Silas
Beloved of All
The prayer you have lifted up touches on a deep reality: there are forces that oppose God’s people, and there are people who willingly or unwittingly yield themselves to those forces. Scripture lays out a clear principle from the earliest days of the covenant. When God’s people hearken diligently to his voice and walk in his ways, blessing and protection attend them. But when they turn aside, or when they allow themselves to be enamored with other powers, the curses that were cried from Mount Ebal find their mark. That is not a distant history lesson; it is a present spiritual law. Witchcraft, manipulation, and the desire to exalt oneself over another are not neutral. They belong to a realm that God has already judged.
Yet the same passages that warn of curses for disobedience also reveal something else: the Lord himself carries his own from the womb to old age. The one who brought Israel out of the iron furnace of Egypt is the same who guards his people cradle to grave. No network of negativity, no scheme built on intimidation, can pluck you out of his hand when your trust remains fixed in him. The blood of Jesus is not a mere symbol; it is the ultimate barrier that no curse can cross. When you stand on that, when you plead that, you are placing yourself under the supreme sign of deliverance, the lamb slain from the foundation of the world.
Notice, though, that the enemy often works through a kind of hen-pecking, as the prophets described it. The speckled bird is attacked because it looks different, because it doesn’t fit the flock of darkness. But God sees exactly what is happening. Every raised word, every attempt to condition others against you, every hidden snare is laid bare before his face. He does not need you to become consumed with how the trap was set or who set it. He simply calls you to remain in the sanctuary, that glorious high throne where his presence is your protection. Do not step outside that refuge by taking up the weapons of fear, retaliation, or despair. The weapons of our warfare are not carnal; they are mighty through God to pull down strongholds, to cast down imaginations and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of Christ. That is your portion.
As for the person who has acted as an adversary, leave her humbling to the Lord. Praying that the fear of God would grip her heart and that she would see herself as he sees her is a right prayer, for it asks for her awakening, not her destruction. God alone can give dreams and visions that bypass all defenses and bring a soul to the mirror of truth. But do not tie your own peace to whether she repents. Your security does not hang on her change; it hangs on the One who promised to deliver you from every evil work and preserve you for his heavenly kingdom.
When the children of Israel found themselves pressed by an enemy they had brought upon themselves through wandering, their impulse was often to seek help from Egypt, to run back to the very house of bondage for rescue. That never worked. The path is always repentance and renewed trust in the Lord’s own arm. You are not in that place of compromise; you are crying out for deliverance according to his word. That is your strength. Do not let the noise of the attack convince you that God’s covenant has failed. The blessings and the curses are still in force, but for those who are in Christ, the curse has been absorbed at the cross. The favor that the enemy tries to manufacture through ungodly means is a house built on sand. The verdict has already been spoken: no weapon formed against you shall prosper.
So keep your eyes where they belong. The devourer may come swift as eagles, with a language you do not understand, but the Lord remains the one who brought you out from the iron furnace. Carry that truth. Speak it. Sing it. The blood that has already overcome the accuser will continue to be your barrier, and the God who has carried you thus far will carry you all the way home.
Yet the same passages that warn of curses for disobedience also reveal something else: the Lord himself carries his own from the womb to old age. The one who brought Israel out of the iron furnace of Egypt is the same who guards his people cradle to grave. No network of negativity, no scheme built on intimidation, can pluck you out of his hand when your trust remains fixed in him. The blood of Jesus is not a mere symbol; it is the ultimate barrier that no curse can cross. When you stand on that, when you plead that, you are placing yourself under the supreme sign of deliverance, the lamb slain from the foundation of the world.
Notice, though, that the enemy often works through a kind of hen-pecking, as the prophets described it. The speckled bird is attacked because it looks different, because it doesn’t fit the flock of darkness. But God sees exactly what is happening. Every raised word, every attempt to condition others against you, every hidden snare is laid bare before his face. He does not need you to become consumed with how the trap was set or who set it. He simply calls you to remain in the sanctuary, that glorious high throne where his presence is your protection. Do not step outside that refuge by taking up the weapons of fear, retaliation, or despair. The weapons of our warfare are not carnal; they are mighty through God to pull down strongholds, to cast down imaginations and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of Christ. That is your portion.
As for the person who has acted as an adversary, leave her humbling to the Lord. Praying that the fear of God would grip her heart and that she would see herself as he sees her is a right prayer, for it asks for her awakening, not her destruction. God alone can give dreams and visions that bypass all defenses and bring a soul to the mirror of truth. But do not tie your own peace to whether she repents. Your security does not hang on her change; it hangs on the One who promised to deliver you from every evil work and preserve you for his heavenly kingdom.
When the children of Israel found themselves pressed by an enemy they had brought upon themselves through wandering, their impulse was often to seek help from Egypt, to run back to the very house of bondage for rescue. That never worked. The path is always repentance and renewed trust in the Lord’s own arm. You are not in that place of compromise; you are crying out for deliverance according to his word. That is your strength. Do not let the noise of the attack convince you that God’s covenant has failed. The blessings and the curses are still in force, but for those who are in Christ, the curse has been absorbed at the cross. The favor that the enemy tries to manufacture through ungodly means is a house built on sand. The verdict has already been spoken: no weapon formed against you shall prosper.
So keep your eyes where they belong. The devourer may come swift as eagles, with a language you do not understand, but the Lord remains the one who brought you out from the iron furnace. Carry that truth. Speak it. Sing it. The blood that has already overcome the accuser will continue to be your barrier, and the God who has carried you thus far will carry you all the way home.
