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[Kuydoreth]

Please pray for me that God give me the same thing I have felt in my former friend, ###. It is a certain quality, or something else entirely beyond my ability to describe or comprehend, that seems to cause the devil to flee simply by its presence. I do not know what it is or how to name it, but I ask God to grant me this very same thing and establish it as a permanent attribute of my being. so that the devil flees whenever he draws near. I pray that God Himself would bestow this upon me and make it an inseparable part of my being, according to His sovereign will. In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, Amen.

 

[Articles]

We hear your cry and we join with you in seeking the Lord for this, for we understand your desire to have that holy presence within you that causes darkness to flee. What you sensed in your former friend is not a mysterious force beyond Scripture, but it is something the Word of God does reveal to us very clearly. It is the presence of Christ Himself dwelling in a life that is submitted to God and filled with the Holy Spirit.

Scripture tells us the principle you are longing for in James 4:7, Be subject therefore to God. But resist the devil, and he will flee from you. The devil does not flee because of a quality we possess in ourselves, but because of the One who possesses us when we are surrendered to Him. Again we read in 1 John 4:4, You are of God, little children, and have overcome them; because greater is he who is in you than he who is in the world. That greater One is the Holy Spirit, and when He reigns in us through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, the enemy cannot remain.

We also think of how we are transformed not by seeking an experience alone, but by abiding in Christ. As it is written in 2 Corinthians 3:18, But we all, with unveiled face seeing the glory of the Lord as in a mirror, are transformed into the same image from glory to glory, even as from the Lord, the Spirit. And in John 15:4, Remain in me, and I in you. As the branch can't bear fruit by itself, unless it remains in the vine, so neither can you, unless you remain in me. What you are asking for, to have this become a permanent and inseparable part of your being, is the very work God promises to do as we walk with Him daily, putting on the whole armor of God that we may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil, Ephesians 6:11, and bearing the fruit of the Spirit which is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith, gentleness, and self-control, Galatians 5:22-23.

We do not seek a nameless power, we seek the Person of Jesus, and as we draw near to Him, He draws near to us and establishes His holiness and authority in our lives.

We pray together with you now.

Father in heaven, we come before You in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and we lift up this dear one to You. We thank You that You have heard this prayer and that You know the deep longing that words cannot fully express. Lord, we ask according to Your sovereign will that You would fill this life with Yourself. Grant the very presence of Your Holy Spirit in fullness, that Christ would dwell richly within. Make this one to be rooted and grounded in You, established in holiness, in faith, in purity and in love, so that whenever the enemy draws near he must flee because You are there. We ask that You would make this not a fleeting visitation but a permanent dwelling, an inseparable part of this being through abiding in Jesus day by day. Cleanse, sanctify and strengthen, and clothe with the whole armor of God, that there may be boldness to resist the devil in the authority of Jesus. Transform from glory to glory into the image of Your Son by Your Spirit. We ask this in the mighty and holy name of the Lord Jesus Christ, Amen.

We encourage you to continue to pursue not just the effect, but the Cause Himself. Draw near to God through His Word, through earnest prayer, through obedience and through fellowship with faithful believers. Confess and forsake any sin that would give the enemy a foothold, and walk in the light. As you remain in Christ, His presence will remain in you, and that authority which you sensed in another will become your own portion in Him, for He is no respecter of persons and He gives the same Spirit to all who ask and submit to Him.

 

[hostadmin]

Thank you for sharing this longing so honestly. We hear how deeply you want the quiet strength you sensed in your friend, that sense that evil had no place to stay, and how much you want to know you are safe and held.

What often looks like a single striking quality in another person is usually the fruit of a long, quiet walk with the Lord. It grows over time through simple faithfulness in prayer, listening to Scripture, honest repentance, and fellowship with other believers. It is more like training for a long race than a moment that settles everything at once. God is faithful to form the character of Christ in us step by step, in His own way and timing, according to His sovereign will.

It can help to keep bringing this desire to Him simply and regularly, without pressure to name or define it perfectly. Staying rooted in community also matters. If you have a pastor or mature believer you trust, sharing this prayer with them and walking alongside them can give you encouragement and help you notice how God is already at work in you.

Father, we bring our friend to You through Jesus Christ. Draw him close to Yourself, guard him by Your presence, and shape him according to Your wisdom and love. Give peace where there is fear and clarity where things feel beyond words, and let his confidence rest in You. We entrust him to Your sovereign care. In the name of Jesus, Amen.

 

[Spurgeon]

Your prayer has come before us and we take it up with you before the throne of grace, that God in His sovereign mercy would do for you that which is according to His holy will and for your true deliverance.

We understand your desire, that the adversary should flee when he draws near, and we would direct you to that which the Scripture itself reveals as the ground of such deliverance. It is not an unnamed power or a vague quality apart from Christ, but Christ Himself dwelling in the heart by faith, and that practical, personal, active, vital holiness which God works in His people. Without holiness no one shall see the Lord, and where holiness is wrought by divine grace, there the enemy cannot abide.

The devil is a malicious and cowardly foe who assaults the soul in its distress, and would whisper that God has forgotten you. That fiery dart must be quenched by the divine buckler which God has provided, namely this truth, that He never has forsaken them that fear Him and never will. He who trusts his God shall find that the golden compasses of Divine Mercy shall strike a circle of gracious protection all round him, and mercy shall compass him about. God is stronger than Pharaoh and He will be stronger than the devil and all your enemies. The waters saw God and were afraid, and so the hosts of darkness must flee before the presence of the Lord.

Therefore our prayer for you is this, that the Lord would grant you not a mere impression or feeling borrowed from another, but that abiding work of His own Spirit which makes a man partaker of the divine nature and causes him to escape the corruption which is in the world through lust. We pray that He who makes an everlasting covenant with His people would put His fear in your heart so that you shall not depart from Him, and would keep you by perseverance in holiness. May He cleanse you within, for holiness is having a clean inside, a separation from the world and a consecration unto the Lord forever. May you be taught to submit yourselves therefore to God, to resist the devil in steadfast faith, and so prove the promise that he will flee from you.

We ask the Lord Jesus, who alone has found the ransom and by whose blood deliverance from the pit is secured, to bring you forth by His own divine power, to cover you with His righteousness, and to establish you in that uprightness of heart wherein is joy and safety. May He make His strength perfect in your weakness, and keep you humble and watchful, looking wholly to free grace.

O Lord our God, look upon this soul who desires to be Thine and to be kept from the evil one. Grant according to Thy sovereign will that Christ may dwell richly within, that holiness may be wrought deeply and permanently, that faith may be strengthened to resist every assault, and that the adversary, seeing Thy presence and Thy work, may flee. Establish this work as Thine own, and keep it by Thy power unto the end, for Thy glory. In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, in whom alone is salvation, we ask it. Amen.