 Welcome back everyone. So we've been talking about the Overcomer's lifestyle and we said that as long as we can maintain our relationship with God and that walk of submission and consecration, we are in a good place that Satan can't just keep bringing attacks upon us. Now let's see a few more things that we can have so that we walk protected against the enemy. So the next thing is the Armour of God and this is there for us in Ephesians 6 verses 10 through 18 and there are different parts of the armour that are explained. And as I was sharing earlier, this Paul, for the people to understand, the Roman soldiers those days had this armour. So he used those parts to tell how believers can protect themselves against Satan, their spiritual enemy. So as part of the armour, he lists out helmet of salvation, breastplate of righteousness, belt of truth, shoes of the Gospel, sword, the word of God, shield of faith. Now shield of faith protects you as well as you can use it against the enemy as well. So it's offensive as well as defensive. So he uses this imagery to let the believer know that a believer should be ready. So when you wear an armour, you don't just wear an armour on a good day but when there is war, when the situation is such that any moment, anything can happen, the enemy can attack from any side you have the armour on. So for a believer, this is our regular attire. Though we can't see in the spiritual realm, we are required to be ready for this enemy. Any believer who says, oh, I didn't know that Satan can influence my thoughts, oh, I didn't know that Satan can influence my situations. I was not prepared. We don't have that excuse. We have to be prepared because that's what Paul writes. In fact, he says, you know, Ephesians 6-12, a battle is not against flesh and blood but against principalities, powers, rulers of wickedness. So he lists out these spiritual enemies for facing the enemy and need to have the armour on. And I've explained some parts of the armour earlier, so I'm not going to go into it one more time, but know that it is a defense. So let's say the believer does not have the belt of truth or the believer does not know the truth of God's word. What does God's word say about? Something about money, about bribery, about corruption, about extortion. So excuse me, a believer, when you don't know the truth, easier to be manipulated, isn't it? By Satan and his influence. He'll say, ah, do this, do that. And I don't know what the Bible says. So okay, fine, you know, do whatever. Or a believer does not know about the power of the tongue. We saw how life and death is in the power of the tongue. Now if Satan can influence, ah, say this, say that. Here is a furious believer, no control on what they are speaking. And they speak curses, speak a lot of negative things. So what's happening? The belt of truth is lacking. We don't have that armour on, you know, peace of the armour on. So we are becoming vulnerable if we are missing out on the pieces of the armour. That's the point. So every believer at all times should have all parts of the armour on. And then Satan is not able to touch us. Okay, it's just a simple example. The breastplate of righteousness. So one is, my righteousness comes from God. I'm aware of that. I'm the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus. So when Satan tries to attack me and says, oh, you are no good. God does not accept you this and that. You say, no, no, no, I am already redeemed. I am the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus. That is one, positionally. Then through life, you're doing what is righteous. Okay, it is right for me to, you know, say this or say that, do this or do that. Okay, I will not be doing this because it is wrong. Okay, so what's happening? A believer is walking in the right path. So then you could just imagine, you know, the whole animation, like it's like a breastplate of righteousness. It's covering the heart of the believer. So heart is protected. So important, no? Head has to be protected. It's very important. Helmet of salvation. You are aware. Who am I in Christ Jesus? And what are my blessings as a person who is saved? Now, if there's a dart coming to your head, protected, important part. Dart coming to your heart, protected, breastplate of righteousness. So every believer, there's no question of removing the armor. As long as we are walking on the earth, full, have the full armor on. Okay. And if we have the armor on, we will be able to overcome the attacks of the devil. And also another thing that we see about this armor is usually it was only for protection of the front of the soldier. So the assumption is that the soldier will face the enemy. So there's really for the Roman soldiers, there is really nothing great to protect their back. Because again, the assumption is soldier is not going to run away because only when you run away, you will turn your back and run right. And then you get hit on your back. So the believer will face the devil and still be protected because of all these things. That one puts on. So that brings our protection. Now, some people also, just talking in terms of the armor of God. Some people also say that the Roman soldiers to protect their back, what they would do sometimes is they would make a group shield. Group shield is when everyone stands next to each other and make something like a circle or something. Then what they do is they'll all hold their shield and they will move in that formation. So what happens? Every side outside has shields and breast plates and all that. So the darts of the devil can't get them. Their backs are protected by other soldiers. So again, it is said that when we walk in godly, loving, peaceful community, that is also a protection. Satan cannot attack us so easily. So have the armor on as an individual and as a community and that is a place of protection. For me to have an overcomer's life, faith is so important. In the armor, we have what is known as the shield of faith. Shield of faith is an offensive weapon, that offensive part of the armor because you can move it around. And if an arrow is directed, what they could also do is deflect the arrow. If possible, just deflect it onto another place or they can use it to literally bang someone physically. So it's an offensive weapon in that sense. Faith is very important. A believer without faith is a good target for the devil. So I mean, when we don't have faith in who God is or that the nature of God, when God said that he's our deliverer, we don't have faith in that or that he's our provider. When we lack faith in any area of our lives, those are vulnerable places where the enemy can try to come in. So we have to maintain our faith and how much faith is required. Jesus said in Matthew 17, he said that mustered seed faith. That's all. You need like a little bit of faith to move the mountains. So every believer I'm sure we can carry at least that much of faith in our lives and it is our responsibility to preserve or guard our faith. How do you guard your faith by being in the Word of God? Because we see that faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God. So without the Word, we will not produce faith and if there is no faith, we are a good target. There's no shield. Shield has come down and so if Satan tries to attack, it will hit. So faith is important and whatever we do in our lives, faith has to be the leading force. Whatever is not a faith is sin, the Bible says. So live life with faith in what God has called us to do, in what we are doing today, the decisions we are making. Let it all be faith decisions and we know that when we make that journey of faith like Abraham, you have put your trust in the promises of God. I know God will lead me. I'm doing what God's Word says. I'm doing the righteous thing because this is what God's Word says and he is a rewarder. He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek him. So what does that take? It takes faith. What if I don't believe that God will definitely bless my life? Then I have no faith. I'm like, okay, God, if you want to bless, you bless. If you don't want to bless, where is the faith? So everything needs faith and through the Word, we can have faith in who God is. We can have faith in the promises of God and the Word of God and it really gives us protection from the devil. So maintain faith. Don't let your faith level come down at any point. So every day, spending time in prayer, spending time in God's Word, all that is so important because what are we doing? We are building ourselves up. We are building ourselves up in faith. Also praying in the spirit. Praying in the spirit is so crucial, isn't it? So yeah, we must hold on to faith. And in this case, Matthew 17, it's also a passage where the disciples of Jesus, they were not able to cast out demons and then they tried to go back and ask Jesus, okay, Jesus, what went wrong? Which point was it? Was it mind games or open doors? Basically they're checking on the teachings that they received. What did we do wrong? Which chapter did we miss here? When he says, this kind shall not go except without fasting and prayer. And though he didn't mention it, fasting and prayer has an effect on our faith. So that is what he was saying. He was saying it was because of your unbelief. Why? Jesus, why couldn't we cast out because of your unbelief? But if you deal with the unbelief and build faith, then what will happen? Then you can even cast out demons. So keep faith. And faith is so critical when you are facing the demonic realm. They can't take it if you're a person of faith. Okay, now next is intercession. Intercession is helpful to protect ourselves and people whom God puts on our hearts. Now if you recall, there was a time in Luke 22 where Jesus talking about Peter. He says, you know, Peter, Satan has desired to sift you like we, but I have prayed for you before Peter goes through something. Jesus prays for him. So somebody praying for another person is called what? Intercession. Jesus interceded for Peter, which is what, you know, helped him come out of that situation, which is what helped him overcome that situation. And even today, prayer, it's like prayer, I'm sorry, you could just, I'm just giving, you know, a way to understand it. It's like it creates a shield, you could say. So there is a shield that is created for yourself, for your family member or people whom you care about, church people. So through intercession, there can be protection against the vials of the devil. I'm sure even you've heard so many testimonies, isn't it? That people prayed and when they went out, something risky happened to another person, but they were safe. Because, you know, maybe their mother was praying for them or something like that. So when somebody is interceding and there's prayers going up, God's protection comes over people's lives. And there are so many testimonies that we could actually talk about. And when we talk about intercession, there is prophetic intercession. And the book of Amos, we saw that, you know, God shows him that I'm going to bring judgment through fire. I'm going to bring judgment through locus. So what does he do? When he comes to know, he starts interceding as per the revelation that is known as prophetic intercession. So even for us, we could have the knowledge that something is going to happen or Satan is going to do this or that. So when we come to know and we raise up prayers, what happens? It sort of cuts the plan of the devil and there is protection. So in this manner, we can truly be led by God and be protected from Satan's tactics. One is protected, second is demolish his tactics. So prayer is very, very important. Sometimes we look at, you know, in different ones in our situations, at least in my example, it was more of my grandmother and my mother. So they were very prayerful. Like to talk about my grandmother, I would say that just before going to bed, she will get on her knees. That's what I have seen of her, that oh, she's praying and then I'll go to bed. Then morning when I wake up, it'll be like midnight or early mornings. She'll still be on her knees. Or in the morning when I wake up, she'll still be on her knees. So I'll be like, what is she doing? That was my thing of my grandmother. Oh, okay. And I close my eyes, she's on her knees. When I open my eyes, she's on her knees. We could look at intercession and think, oh, what is the big deal? Or we could even look at people like our grandmothers and mothers and, you know, so-called not so strong looking people and think, what is the power in it? But, you know, God, there's something that is unlocked in the kingdom of God when we engage in prayer, intercession for one another. You know, that's that shield of protection. And even if it is the enemy trying to raise up a standard, we know that the Holy Spirit will come and crush it, even as we pray. So intercession is so important. If we can do that for our family members and our loved ones, we can see, you know, God's protection. Okay, so that's about intercession. So we can have that as a part of our lives. Then moving on to fasting. Fasting, you know, once again fasting, we have studied thoroughly in the subject called prayer and intercession. Some of you probably have not taken that class, but it's available for you on, you know, that APC Bible College YouTube channel. You can go to the prayer and intercession classes and look up, you know, fasting and it covers entirely what fasting does. Now, one of the things that fasting does is it helps us build our faith. And what overcomes the devil? No faith, isn't it? So the way Jesus said in Matthew 17, why didn't that the demon come out because of your unbelief? He says, so how to deal with unbelief? We can intercede. We can pray, we can fast. So as we take up fasting, now you can do it in different ways, but what will happen? Again, there is that protection. There is that taking of authority and dominion and canceling, crushing the works of the devil. So fasting is very helpful. A couple of points are there in this section itself that fasting intensifies spiritual hunger, passion, focus. It subdues our fleshly hindrances in offering ourselves to God. It also subdues and eliminates doubt and unbelief. So that is the advantage of incorporating fasting. So if we can have all these elements in our regular normal life, then it's like maintaining an overcomer's lifestyle. It's like what I told you, efficient six. You're stepping out like a soldier. You have your armor on. Your relationship with God is fine. You're submitted to God. Whatever responsibility God has given you, you're doing it. And you've employed all these other things, intercession, fasting, everything else. So you are ready to take on the devil. At every onslaught of the devil, you're taking on winning next, next, next, next. And you're just proceeding in your Christian walk and Christian journey. Now, if any one of these is missing, that's where you have an injured believer. You have a wounded soldier. You have somebody who is attacked and taken by the devil. But not that they can't rise up again. Of course, we all do rise up again and take our position, take our authority and see God's glory. So that's about having an overcomer's lifestyle. Any thoughts, any questions about this? Maybe some practical questions that you all have. So yeah, just to reiterate that having an overcoming lifestyle doesn't mean that we will not come under attack. That says normal, whether you like it or not. So it will keep attacking. But good thing is we are ready. We are prepared and those attacks should not really cause any damage for us. So that's the way every believer can maintain the right lifestyle. Now, we talk so much about the armor of God. Now, armor is for protection. But in warfare, you would agree that we also need some weapons. Because we are not fighting a normal, natural enemy. We are fighting a spiritual enemy. So if you are fighting a spiritual enemy, we usually pick up weapons suitable for the enemy. So if you have, you know, sometimes we have these mosquito problems, isn't it? We go out for a camp, a retreat or even in our homes, then suitable weaponry for that you have. You probably have some coil or something that you plug in to deal with that enemy. Now, if there is some other creature, maybe, you know, I have seen people, if there's a rat infestation or some banding boots or something, they sometimes use a stick to deal with that enemy. So suitable for the pest. You use a solution. So when you're talking about Satan, what is a suitable weapon that a believer can use? Because obviously I can't just randomly use weapons on this enemy and expect the enemy to, you know, be subdued. I have to go by what God's word prescribes. And that's the only way that we can overcome this enemy. So 2 Corinthians 10 verses 3 to 5. Is anyone able to read this passage? 2 Corinthians 10 verses 3 to 5. 2 Corinthians 10, 3 to 5. Though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh. For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ. Thank you. Thank you, John. So you notice here that the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but they are mighty through God. So we can't use fleshly weaponry to overcome this spiritual enemy. But we use what God tells us to use. And talking about, you know, defeating this enemy and using weapons. Now we are focusing on the offensive. So far we said, maintain a lifestyle like this. It's more defensive. You're more protected that way if you have a lifestyle. But there are also times when we have to go on the offensive where we say, okay, come on, let me pick up my weapon and attack the devil. Okay, so we use spiritual weapons, not carnal ones. And these would of course help us to attack and, you know, to an extent defend ourselves. So what are these weapons? We'll go over them one by one. So again, you have the armor of God, you have faith, which is both a defending and an offensive weapon. You have the word of God, the blood of Jesus. You have the name of Jesus, the power of the spirit and proclaiming his praises. So all these things will damage the work of Satan. And he wouldn't want us to have any one of these. Now coming back to the armor. You know, armor, we said that it protects us. But you could also do the, you know, when you do the right thing, because it's the right thing, even in the midst of adversity or crisis, it's like an offense. So when you are doing righteous acts, you are actually offending the devil. So yes, the parts of the armor are for our defense, but we can kind also, you know, use it to bring down the kingdom of the evil one. And we are called to do this, to put on our armor and be strong in the Lord. So Ephesians 6 and verse 10, it says, I'll read it for us. Yeah. Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of his might. So we are called to be strong in God or empowered, or in other words, maintain our strength or increase our strength in God as we journey through life and in the power of God. In the power of God, there is the dominion, the dominion which we have and his might, it says. So might has to do with ability. It has to do with ability or capability. So we are strong in with God's strength, with the authority that he has given us and God's ability, working through our lives and how can we be strong by putting on all these weapons. So talking about, you know, using the parts of the armor in a manner to bring the kingdom of God, one would be the best plate of righteousness. I already told us that walking in righteousness is so important. Yes, we recognize that we are the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus, but we also do what is right. And that will demolish the kingdom of God. Now I am able to recall, again, we'll talk about this in acts of righteousness, you know, when we are dealing with, you know, some issues in a region. But acts of righteousness can really destroy the plan of Satan. So I heard this testimony about a particular pastor and how God worked through his life to bring peace between two communities. Two communities were fighting. Okay. And at that time, God really used this pastor and his team to bring peace. So when there is strife, these people sowed the seeds of peace. What is that? Acts of righteousness. And through that, you know, peace came between the communities and also in spiritual warfare, people talk about how when we do the right thing, you know, that also damages the kingdom of the devil. For example, you know, let's say where we are, where we are, everyone gives a bribe, but we decide that we don't want to give a bribe. So then what happens? You know, the kingdom of God is coming through that walk of righteousness or act of righteousness. So it is the offensive. It, you know, it crushes, it demolishes the structure of the satanic kingdom in that place. So in that way, you know, we can use it as a weapon. Righteousness is a weapon. I'll do the right thing. Okay. Let's see what the devil will do. So you're using it like a weapon. Okay. And it's working for you. And again, the truth of God's word, when we know the truth and walk in the truth. Okay. So walking in the truth is very similar to walking in the, walking in righteousness. So that also weakens the kingdom of Satan and it destroys the kingdom of Satan. So you use it as a weapon. You walk with the truth of God's word. Then readiness to share the gospel of peace. These are the shoes of the gospel. Right. So then what happens is we are equipped. We are equipped to share about Christ, share about his salvation. And when we do this, what's happening? People's lives are being touched. The whole that Satan has on people's lives is being destroyed. People are receiving blessings. They are receiving healing, deliverance. Okay. So God's kingdom is expanding and the devil's kingdom is being destroyed. So having that readiness, having the shoes of peace of the gospel, that is also part of the armor. And we must have this as a weapon that we use against the enemy. So every part of the armor, you can talk about it. Most of them are defensive, but then yes, you can use some of them in an offensive way against the kingdom of darkness. Now faith, faith is both reset defensive. And I explained that to us when we have faith easily, even if some doubts are short at our mind. It doesn't bring us down easily. And with faith, if you have faith, then you can speak to the mountain and ask it to be uprooted and be cast into the sea. So you can use your faith as a weapon as well. And the enemy cannot take you. We know, right? Like Satan, what does he do? He's like a roaring lion waiting to devour someone. But if a person is walking with faith, it's not easy for the devil to devour such a one. So we can use our faith. We can demonstrate our faith. By faith also, you can take some actions that is the offensive against the devil. You say, oh, but I believe God said and this is what God is going to do. So I will do it and Satan doesn't like it. So you can use faith, walk in faith and that will damage the kingdom of darkness. Then of course, we all know that in the armor of God, we always talk about the word of God, which is the sword of the spirit. What do you do with the sword? Clear cut offensive. Take it against the enemy. You take down the enemy. So using the word of God helps us overcome the lies of the devil. Now, who is the best example who use the word of God as a sword or a weapon? Anyone you know use the word a lot to overcome Satan's lies? Jesus. Yeah, excellent. Yeah. That's true. Jesus. So what was his way of using the sword? Every thought that came, he said it is written. It is written. So you counter the lies with the truth of what is written. And if we can develop that knowledge in the word and our meditation in the word, we will face Satan and overcome him each time with the word of God. So I think that is quite clear. Now the blood of Jesus, the blood of Jesus is our protection. And also the blood of Jesus is offensive to the devil. You know why? Because it just reminds the devil that he has lost. He doesn't like the blood of Jesus. Any reminder of the blood of Jesus is a reminder that he lost the battle. It's a reminder that these people have already been purchased and there is power that has taken them into another kingdom. And I have no grip on these people. So it's very frustrating when Satan hears the blood of Jesus. So that is why the blood of Jesus is that overcoming weapon. When we read Revelation 12, 11, we see that we overcome him with the blood of the Lamb and with the word of our testimony. The blood of the Lamb speaks a different word. It speaks a word of our redemption. It speaks a word of our protection. It speaks of our cleansing. What happened? When we do the communion, we say this is the blood of the covenant which was shed for the forgiveness of sins. So the cleansing of our sin, the blood talks about it and Satan doesn't like it. It's an offensive against the devil because the blood, what does it do? It cleanses us. What did the blood do? It justified us. What did the blood do? It reconciled us to God. It brought us near to God. It gave us the boldness to enter into the holiest place. The new covenant is sealed by the blood of Jesus. So that is what sealed the new covenant. We are sanctified by the blood of Jesus. We have redemption by the blood of Jesus. The church or God's people were bought by the blood of Jesus. So the ransom price in a sense was the blood that the Lord Jesus shed on the cross for us. Our conscience is cleansed from dead works by the power of the blood of Jesus. We have been redeemed from our main way of living through the blood of Jesus. We overcome the enemy through the blood of Jesus. The Passover lamb, when Moses led the people out of Egypt, he said, take the blood of the lamb and put it on the doepos, because that protected them from the plague of the first born child. It's a symbol of protection. So today when I speak of the blood of Jesus, that is affirming my protection under what the Lord Jesus has done. So for Satan, it's like really no entry zone when you refer to the blood of Jesus and also talk about what the blood has done. So when we say, okay, I'm applying the blood, a lot of believers say that while praying, they say, I pray, I come to you in the name of Jesus and Lord, I apply the blood. What is apply the blood? Apply the blood is recognize what the blood has done. If we simply just say, okay, the blood of Jesus is my protection. I apply the blood on my family. It is not, you know, we are not understanding the value and the work of the blood. And that's not helpful actually, because Satan knows that you don't know. And so when he tries to intrude, violate and all, we are okay because we don't know the blood has sealed the new covenant. The blood has redeemed. The blood has claimed sanctified. Okay, the blood has purchased. We don't know all these things. So where there is no knowledge, that's the place where Satan can play. So how to apply the blood? The best way to apply the blood is know what the blood has done and speak of what the blood has done. So even during deliverances, remember I was saying that sometimes people, it's a good thing. You know, they say, oh, the blood of Jesus, they bring up the blood of Jesus. But then not really with understanding, then it loses its essence. But even during deliverance, when we're facing, you know, demons and the enemies, if we say, okay, I come against you demons in the name of Jesus, this is what the blood has done. The blood has redeemed this child. The blood has sanctified. The blood has cleansed. You know, the blood is their protection. They overcome by the blood. The demons will start trembling because they know that you know what the blood has done. So this is the way we have to apply through the knowledge of what the blood has done for us, not by simply, you know, saying the blood of Jesus. Okay, so the blood has done all these things for us. It bears a good witness for us on the earth. And you know, so the blood of Jesus is a weapon that we use against the enemy. Now coming to the next weapon here, the name of Jesus. Okay, so the name of Jesus, we've learned so much about it. You know, we've learned even during delegated authority, and we said that the kingdom, you know, the kingdom of darkness, it recognizes the kingdom of light and the kingdom of darkness. The demons recognize the people who are, who have, you know, like who have authority in the kingdom of God. And when we speak the name of Jesus, when we speak the name of Jesus, you can read like, you know, in the early church, they did this because only when Jesus went, he ascended, he said, okay, now in my name, you cast out in my name, you heal in my name, you cleanse the leper. So they started using the power and the authority of the name of Jesus. And in the name of Jesus, what happens? You shall cast out demons. We cast out demons by what? By a weapon. And what is that weapon? The name of Jesus. Why is this so special? Because the name carries the authority. In other ways, you can imagine, you know, a throne is backing up that name. So every time you bring up the name of Jesus, it's like all of heaven, which is the greatest throne, throne of God in heaven. It's saying, I'm behind this name. You have to listen to what is being said. So, you know, carries that kind of authority, the name of Jesus, and we can use it against the devil and say, whenever you say, I come against you in the name of Jesus, remember that the authority of the throne of heaven, you know, you are kind of speaking of it and Satan doesn't like it. For him, it is a reminder that he was crushed on the cross. So he is just so displeased when you bring up these things. And, you know, this name, we also know that it is a name which is more excellent than any other name, more excellent than the angels, the greatest name that God gave Jesus. It is a name which, you know, Jesus got by inheritance, but also it is a name which was given to him because of what he, if you can say, earned through his sinless life, through his righteous life. As a son of God, he never sinned. He lived the most holy and the most perfect life. He humbled himself to death on the cross. Philippians 2, we read about that and which is why, because he humbled himself, God exalted him and gave him the name above every other name. So, it is also because of what Jesus has done that he got this most excellent name. So, the name of Jesus carries, you know, a lot of value and above all, it carries a lot of authority. So, people would just, you know, like you see the early church casting out demons with the name of Jesus. So, using that dominion and authority through the name of Jesus. So, what we'll do is, I think we're kind of, yeah, there are two or three more things here. Okay, fine. Anyway, let me just cover the name of Jesus then. So, there are a whole list of scriptures here that talk about what the name of Jesus has done for us. We know that we have forgiveness in his name. We have salvation in his name. Prayers are answered in the name of Jesus. There is healing in the name of Jesus. There are miracles in the name of Jesus. There is authority in the name of Jesus. It brings the presence of God. When we are present, two or three are gathered in my name. I will be there in the midst of them. So, it brings the presence of God and the name of Jesus also brings the power of God. So, we must be aware that God has given us this weapon to use against the devil. We can use the name of Jesus. We can also go against the devil by the power of the Holy Spirit. If you recall, in Matthew 12, Jesus cast out a demon spirit. And when people wanted to know, how did he do it? Did he do it through some other demon spirit? He answers them and he says that by the spirit of God, I did it by the spirit of God. So, the Holy Spirit, the spirit that we co-labor with, he carries the might to go against the devil. So, the Holy Spirit and his work is a weapon against the devil. So, by the spirit, we can destroy demonic strongholds. We can destroy the works of Satan and his demons. And we must always remember that. And even, you know, scripture says that it is the anointing that breaks the yoke. What is the anointing? Anointing is the spirit. The power of the spirit. The power of the spirit breaks the power of any demonic work. And so, we overcome our enemy through the Holy Spirit. And the last point here is that of praises. Our praises are a weapon. The Bible says that the God destroys the enemy and the avenger through our praises. So, there are times when, you know, we lift up our praise and like Jehoshaphat, you all know about the story of Jehoshaphat where they went into battle with praises and they won the victory. So, our praise is a weapon against the devil. And, you know, use it. Never really forget what our praise is doing through the powers of darkness. And all of us these days, we are quite familiar. And the song, I raise a hallelujah. I raise a hallelujah. How can a hallelujah help, you know, against the devil? But the Bible says that God uses praise as a weapon against the devil. So, even our most simplest praise, you know, it's giving us all these victories against the powers of darkness. And we can remember that. So, use all these weapons depending on how the Holy Spirit is leading us. We can take up these weapons and, you know, we can tell the devil, okay, time to flee enough, you know, enough is enough. We will, we, devil will not flee if you take up a stick or, you know, even your, what are these earthly weapons, AK-47 and all kinds of weapons are there, right? But won't work, won't work against a spiritual enemy. So, we have to fight this spiritual enemy. Good thing is, he's already defeated. And we have this entire set of weapons, spiritual weapons, which we have, which we have to use against the spiritual defeated enemy. Okay, and enforce our victory. So, I'll just stop with this for today. If there's anything that you want to talk about, ask, you could. If not, we will close with a word of prayer. Okay, sure. So, let's close then. And also, some of you have submitted your assignments and you have messaged me saying, okay, submitted, submitted. I haven't been, like, able to reply to each of you personally. But yes, your assignments have come in. Those of you who haven't, then please, you know, go ahead and finish this first assignment so that we can have the next one soon. Okay, let's close. Anyone who is able to pray? I'll pray. Yes. We want to thank you for this time. Thank you for helping us to come before you and to learn from your word. God, we submit us as a class into your hands. Lord, we pray that we would be able to be aware of all the works of the enemy and to stand against it with the armor that you have given us and also to leave out from the authority that you have given us, Lord Jesus. We thank you for what's Nancy. Lord, we thank you for this beautiful time you've given us. We give you praise in Jesus' name. We pray. Amen. Thank you, John. And thank you, everyone, for joining. God bless you. Have a wonderful day and great weekend. We will meet again next week. Bye for now.