indeed want to steal our joy and our peace. Luke-Acts Watch Kenneth Copeland teach you how to take your authority in times of crisis. Contact me: openbibleinfo (at) gmail.com. (Deuteronomy 28:13), 6. Don't get discouraged. Now is the time to move off the specific wording of these verses. But to neglect our great spiritual blessings in Christ and focus on things you think the Devil has stolen from you is to dishonor the unfailing promises of God, the redemptive work of Christ, and the sanctifying work of the Holy Spirit. The devil comes to steal, kill, and destroy so whether he's taken your health, money, time, energy, or peace God can restore what has been lost. I haven't slept normally for 2+ years, lots of trauma from abuse and was recently diagnosed with Lyme disease. Recognizing the value of consistent reflection upon the Word of God in order to refocus one's mind and heart upon Christ and His Gospel of peace, we provide several reading plans designed to cover the entire Bible in a year. Gods mercy is renewed every morning. This is just pure evil beyond anything our rational minds can even begin to comprehend. Then David and the people who were with him lifted up their voices and wept, unto they had no more power to weep. In most of these horrific cases, the person is never found and it has been estimated by law enforcement that the sexual predator will usually kill the person they have just abducted in the first 24-48 hours. L Now is the time to save the day for my daughter and bring her back home, safely and sound. Note that the thief, thieves, and robbers Jesus talked about did not come to steal or rob the sheep of what they had; they came to rob and steal the sheep! I now plead the blood of Jesus against any bad and evil people who may want to try and harm her in any way. Minor Prophets I want it all back / Everything that the devil stole / Take it back. For those of you who have never formed out this kind of a special battle prayer to deal with this kind of extreme adversity, below is a sample type battle prayer you can draw up to go to the Lord with. Minor Prophets July 18,2020 Thus saith the LORD unto you, Be not afraid nor dismayed by reason of this great multitude; for the battle is not yours, but God's.. He does, however, specifically say that anyone who tries to enter the sheepfold by any other way than the gate is a thief and a robber (John 10:1) In verse 8, he says that all who came before him were thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not hear them! I am expecting great victories in the face of great impossibilities. When everything caves in on us, rejoicing in the Lord makes Him our strength and causes us to walk upon high places. And he thrust out the enemy before you and said, Destroy.. Thank you so much for praying for my husband. Please Lord, take this assignment up and bring our daughter back home safely, sound, and in one piece, with not so much as a hair on her head being harmed. Then David was greatly distressed, for the people spoke of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and his daughters, but David strengthened himself in the Lord his God. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select a Beginning Point Dont let the enemy know what youre thinking and feeling. You are a candidate for God's restoration. Thank you for all the revelations that are embedded. Behold, all who are incensed against you shall be put to shame and confounded; those who strive against you shall be as nothing and shall perish. Thank you for reading the post! Historical Books Consequently, many of our lives and churches are preoccupied with superficial things, rather than the God-centered, Christ-exalting, Spirit-empowered, life-transforming, and culture-engaging mission and message of the gospel. When Davids enemies stole his family and then burned his home city, and everything in it, to the ground, he wept until he couldnt weep anymore. Joel 2:25 Context. . . And that person will run to the mercy seat for forgiveness and "he that stole will steal no more working with his hands that which is good etc. This is when you will literally go to war with your situation just like David did on the above story, and just like he did when he took on and defeated Goliath. And I'm comin' to get my stuff. What you are seeing are demons influencing these predators to first steal the child and then kill them after they have had their way with them. Debbie, we must allow the verse to mean what the original author meant for it to mean; not what we think it means! Amen. Above him stood the seraphim. I expect blessings to chase me down and overtake me. At least, that's how Isaiah responded to the sovereign holiness of God (see Isaiah 6). PLUS, he plundered the enemys camp and brought all the spoils back with him! In other words, if God does not directly move on these kinds of extreme situations within a very short period of time, the person could end up dying with what they have just fallen into. We reap what we sow (Gal. Yes! The devil really is not so desperate to get stuff that he has to resort to stealing it from us! They came to destroy the sheep! The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. Whatever issue is going on in our lives right now, we must remember that its not over. So David inquired of the Lord, saying, Shall I pursue this troop? They are in "the snare of the devil", taken captive at will. First, you're not alone. Though I walk in the midst of trouble, You will revive me; Truly my soul silently waits for God; from Him comes my salvation. We can pray and trust and obey and wait and rejoice and love and forgive and give and serve in the midst of and in spite of life's difficulties. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation. It tells us that Satan is a murderer and a liar and a deceiver. First of all, we might be able to accuse the devil of many things, but we cannot biblically accuse him of being a thief! Most cite John 10:10, but the enemy in that verse is not the devil, but rather the religious leaders who were taking advantage of people for their own selfish gain. As you speak these declarations over your life, let their truth permeate your spirit. Pentateuch Do not let her go home to be with You before it is her time to actually do so. Scripture taken from New King James Version. 2Ti 2:26 And [that] they may recover. Take back what the devil stole from me." Well, at least it rhymes. And one called to another and said: Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory! And the foundations of the thresholds shook at the voice of him who called, and the house was filled with smoke. When we recall how we felt when we got born again, we realize He has accepted us as His beloved children. OpenBible.info You may be the most mislead bible student Ive seen. The Bible describes our great spiritual enemy in many different ways. Learn how your comment data is processed. My son, if you have put up security for your neighbor, have given your pledge for a stranger, if you are snared in the words of your mouth, caught in the words of your mouth, then do this, my son, and save yourself, for you have come into the hand of your neighbor: go, hasten, and plead urgently with your neighbor. Watching these parents being interviewed by the media, and then seeing the pain and torment they are actually going through, is one of the most gut wrenching things that you will ever see. Amen. Burn this incredibly powerful story from our Bible into your memory banks in the event that you are ever forced to face this kind of extreme dilemma. In fact, according to Luke, the devil said: for it has been handed over to me, and I give it to whomever I wish (Luke 4:6 NASB). But you were called to resist him, use your authority and stand your ground. Copyright by Michael Bradley and Chris Bradley, When People Let You Down: Dealing with Disappointment. To get the most out of these weekly scriptures, we encourage you to keep them before you every day and apply them to your life and circumstances. And we should praise God for it. 2. Now, its true that the devil is a liar! Luke-Acts the devil flees from us. S God brings back all the hope and joy that was missing from our lives before we established a relationship with Him. AllMusic relies heavily on JavaScript. I will now end this article with one last bit of advice. The Blue Letter Bible ministry and the BLB Institute hold to the historical, A Song. Pauline Epistles Dont be afraid to cry, weep, and pour out everything that you are feeling and going through with the Lord. The Devil is even pictured in scripture as a serpent and a roaring lion and a dragon. Luke-Acts Wisdom Literature The bottom line is the devil already has access to the riches and material wealth of the world without trying to steal them from us! Bottom-line, I believe all this talk about "talking back what the Devils stole" only trivializes the biblical and historic Christian faith. We are to fight. (Proverbs 6:31), 4. (Romans 8:28), 7. Psalm 118:6 in the Message Bible says: Seventh, youve got protection stronger than Supermans cape or Spidermans web. GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Select an Ending Point Afolabi Olubola, Father God, its not Your will that the enemy steal anything from your children that You want us to have. N Minor Prophets GenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SongsIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, (Hebrew/Greek Search by English Definition), * 'Number Delimiters' only apply to 'Paragraph Order', Search verses, phrases, and topics (e.g. God is indeed the God of the turnaround. Remember, in the references cited earlier, the Bible does describe him as the god of this world. My question is this: Why would the devil want to steal from us when he already has the kingdoms of the world to offer? Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. The Bible has your answer, choose a topic below. It suggests that Satan is behind every adverse, difficult, or unpleasant thing that happens in our lives. Its time to charge into the devils camp with these 7 Confessions To Take Back What the Devil Has Stolen that you can declare in faith. call in reinforcements. 106,049 others have been my guests. But the Bible does not say much about the Devil being a thief. If you read my post: The Thief of John 10:10, you would discover that Jesus was NOT referring to the devil at all as the thief in that text! The Lord goes out like a mighty man, like a man of war he stirs up his zeal; he cries out, he shouts aloud, he shows himself mighty against his foes. SKU: 0121CD. D Here are seven indisputable reasons why you can take back what the enemy has stolen from you. But does the Bible teach it? And, if it had not been within the devils delegated power to make this offer to Jesus, it wouldnt have been a temptation at all! Never allow the enemy to know when hes hit you in a weak or vulnerable spotinstead call on and out the heavy artillery. These things are the order of the day. This series contains 3 compact disc. Again, study the above battle verses very carefully, along with the above story from King David. The Old Testament The Devil is even pictured in scripture as a serpent and a roaring lion and a dragon. Give her a second chance to live again. The Bible describes our great spiritual enemy in many different ways. In the Spiritual Warfare section of our site, we have an article titled Battle Verses of the Bible. In this article are 100 of the very best battle verses in the Bible. Hebrews 13:5-6 in the Amplified Bible says: So we take comfort and are encouraged and confidently and boldly say, The Lord is my Helper; I will not be seized with alarm [I will not fear or dread or be terrified]. God does not love the evil. .but always talk things over with God. The Amalekites had managed to steal and carry away every man, woman, and child from Davids camp. And if you faithfully obey the voice of the Lord your God, being careful to do all his commandments that I command you today, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth. No weapon formed against me, my finances, my health, my family or my ministry will ever prosper. Poetical Books Of the Sons of Korah. In John 10:10, Jesus says, "The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy." According to Alamoth. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly. If not, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place, unless you repent. For I am lost; for I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts! Do not rejoice when your enemy falls, and let not your heart be glad when he stumbles. The favor of God in my life restores everything the enemy has stolen from me. Here is a short, but very powerful story from our Bible that will perfectly apply to some of the extreme examples just mentioned above. The Old Testament To the choirmaster. My point in this post is that no matter what we may think the devil does, we cannot honestly accuse him based on this text, because Jesus was not talking about the devil, he was talking about the false religious leaders when he said: The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. As I obey Him and praise Him with a grateful heart, my faith and trust in Him is opening the door for a total and complete restoration of everything that has been stolen. The weekly meditation scripture and inspirational nugget are designed to encourage you in your walk with God, strengthen your faith and give you a specific scripture to meditate on all week long. Instead of thinking that the devil wants to steal from us, it is probably more feasible and biblically correct to think that the devil is more apt to offer us riches and material wealth in an attempt to lure us away from the Lord! Thank you for your visit. And he only comes to steal, and to kill, and to destroy! Well, if you would look at that text carefully, you might note that Jesus didnt specifically identify the thief as being the devil!